Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise


 * 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 &mdash; Caknuck 00:00, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise

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Long, rambling list of merchandise for a particular franchise. No encyclopedic merit indicated, and no notability asserted. Violates WP:NOT. Eyrian 18:12, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Violates WP:NOT (and my gag reflex). Ten Pound Hammer  • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?) 18:17, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - seems a shame, as a lot of work has clearly gone into this. However, per above comments this is a clear violation of WP:NOT, the useful content is covered elsewhere, and the merchandise lists fail WP:ATT (no sources, hence OR) EyeSereneTALK 19:15, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete I may be the creator of the article but it does violate WP:NOT. --Caldorwards4 19:16, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Although the concept is interesting, it is an unorganized list of lists of stuff that you can buy, with nothing to give it context or meaning, making it unsourced trivia. Pharmboy 20:30, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, if you check WP:NOT it says: "Lists or repositories of loosely associated topics". This is not that, it is clearly defined to a very narrow scope. Instead I suspect I'm seeing WP:IDONTLIKEIT here instead in disguise? Due to the huge number of blue links in the article it is a highly useful page in pointing towards other relevant pages, thus should be kept also in a disambiguation sense. Mathmo Talk 21:36, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Actually I'm a huge Spongebob fan, much to the chagrin of my wife. Perhaps you are not applying the principal of WP:AGF here?  Pharmboy 21:49, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No, I was not saying you specifically don't like it. Plus there is a big difference in liking the subject and going "I don't like" the article. Mathmo Talk 22:04, 8 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes. And I don't like the article because it doesn't meet WP:NOT or WP:RS.  Would be rather odd to think you must like an article to want to delete it.  The problem for me is that there is nothing tying the lists of material together. If you have a list of lots of stuff and nothing to say about any of it, maybe a category is the answer.  Pharmboy 22:31, 8 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep per Mathmo. - AMK152 ( Talk •  Contributions  • Send message) 21:45, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions.   -- the wub  "?!"  21:38, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I happen to find this "Long, rambling list" incredibly useful. (And I prefer to get this information here rather than on a pushy site with flashing ads. Maîtresse  22:39, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * comment This section in ILIKE specifically addresses why "it is useful" is not a valid arguement for keep. I'm not arguing with your opinion as to it being useful (it is) but that isn't the issue.  Pharmboy 12:39, 9 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep but downsize and and maybe split. Some of the less notable items (e.g. internet games, cell phone games, other games) can be summarised in a single paragraph. DVD and VHS releases needs to be tidied, possibly get its own page with critical reaction, sales figures, etc. Same for video games. Toys could be summarised in a couple of paragraphs. Article should be kept but needs massive cleanup. ●BillPP (talk 22:50, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete It doesn't meet WP:NOT or WP:RS&mdash; Timotab Timothy (not Timdagnabbit!) 23:13, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOT] - Not a sales catalog.   Corpx 04:52, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, for such a successful franchise, the article is notable. --musicpvm 08:32, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Mathmo. -- Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles  Tally-ho! 02:22, 13 August 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.

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