Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Hanna-Barbera works on DVD


 * 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 NO CONSENSUS. Dsmdgold 21:42, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

List of Hanna-Barbera works on DVD

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Unnecessary fancruft (that is, there's no List of CBS Television works on DVD). Created by after I removed this same list from the Hanna-Barbera article. It doesn't help that this list is non-comprehensive and missing a significant number of Hanna-Barbera DVDs. FuriousFreddy 01:54, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - seems like a legitimate content fork of the main article, in keeping with many of the articles in Category:Videos and DVDs. If it's missing content, source it and add it. Otto4711 02:38, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I've never seen this category before. Wasn't aware that there were more of these, but it still doesn't really seem particularly encyclopedic to me. DVD releases would do better to be mentioned in the articles for TV shows or their episode sub-articles. But if there's a precedent for it, fine. As far as adding DVDs...there's far more than even I know (and far more than just these), and it doesn't make sense to me to try and sit forever trying to list every single DVD with a Hanna-Barbera cartoon on it. --FuriousFreddy 02:41, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Generally the information starts out in the main article and gets forked off as this one was (although there usually isn't a content dispute involved as far as I know). If you don't want to spend time editing the article you certainly don't have to. Otto4711 02:52, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Weak keep. These kinds of lists are hard to maintain accurately, and frankly are more trouble than they're worth, but I reckon the info is encyclopedic enough.  Ford MF 06:01, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, cruftalicious. Wikipedia is not a product catalogue.  Lankiveil 11:58, 14 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Delete as cruft. `AniMate 12:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I noticed this list when it was added to the Hanna-Barbera article by an IP editor that took 25 edits to get it right. I was going to suggest its removal on the talk page, before its own article was created. As it stands it's just a list of titles and release dates, so I can't see any particular reason for keeping it. Either way, I oppose merging it back into Hanna-Barbera, it was out of place there and added nothing to that article. Pufnstuf 01:40, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It did not take 25 edits. It was created in one edit on April 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hanna-Barbera&diff=119746181&oldid=119629122 Tjguitar 23:04, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The one I was referring to was added on 6 May 2007, and it took 25 edits by an inexperienced editor to get it right:
 * Edit number 1
 * (additional edits omitted to save space)
 * Edit number 25 Pufnstuf 04:55, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't know why the May 6 edits were even happening, it looked very unprofessional and was borderline vandalism. Someone screwed it up and then I had to go back to the April edit and re-format that section because nobody bothered to revert to the correct listing.Tjguitar 18:45, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep The precedent was the list at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmation#Filmation_on_DVD. If you have more to add, then add them. As far as "every single DVD with a Hanna Barbera cartoon on it", that's not what the intended list was, the list was for complete seasons/series sets that have been released, and I suppose H-B movies could potentially be added as well. It is encyclopedia content. It's relevance is that it allows the viewers to see the Historical Chronological Order in which these sets were released without having to reference every Amazon.com (or whatever retailer) listing for every set. Tjguitar 22:56, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That's not encyclopedic content. It's fancruft. Were it intended as encyclopedic, it would mention every Hanna-Barbera DVD ever released, not "just the season sets" because it's easier. Purposely leaving out releases leaves you with an inaccurate article shaped by your (or someone else's) biases. DVD releases of series should be listed in the article for that series. And for the record, Filmation is just as poorly formatted and unsightly as this Hanna-Barbera list. On to of that, the history reveals that some of the information is based upon pure speculation. As Lankiveil said above, Wikipedia is not a product catalogue, and certainly not a cherry--picked one. Things like this are what Tripod is for. --FuriousFreddy 01:53, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * If one wants to add single-disc releases, they are more than welcome to. It doesn't make it any less encyclopedic just because some people are lazy and do not want to add more information to complete the list.Tjguitar 18:45, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions.  -- Pax:Vobiscum 09:13, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:SS. Matthew 14:37, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Question: Can it be converted into a category with an appropriate name?  If so, do so. -T-dot ( Talk/ contribs ) 14:38, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Total junk, the info only needs to be on the respective show's pages. Biggspowd 21:10, 21 May 2007 (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.