Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of G rated films (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 \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 13:10, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

List of G rated films
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This list is so large as to be unmaintainable. It is also unnecessarily US-centric (there are other countries who rate films G). A self-maintaining category would be far superior. See also Articles for deletion/List of PG rated films. Stifle (talk) 08:14, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. TaintedZebra (talk) 08:56, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete for same reason: basically, it cannot be updated regularly. And the list is completely useless. Tris2000 (talk) 10:43, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom G  ain  Line    ♠  ♥ 11:29, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Unhelpful list that inevitably will become out of date. Also, it is unsourced and impossible to verify in any practical manner. Johnuniq (talk) 11:35, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete This is well-suited for a category not a list page. This page brings no value added, and isn't that the point? --Mblumber (talk) 12:40, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 13:11, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 13:11, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete (and replace with a category), per WP:SHEESH which I obviously will need to create soon. JJL (talk) 13:13, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete it fails all list guidelines as it is never ending, completely unmaintainable, and unencyclopedic; disagree with suggestions of replacing with a category as such a category, like this page, would be too American-centric and show systematic bias. MPAA ratings are not part of any quality film article by consensus (in neither the prose nor the infobox), unless the rating was highly controversial, so having a list or category of such films seems extra pointless.-- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 13:28, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Lists are supposed to contribute more than a :Cat can, but this list has little hope of that, as far as I can see. Exit2DOS2000   •T•C•  16:17, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete As it is hopelessly incomplete it is really unhelpful for anyone. Tavix | Talk  18:32, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per above from the closing admin last time around. One two three... 20:44, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Categories are better suited for this. --Patar knight - chat/contributions 21:19, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as unmaintainable and unencyclopedic. Categorization will work better. Majoreditor (talk) 02:34, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. These are notable films and, at least to many movie-goers in the United States, MPAA ratings are highly relevant and important characteristics of these films. This is an appropriate topic for a stand-alone list.  I'll note, for example, that List of NC-17 rated films has citations, an explanatory lede, and has been in existence and avoided AfD nomination for many years, generally demonstrating that it's possible for this type of list to meet minimum Wikipedia guidelines. The fact that MPAA ratings are specific to the United States is a reason that in this case a list may be preferable to a category. (U.S. readers can refer to the list, while non-U.S. can easily ignore it.)  I disagree with the claim that the list is unmaintainable--there are probably an average of two or three new G-rated films a month, and many Wikipedia lists keep up with those sorts of updates. The list does need to be improved, but an editor has done a lot of work and should be encouraged to add references, drop pre-MPAA films, and make other changes to fully meet Wikipedia guidelines. BRMo (talk) 03:04, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - per WP:NOT and a pointless category duplication. Eusebeus (talk) 13:11, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, a category is a stupid idea because you would have to have categories for each country the film was screened in. Citius Altius (talk) 03:13, 15 June 2009 (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.