Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/It's a Wonderful Life in popular culture


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The result was delete. Sr13 03:31, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

It's a Wonderful Life in popular culture
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Move to delete, as Wikipedia articles are not directories of loosely associated topics and Wikipedia articles should not contain original research. A list of indiscriminately compiled entries (with no cultural importance established by any entry) does not help define the topic, per Wikipedia's notability standards. This is a list of trivia where a mention of this film is personally added by an editor with no criteria for it fits the topic. Erik (talk • contrib) - 15:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep: For all the reasons Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc exists. —scarecroe 15:35, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


 * WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is not a valid reason to keep. Besides, the entries at that particular article are made famous as a result of Joan of Arc -- sculptures, paintings, books, et cetera.  Here with the film, it's just a trivial listing of brief mentions of the film in TV shows, films, and other media. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 15:39, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletions.   —Erik (talk • contrib) - 15:39, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletions.   —Erik (talk • contrib) - 15:39, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete because the article is too expansive to be meaningful, although a paragraph on the movie's ubiquity in pop culture, particularly the "* sees what life would be like if he had never been born" gimmick, certainly seems warranted. Propaniac 15:58, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete While this certainly could be a good, encyclopedic article right now it is just listcruft. VanTucky  (talk) 16:20, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as a violation of WP:NOT. A list of trivial, unencyclopedic fancruft. María ( críticame ) 16:23, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete or merge into main article bits that are relevant. Bulldog123 16:44, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Dredging up every little instance where someone quotes (or appears to quote) a line from this movie is not an encyclopedic article.  WP:NOT, loosely associated items here. ɑʀкʏɑɴ 16:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete violates WP:NOT and unencyclopedic fancruft. Oysterguitarist 17:22, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as trivia. One day the people who write these articles are going to realize that "culture" does not mean "random mentions in American television programs". -- Charlene 17:43, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per Charlene. Golfcam 19:01, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per just about everyone. An good analysis of the film's long-term influence would be a fine addition to an encyclopaedia; a list of every one line reference in The Simpsons is not. Iain99 21:00, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per the above, and all the other similar comments. --Haemo 22:48, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * delete again another listcruft trivia list in a separate article. Some merge if necessary.--JForget 22:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per the above, and all the other similar comments. --Haemo 22:48, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * delete again another listcruft trivia list in a separate article. Some merge if necessary.--JForget 22:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


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