Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of German-speaking photographers in the Americas


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The result was   delete. Spectacular fail. seicer &#x007C;  talk  &#x007C;  contribs  02:48, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

List of German-speaking photographers in the Americas

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I'm no linguist, but if i had to define indiscriminate, this article would probably be the best example i could come up with. It's only a few similar article ideas away from stipulating the hair colour and body mass of the individuals mentioned. Completely unnecesary list that provides nothing to wikipedia. Jimmi Hugh (talk) 14:38, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. --Anna Lincoln (talk) 15:01, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete. I'm sure I'm missing something, here, but I'm just not seeing it. Is there a German Photojornalism article of which this would be a component? I'm sure there's a purpose to this list, but it is currently unsourced and, quite possibly, unsourceable for some of the names listed; it cannot remain in this state. UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 15:18, 8 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Strong delete per nom, pure listcruft ukexpat (talk) 15:42, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. I can't imagine any rationale for such a segregated list. It's unverifiable and while the introduction narrows things down a bit, the title of the list would require the inclusion of any photographer located in North or South America who happens to speak German. Impossible to maintain. 23skidoo (talk) 15:49, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong delete about a half-step away from List of mandarin-speaking pastry chefs in Uruguay on the article goofiness scale. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  16:55, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong delete A joke, right? Bulldog123 (talk) 17:47, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment It's as bizarre a title as I've seen for a serious article; there apparently is an art exhibit called "The German Eye in America", and there were photographers who were inspired by others to preserve the record of indigenous tribes, similar to those linguists who document a rarely spoken language before it goes extinct. The article's point seems to be that Germans took a lead in that type of historical preservation.  I suggest that the author might want to take this down (since it's on its way down anyway) and retool this to be more about photographers of indigenous tribes in the Americas, and less about their nation of origin.  It may well be that they were mostly Germans, but this is a strange way to present it. Mandsford (talk) 22:59, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Löschen per nom. JuJube (talk) 00:49, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
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