Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Norwegian actors


 * 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 keep. Davewild (talk) 21:13, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

List of Norwegian actors

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Random, unsourced list of names. Unsourced lists like this one are one of the worst parts of Wikipedia, as they are normally compiled by fans, selfpromotion and users with a period bias. As the public confidence in Wikipedia is growing, such random lists should be removed. This list is not better nor worse than other lists, but for every name here it is possible to ask "why him/her, and not NN as well or instead." Until a proper source is given, any edits to the list during this deletion discussion will be as random and futile as earlier edits. Orland (talk) 18:52, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * keep. Well-defined subject of the list. I agree they are poorly maintained, but information is verifiable. Wikipedia lists of this kind typically don't require refs, since information is easily verified from articles listed. The list does require cleanup, but this is a weak spot of wikipedians, not of the list itself. For starters, I am removing all red links. The rest of objections based of NPOV-type arguments are baseless: the list is supposed to list all eligible actors, and the question "why not NN as well" is easily answered: "if you are so jealous, if bio passes wikipedia notability criteria, why don't you write an article and list it here"  Staszek Lem (talk) 20:07, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * From my point of view, this information is not verifiable. If this list only is ment to duplicate the category, then it is surpluous. The verification you refer to, is the kind of verification that justifies the presence of each name, but it cannot verify the list as such, and whether it is representative and properly balanced. (If it not balanced, then it is merely a WP:INDISCRIMINATE and random list. And yes: it could be expanded or sourced in the future, but it is in the nature of a AfD-debate to consider the article as is). Orland (talk) 21:06, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep IF something more than their names is included, otherwise it's no better than a category with extra maintenance required. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:16, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. North America1000 07:49, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Norway-related deletion discussions. North America1000 07:50, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. North America1000 07:50, 19 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep – Qualifies per WP:NOTDUP relative to Category:Norwegian actors and subcategories therein. Easily expandable with descriptions, sources, images, etc. North America1000 07:52, 19 May 2015 (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.