Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of 2001: A Space Odyssey trivia


 * 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 a bit short of an outright Keep. TRIVIA is not a very well written proposed guideline, and I find it quite a poor basis for an AfD nomination. - crz crztalk 22:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

List of 2001: A Space Odyssey trivia


WP:TRIVIA, specifically. If we don't allow trivia sections, why in the world would we allow trivia articles? The "significance" of the film doesn't excuse this. Also, WP:NOT concerns. Interrobamf 19:52, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:TRIVIA. Weasel words galore rather than useful references. MartinDK 20:03, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia isn't a guide to trivia. RobJ1981 21:07, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Needs deletion per WP:TRIVIA and WP:NOT. Hello32020 21:13, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename. The information in the article is not so that people can play Trivial Pursuit, but rather adds context to the movie and permits a better understanding of it. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 22:37, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Then put it in the actual article, not dump it in this mess of an article. If it's considered trivia, then it isn't significant enough to be noted on Wikipedia, period. Interrobamf 04:05, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep and rename as above. The film is notable. The information is intereting and referenced. Its not just a collection of random factoids. MightyAtom 01:06, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It is a collection of random factoids. Unless your English is completely an totally distant from all modern use. "It's interesting" is not an actual argument. Please cite actual policy. Interrobamf 04:05, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge into 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) and redirect &mdash;Hanuman Das 01:08, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Relevant information to the film. Merging to the main article will make it way beyond the preferred length.  Wavy G 01:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete if you want to keep some of the trivia then merge a small part of it into the article. All this is way too much, delete per WP:TRIVIA. Whisp e ring 01:45, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Possibly rename - needs reworking to remove weasel words. Provides quite a bit of useful information that was moved from the main article because it became too long! -- Bungopolis 02:35, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Do you people simply refuse to read WP:TRIVIA? "Lists of facts, as found in trivia sections, are better presented within the context of the text rather than in a section of unrelated items." You are supposed to integrate the "trivia" with the actual prose, not create an absolutely worthless article. That simply showcases the laziness of Wikipedia. Interrobamf 04:05, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. WP:TRIVIA does not forbid trivia sections nor does it advocate deleting of them. If there are any items that can be added to the main article, fine, but otherwise there's nothing wrong it a sourced article like this for a notable film. Wiki is not paper applies here, too. 23skidoo 04:08, 14 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete Trivia sections in articles are heavily discouraged which implies that entire articles based on trivia are even worse. Most of the information is irrelevant and what is actually encyclopedic can be merged.  --The Way 08:05, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep interesting information too much to include in its own article, and it trivia on a notable movie.Killerhun00 00:19, 16 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep The information in this article is super-interesting, yet does not belong in the already overly-long film article. Since Wiki doesn't want 'trivia' articles, rename and rework it.


 * The real problem here is Wiki's silly policy against trivia. Half of all visitors to Wiki come here SEEKING trivia! Wiki says "Be Bold" -- OK, I say, change the trivia rule, and Basta already with all you Wiki-weiner rule interlopers, who otherwise have not contributed a thing to any of these wonderful 2001-related entries. Sailorlula 01:06, 16 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Do you have nothing but arrogant insult and proposals to ignore policy based on something you can barely substantiate? I implore the closing admin to consider this beyond headcount. "It's interesting" means precisely shit. We don't retain things based on "interesting", and certainly not in a mass of text because people are too lazy to actually improve the main article. Interrobamf 14:35, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. I found this article very relevant for an analysis of the movie I have to do for a college class. The information might not seem important at a glimpse (especially when titled Trivia), but it is nonetheless significant, primarily as facts anyone could use for a further scrutiny of the movie. So this information, which could be hard to find anywhere else as a whole, should be kept, either here or on its main article (you'd have to make considerable editing to fit it over there, though). Kreachure 00:47, 17 November 2006 (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.