Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of alleged secret agents


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The result was delete. Krimpet (talk) 18:51, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

List of alleged secret agents

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WP:BLP minefield. Might as well be 'list of traitors and spies' almost nothing referenced. May even be speedy-deletable under WP:BLP. -Docg 10:17, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Clean and rename The title of the article is misleading. The list does contain quite a number of confirmed secret agents with whom there would be no WP:BLP problems. Markus Wolf for example has never denied his past. The word alleged needs to go and the list be cut down to those where reliable sufficient sources do exist. As long as something is verifiable there is nothing wrong with keeping it. If no support can be gathered for that proposal then delete and start over using only verifiable information. Delete as mostly unsourced listcruft though a number of those mentioned are in fact confirmed former spies. MartinDK 10:33, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
 * But why go the the bother. All of these will have their own article which will be cited. Why not simply have a category to navigate them (which we already will have). The article on secret agents can link to the category that enables people to find it. But if someone is willing to do as you suggest I've no objections. My one difficulty is that people will say 'hey that's a good idea, keep and do that' - but no-one will. --Docg 10:44, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
 * On second thought I do agree with you on that and changed my !vote MartinDK 10:55, 5 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 11:45, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as a laundry list per nominator, almost entirely unsourced. -- Phoenix  (talk) 16:24, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete.  Hopelessly indiscriminate list that includes  CIA Station Chiefs,  Convicted Spies, and  the host of The Gong Show --Work permit 17:40, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment If this article isn't deleted, I'm going to add myself to it. After all, it's a list of allegations ;) Jtrainor 06:30, 6 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions.  -- Pax:Vobiscum 12:25, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Having a list with an inclusion criteria like this serves no purpose. Alleged by whom? Are we going to include people claimed to be secret agents by Iran and Russia? WP:BLP minefield indeed. Pax:Vobiscum 14:56, 6 May 2007 (UTC)


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