Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laguna Beach soundtrack


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 05:36, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Laguna Beach soundtrack

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List's stated intent is to give a list of songs featured in a particular TV series. No indication is given that these tracks were ever released as a compilation album. No justification as to why this is a particular cultural phenomenon is given. This is a non-encyclopedic cross-categorization per WP:NOTDIR. Information is non-notable trivia and cannot reasonably be added to List of Laguna Beach episodes. The article should therefore be deleted. (note this was the subject of a PROD that was removed with no justification and no other changes to article.) Rogerb67 (talk) 05:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.  —Rogerb67 (talk) 05:53, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  —Rogerb67 (talk) 05:55, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  —Rogerb67 (talk) 05:57, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Wikipedia is not MTV.com/LagunaBeach/musicplayedontheshow or whatever it is. There was never a soundtrack released, and this reads more as a list of songs that were played on the show, which you can probably easily find on the program's website or any fansites (if they still exist).  Nate  • ( chatter ) 06:04, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as a directory of information lacking references. Wikipedia covers coverage about the material, its not just an (uncited) list of details. Themfromspace (talk) 06:33, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep as a List article:
 * A list article is an article that lays out in table format a list of links to article entries with a common theme, often with other information. The category feature on Wikipedia automatically creates lists but does not include information other than links to the article.
 * List articles are a useful way to organize information, especially as Wikipedia becomes ever larger and more complex. It is also a useful way to quickly compare and contrast differences and similarities among the different entries.
 * List articles are not new to encyclopedias. Many contain list articles such as a list of presidents, prime ministers or other heads of state in chronological order for different countries. Esasus (talk) 01:31, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * But per WP:STAND the lists have to abide by Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, including WP:N. Themfromspace (talk) 01:46, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * ...and WP:NOTDIR; my nomination addresses the article primarily as a list. --Rogerb67 (talk) 02:43, 28 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep and expand as List article since WP:STAND specifcally refers only to content WP:POLICYs and wisely says absolutely nothing about subjective guidelines such as WP:N: "Stand-alone lists and "lists of links" are articles that primarily consist of a list or a group of lists, linking to articles or lists in a particular subject area, such as a timeline of events or people and places. The titles of these articles usually begin with "list of" or "timeline of". Stand-alone lists are Wikipedia articles; thus, they are equally subject to Wikipedia's content policies, such as verifiability, no original research and neutral point of view.", and List article is not contravened by WP:NOT.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 17:07, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:NOTDIR is part of WP:NOT and thus applies; as discussed in the nomination, this article is clearly a non-encyclopedic cross-categorisation and should be deleted as such. Additionally, WP:INDISCRIMINATE (again part of WP:NOT) refers the reader to WP:N twice; it should therefore be considered highly relevant to all articles including list articles. --Rogerb67 (talk) 01:48, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: agree with nominator. WP:NOT. JamesBurns (talk) 06:15, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per NOTDIR. Information more appropriate for a fan website. Not an encyclopedic intersection - songs + this tv series. --Dweller (talk) 12:17, 2 March 2009 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.