Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Christian entertainers (2nd nomination)


 * 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. Secret account 03:29, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

List of Christian entertainers
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Has been deleted previously, it is a list of only ten people. Tiller54 (talk) 17:29, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Was expecting this to be a list of people actually in Christian-focused entertainment. Instead, this is basically The Chanukah Song with actor and religion in list form, and must be sarcastic at the same time (Andy Dick, really?). Not really a proper listing and judging that most have a religion they follow, could go on forever and ever if anyone had the time to actually edit this.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 21:36, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete as per Nate. I was imagining something like List of Christian rock bands; this is just meaningless. —Ignatzmicetalkcontribs 22:09, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - Conservapedia is thattaway... --> Carrite (talk) 23:14, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment - Expanding upon the above. (1) Treats "Christian" as an unchanging characteristic, like nationality, race, or height. (2) No logical connection between the philosophy and the profession. (3) Poor-or-worse sourcing. (4) Andy Dick?!?!? Bwah-ha-ha. Carrite (talk) 23:17, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment - Note also that this was previously considered for deletion at AfD in 2005 and ended in "Delete," with one commenter rightfully noting "Should we also start to list Italian plumbers? Jewish accountants? French dentists?" Carrite (talk) 00:28, 15 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Neutral Although the article sucks, that is not a valid reason for deletion. Even if the article existed before, that doesn't necessarily mean the article should be deleted. It seems to me that the term "christian entertainer" is too open-ended, since the definition of both is extremely subjective. Roodog2k (talk) 19:14, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment Leaving an article incomplete and making assumptions based on bare statements is enough of a good deletion reason. I didn't even know Tom Hanks was Catholic in the first place, but this article makes it seem like it's a big known fact.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 03:54, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * No, stubs are "incomplete" articles, yet, they're not deleted. Actually, the whole point of Wikipedia is that it's not written in stone; essentially, every article is a living document. If the Tom Hanks statement is inaccurate, fix it.  There are better reasons to delete this article.  But, there are reasons to keep this article.  The nominator, in my opinion, has not made a valid reason for deletion, but I can think of equal reasons to keep and delete. Roodog2k (talk) 14:06, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete OK, I'll crap and get off the pot. Not a very good topic for a list. Inherently difficult to manage due to the enormous number of people who identify as Christian, which is a very subjective definition to begin with.  Not all christians share the same definition of christian.  Some evangelicals consider Mormons and Catholics as not Christians.  Do you have to be a member of a church or congregation?  Also, the term "entertainer" is too open-ended.  What is an entertainer?  A singer?  An actor?  A director?  A political commentator? However... however... this would be a good candidate for a category.Roodog2k (talk) 14:15, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


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