Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Muslims in business


 * 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 of the debate was no consensus. I note that User:Andrew Levine provides excellent reasoning for the article's creation, User:JJay changed his vote (to strong keep, more besides), the comments seemed generally sympathetic to the article, and User:Durova, while advocating deletion, conceded that if the content could be better-restricted, the article would be worth keeping. As such, it would not be a good idea for me to delete. Any content issues can be solved by discussing the article on its talkpage. fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 18:47, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

List of Muslims in business
The faith of none of these people had any bearing on their lives as prominent businessmen. This is just silly. Pilatus 19:33, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete by the same logic that makes List of Methodist dentists non-notable. Durova 20:13, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, List of Muslims had gotten too long and was thus split off into articles like this one, List of Muslim theologians, List of Muslims in arts and literature, etc. Andrew Levine 20:28, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * We've been moving toward a consensus per WP:NOT that lists of religion/ethnicity and profession are notable when the two are demonstrably linked. List of Muslim theologians is certainly encyclopedic.  List of Muslims in arts and literature would be encyclopedic to the extent that its members battled discrimination or the work produced reflected spiritual values.  A Muslim architect who designs mosques would be suitable.  A Muslim architect who designs office buildings would not be. Durova 00:49, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete we have a list of Muslims? Are you kidding? Oh and because its absurd. Impossible to maintain. Also, to be fair we'd have to have a List of unemployed Muslims, List of Muslims in the Medical profession, etc. KillerChihuahua 23:07, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment-If it can be limited to those who practice or advocate Islamic banking, or similar Islamic rules of business, I'd think it makes sense. Otherwise I have no comment.--T. Anthony 04:25, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I'd change my vote if someone made that modification. Durova 07:59, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment I'd like to vote keep, though I haven't yet decided to do so. I admit it, I'm looking for an excuse to do so.  Given all the hoo-hah lately, a list that says how ordinary most Muslims actually are has some appeal to me.  Regards, Ben Aveling 08:22, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. "In business" far far too generic. Perhaps I should add my boss... Marskell 18:12, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Articles for deletion/List of Jewish bankers. -- JJay 09:57, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. What next? List of Hindus/Jains/Christians in business? utcursch | talk 08:16, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for obvious reasons. StabRule 23:34, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Changing to Strong Keep per Andrew Levine. These lists are all pretty valuable. -- JJay 23:57, 27 November 2005 (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.