Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of The Simpsons Couch Gags


 * 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 delete as copyvio. No prejudice to the creation of a non-copyvio article. RasputinAXP  c  03:49, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

List of The Simpsons Couch Gags
This information should be contained in the individual episode page
 * Delete Couch Gags should be listed individually in the specific episode's page. ShizuokaSensei 04:56, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Simpsons couch gags are listed individually in each episode's page. There is specific provision in the exisode infobox. -- saberwyn 06:50, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * That being the case, along with the potential copyright issues below, this page should certainly be lost. ShizuokaSensei 02:20, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - this is noteworthy enough to have its own page. It might well be that someone wants to refer to them. There's a bit of a vendetta going on here on AfD against gags from various shows (eg Charlie Murphy's Rick James sketch; Ling Bouvier). - Richardcavell 05:17, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - As the nominator of the Charlie Murphy's Rick James sketch that was deleted the other day, and as I already advised you on your talk page, there is no conspiracy. Vizjim 09:26, 17 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete I recommend that the author create a spot in Couch gag for this list.--Dakart 05:25, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Couch gags are notable, but we already have an article on that. This one has no context.  Reccomend a redirect to allow anyone interested to go through the history and merge a few if they see fit. CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 05:30, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, listing them individually in episode articles is enough. This list doesn't even mention which episode which gag is in. J I P  | Talk 08:46, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per JIP. I also suspect that this list is a copyvio from a Simpson fansite. --Maitch 08:51, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete: no information will be lost, this is fanlistcruft. Vizjim 09:26, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge into Couch gag. It's fancruft, but it's notable fancruft.  (If it's a copyvio, per Maitch, speedy delete for that reason.) &mdash; Arthur Rubin |  (talk) 14:26, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, does meet the verifiability policy as it cites no published sources for any of the material in it. Dpbsmith (talk) 14:35, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. List is useless. Couch gags are in the episode articles. --Optichan 17:24, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep. somewhat notable and fairly amusing. Rjm656s 17:51, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep. This list is definitely noteworthy and should exist. However, as it currently exists, most (but not all) of the entries are taken verbatim from "The Simpsons Archive website. If this list is to stay, it should be rewritten and sourced (even if to that website). — Michael J 19:06, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * This is clearly a copy and paste of prose from http://www.snpp.com/guides/couch.openings.html. As best as I can tell from http://www.snpp.com/about.html, this text is not released under any free liscense. So this incarnation of the list needs to go. I am going to flag it as a copyvio but leave the AfD open... maybe someone will rewrite. I personally am not opposed to a list of couch gags, it's just that this one is unacceptable. --W.marsh 19:08, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete – if, as the presence of on the article seems to suggest, it is a copyright violation. If not, then keep it – Gurch 21:40, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per ShizuokaSensei &rArr;    SWAT Jester    Ready    Aim    Fire!  22:59, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep if it isn't a copyvio. Stifle (talk) 15:02, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. The couch gags are very notable and having a list is more convenient to users of Wikipedia than requiring them to flip thorugh 200+ episode articles, especially when they're looking for a particular couch gag. Quick, which episode featured The Flintstones sitting on the couch? The most efficient way is to go to this list and do a "Find" in your browser. Otherwise it'll take ages to go through the episodes. All that said, if there's a copyvio issue here that will need to be addressed. But I support the existence of the article. 23skidoo 15:18, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. The current list doesn't have episode titles assigned to them, so you can't do what you are describing. --Maitch 15:26, 18 May 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.