Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of British Actors


 * 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 all lists.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)   19:54, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

List of British Actors (and three other lists)
this is somewhat of a “test” case. I am providing a couple of representative samples of this type of article. I originally tagged List of British Actors with a prod, with the notice, "unnecessary and redundant list; there is already Category:British actors that serves the purpose this list would provide. No article "British actors" (or similar) for this list to support." Since posting that template, I discovered these other articles (see Category: Lists of actors by nationality). From my review (checking talk pages, but not the entire edit history), it does not appear that any discussion has been conducted regarding whether or not these lists are encyclopedic. I believe that all of these articles are redundant as that is what categories are for. Furthermore, some lists provide an ostensible criteria for inclusion, but others do not. I suggest reviewing these representative samples for AfD review. If they are deleted, I’ll nominate the balance. If they are not, I’ll leave well enough alone. In this nomination, I also include: This group represents various varieties of these articles and various different parts of the world, but any of the other articles at Category: Lists of actors by nationality could be discussed here as well, either to support or refute deletion. Please do not take into consideration the “empty” nature of the List of British Actors. I’ve added a few names to the list just so it can be considered on its merits than its being incomplete. I’d rather have a consensus on this before the original editor spends a lot of time adding names only to have it deleted. Agent 86 19:14, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * List of Austrian actors
 * List of Canadian actors
 * List of Indian movie actors


 * Delete Lists don't seem to have any explanatory text that make them useful in a manner not filled by the categories. If all a list does is list similar, existing article alphabetically, there isn't much need for them, as that's exactly what categories do. Especially in this case, where almost all the names have articles (in cases where many links don't, it can be helpful since those can't be in categories). -Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 19:35, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete you don't really need lists and categories covering the same things, one or the other is enough --RMHED 20:38, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete only those lists which have been superseded by their own categories. &hearts; Her Pegship &hearts; 22:25, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete lists, keep categories. - LA @ 22:55, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia could use a lot of cleanup in looking for redundant list/category pairs. Perhaps we could make a project out of the task? --Thorne N. Melcher 00:42, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I was afraid someone would say that! I think I volunteered myself when I posted this nomination for deletion. If it succeeds, I fully intend to complete the nomination for the remaining articles in the category and follow through with whatever clean-up is necessary in that regard. I also have a similar potential project that I'm keeping quiet for the moment, only because it'll be a lot of work and I don't have the time right now. ;-) Agent 86
 * Delete per nom --Peephole 01:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom AdamSmithee 07:01, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete only where categories exist as per Pegship. Carlossuarez46 20:58, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Depending on the results of this AfD, I'm willing to create categories for those lists that might not have a corresponding category, then put the listed actors into the correct categories. That way we won't have half in categories and half in lists. Agent 86 21:28, 2 August 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.