Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Star Wars books


 * 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 kept - strong consensus to keep Pegasus1138 Talk  07:38, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

List of Star Wars books

 * Delete. I believe that this "list" article merits deletion due to Wikipedia's policy that it is not an indiscriminate collection of information; specifically, that it is not for "lists or repositories of loosely associated topics."  The policy seems to indicate that if the list itself (not the entries comprising the list, but the actual list itself) is famous on its own standing, or contributed to the fame of the subject, it is acceptable to keep; I do not believe this list satisfies that corollary. &mdash; Mike (talk &bull; contribs) 17:05, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. A list of real-world books, many of which are best-sellers. This is the good kind of list. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 17:19, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Listcruft, triviacruft, fancruft. The books worth keeping are better handled by category, surely? KillerChihuahua?!? 18:07, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * A category can't place them in any order but alphabetical order. A list can organize them into series, and organize them into chronological order (although I'd prefer a real-world chronological order). - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 21:20, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * And, naturally, this would mean it does not violate CSD A3 as some people have mentioned on this and other AfD discussions. &mdash; Deckill e r 21:24, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep per A Man in black. I think you may be going a little too far with the list deletions, Mike. I agree with some, but others are necessary and notable lists. &mdash; Deckill e r 18:42, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep per Man in Black and Deckiller. hateless 20:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep I think Man in Black is right. You might say that it should be moved to the star wars wiki but I really don't think it should be deleted. This list does not break wikipedias content policies: Neutral point of view / Verifiability / No original research / and copyright policys. Empress 4t 21:08, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete WP:CSD Ste4k
 * Comment: This does not violate that criteria, for it is a chronological list of the books in the series; the sorting and dating needed, alone, is enough to provide an example that the article does not just consist of links. &mdash; Deckill e r 21:25, 2 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Um, what? Keep Not every list needs to be deleted. Notable list about a notable genre of literature, and a fairly well-organized one at that. GassyGuy 22:30, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Man in Black and Deckiller. --Skope 23:17, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep this list has worthwhile information in it. --Pboyd04 23:28, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Just because you find it worthwhile or interesting doesn't mean it has a place on Wikipedia &mdash; see WP:INTEREST. &mdash; Mike (talk &bull; contribs) 23:45, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Excuse me by worthwhile I meant encyclopedic, notable, and of interest to a wide variety of people. --Pboyd04 04:42, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per A Man In Black and Deckiller. The Wookieepedian 00:06, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per above Jedi6  -(need help?)  01:41, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per A Man in Black and Deckiller. BryanG(talk) 02:10, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep This is a very valuable list, one that I have used and plan to use often. Celton 04:45, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. A category wouldn't work, as this is chronological. Calling these "loosely associated" is insane to me; they're one series. -LtNOWIS 06:27, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep This is a useful list, sometimes lists are needed to help access the information. per above. Lynnathon 13:07, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Man in Black and Deckiller. TheRealFennShysa 23:32, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per above. Zos 23:08, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep I, and many of my friends, rely on this list as a comprehensive guide to the books we want to read. In addition, it makes it easier to learn more about teh expanded universe by using the links contained in the descriptions.  Again, strong keep.--24.107.12.179 01:12, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Enjoyment or interest aren't useful criteria, as further explained at WP:INTEREST. &mdash; Mike (talk &bull; contribs) 01:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Very strong keep. It is extremely handy to have a complete list of novels in the “Star Wars Universe” compiled in chronological order. It allows readers to organize and read books in order so that when previous exploits of characters are mentioned in later novels, it is understood when and where these preceding adventures took place. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.118.199.211 (talk • contribs) 05:02, 6 Jul 2006  (UTC)
 * Forceful keep Very useful list, verifiable and this is hardly listcruft. The EU novels sell well and can be found everywhere. I think people should really familiarise themselves with the proper use of the term 'cruft' before bandying it about. SM247 My Talk  08:45, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete per nom. Waste of space. Robertsteadman 08:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Unfortunately, it is impossible to be a "waste of space" per se, since WP:NOT a pAper encyclopedia. &mdash; Deckill e r 12:27, 8 July 2006 (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.