Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Marathi language television channels


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The result of the debate was Speedy keep, no need to keep this on AFD. Withdrawn by nominator with no other votes to delete. Stifle 23:40, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

List of Marathi language television channels
List in which only one link is blue and seems to be of interest to very few people. In other words, it is listcruft. Stifle 11:53, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Underdeveloped due to systemic bias, but potentially useful.-Colin Kimbrell 17:51, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep as above. Underpopulated, but just as valid as this, this, and all these. Bhumiya 19:01, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per the above. Royboycrashfan 19:55, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Marathi has 70 million native speakers and 20 million second language speakers. Merchbow 19:57, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep as per above Jcuk 22:08, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep On a side note I hate the word "cruft." (I may have used it once or twice to fit in, but never again) You should use real words to explain your disapproval. It seems to me "cruft" is just a catch-all "I don't like this, but I have no convincing reason why" word.--T. Anthony 04:53, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay the link to the word listcruft, an article you created, says it means:Obsolete, non-notable, or only of interest to a few. Well as this is a living language with existing TV channels obsolete doesn't apply. The language is apparently spoken by 70 million so it's not non-notable or "only a few" either.--T. Anthony 11:53, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * That said it needs attention. After almost three years it has only three names two of them red links. If there actually are that few Marathi language channels this should perhaps, instead, become an article on Marathi language television. Lists are often best when, as a list, they are too long to work in an article.--T. Anthony 11:56, 3 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Comment: I agree. However, I am not using "cruft" as a catch-all - I cited a reason at the top of my nomination.
 * Keep, potentially useful. Just because articles haven't been created yet, doesn't mean those redlinks should be deleted. They promote article creation. Besides, cruft is not a valid reason to delete something. - Mgm|(talk) 10:32, 3 February 2006 (UTC)


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