Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Svengalis


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The result was Delete. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-09 09:29Z 

List of Svengalis

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Unbelieveably subjective. Really, it's not a "list of svengalis" but really a "list of people who at one time in one article or another have been called a svengali" in which case it's unencyclopedic. Because someone was once called a svengali doesn't make them one and whether a person is in fact a svengali is ultimately an almost entirely subjective determination. Velvet elvis81 16:56, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * delete per above. plus while Malcolm McLaren is listed as a svengali (with a citation needed tag), Tony Wilson, is listed as the "Sex Pistols' svengali (with a citation) which is just incredible. Pete.Hurd 17:12, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong delete Svengaliis a pejorative term, implying excessive control for personal ends. Calling someone this could be libel, so a whole list of svengalis is just asking for trouble. Totnesmartin 17:25, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Very strong delete - POV, unsourced, potentially libellous. Might even be eligible for speedy deletion under (CSD G10). Walton monarchist89 17:50, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete per Walton monarchist89. JuJube 19:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC)


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