Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Canadian heroes and heroines


 * 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 of the debate was delete. RasputinAXP  c  13:35, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

List of Canadian heroes and heroines
Eminently point-of-view; I can find no other nation with a similar article. Outriggr 22:11, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Reconcile this article with the overzealous List of Canadians, to produce a new list or article on "significantly" well-known Canadians (e.g., List of notable Canadians-which currently redirects to the overzealous list). Delete nom'ed article with its current title. Outriggr 22:18, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Heroism is pretty subjective, and while the majority of people on this list would meet most subjective criteria, a few have me scratching my head. List of Canadians seems to be more than enough. Fluit 22:31, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. This list has been around for a long time and is stable. It has been contributed to by Canadians from various regions.  I like how it is broadly representative of Canadian culture.  I'm sure that must be good.  It would be a shame to see it go.  We might work on tightening up the criteria somewhat though...  Sunray 22:39, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - I'm really not trying to "delete" this article as such; I am trying to find a way to make a similar version of it work in relation to WP:NPOV policy. I respect the fact that the article is stable and has been around a long time, but I think it needs to be examined by a broader contingent of Wikipedia on this issue. The only way that I could think of to do that was to bring it here. I expect that some changes to the article's name and introductory context would be sufficient to bring it in line. (Also, I think there is an implied WP:Wikipedia-is-not-for-nation-building.) Outriggr 22:51, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Some of those people are not real. Some of those people- Alexander Graham Bell- are blatantly not Canadian.  And WTF is Rene Levesque doing on this list?  Something with references would do, like Films considered the worst ever, but for now, Delete this thing, whatever it is. CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 23:26, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * The description of Levesque- "integrity, intelligence and resolute commitment to democratic means". Can we BJAODN' this? CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 23:28, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Alexander Graham Bell grew up in Canada, lived there more than anywhere else, maintained a residence in Nova Scotia all his life (that was his favourite place on earth), and died there. As for Levesque: Check it out.  Intelligent?  No Question.  Democratic?  Easy to see that he championed democratic means and counselled his people to abide by the results of the referendum.  He was most certainly a hero.  In any case, if you don't like a particular entry, edit it for pete's sake. Oh, and as for reality, that too is subjective. Sunray 23:51, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, this AfD isn't the place for these kinds of debates, but if this article exists for the purpose of that kind of POV pushing it needs to get zapped. CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 23:54, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * The article has been around for over two years and is stable. If it has POV problems, it should be edited. This is a wiki.Sunray 00:19, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, eh? Allow me to first state that I love Canada, and I love Canadians. With that said, this article is inherently POV. Additionally, for what its worth, some of the people listed on the page are truly puzzling. -- Kicking222 00:00, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Too POV to provide encyclopedic value.  -- JamesTeterenko 00:46, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Reconcile this article with the overzealous List of Canadians as per above. --AlainV 01:55, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, per precedent of Articles_for_deletion/List_of_heroes. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 05:37, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, eh? Inherently POV. Stifle (talk) 16:35, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete POV, eh? - CNichols 20:02, 23 May 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.