Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Legacy and influence of Mad Max in popular culture


 * 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 no consensus. (non-admin closure) Shawn Teller (talk) 17:59, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Legacy and influence of Mad Max in popular culture

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Article is esentially just a list of popculture references. Any actually noteworthy influences or parodies can be discussed on the main franchise article. ★Trekker (talk) 22:54, 4 February 2023 (UTC) Possibly worth mentioning that the article was created with the comment "Hopefully this will clear the main articles of this rubbish".★Trekker (talk) 23:02, 4 February 2023 (UTC) Relisting comment: Relisting. Regarding a possible Merge, it's worth reading the nominator's second comment. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 23:06, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Film and Popular culture. ★Trekker (talk) 22:54, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge into Mad Max. (If kept, shorten the title: don't need both "legacy" and "influence".) I've gotten rid of the trashier bits and added a reference or two and Dunkirk (of all things). There are several solid sources attesting to the franchise's longlasting influence. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:31, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:SIGCOV. I was ready to !vote otherwise, but upon reviewing the text and sources, I think it is in fact notable. I would not oppose a move to another, shorter title. Bearian (talk) 19:07, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Commment This is bad. The title is bad. The format is bad. The sourcing is bad. The writing is bad. It looks more like something written for TV Tropes than Wikipedia. Notable or not, this certainly isn't the way to cover this topic. TompaDompa (talk) 04:03, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Don't hold it in. Tell us what you really think. Clarityfiend (talk) 12:36, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah I think at the very best some few things from here could be merged to the main franchise article or split into the different film articles.★Trekker (talk) 04:17, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   09:05, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete This is a giant economy-sized version of the "X in pop culture" bullet-point list that sprouts at the end of every major entertainment-related article and grows beyond control. Joyous! | Talk 00:27, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Comment. May I remind the delete lvoters that Afd is not for cleanup. The topic is clearly notable, as shown by the three sources in the intro. Also "Mad Max’s enduring pop culture power" (Australian Centre for the Moving Image), "8 Reasons Why Mad Max Is the Most Improbable Franchise of All Time" (Vanity Fair, "the legacy of Mad Max stretches all the way back to the original 1979 film, which kicked off an improbable franchise with an even bigger mark on pop culture than you might think. ... famed filmmakers from David Fincher to Guillermo del Toro to James Cameron all cite the enormous influence of Max Rockatansky and his creator-director George Miller."), "Mad Max (1979): Curator's notes" (National Film and Sound Archive, "The influence of Mad Max would be hard to overstate. Some would say it is the most influential movie ever made in Australia. The film had a profound effect on filmmakers and audiences around the world.") Clarityfiend (talk) 06:28, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * That sounds like something you could summarize in a few sentences in the main article(s) without creating a spinoff article. TompaDompa (talk) 07:09, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * As I stated initially, merge is an option. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:37, 21 February 2023 (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.