Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of black characters in videogames


 * 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   delete.--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 12:27, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

List of black characters in videogames

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Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Unnecessary unencyclopedic list. Completely OR. Who cares if a video game character is black. The list includes Will Smith ,50 Cent and "Zombies in Resident Evil 5". All put together in a list even though that have nothing to do with each other. This is a collection of unsourced trivia.--Coasttocoast (talk) 01:54, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of video game related deletions. MrKIA11 (talk) 01:59, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete needless list. JJL (talk) 02:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong delete per the well-stated reasons in the nomination. --Hnsampat (talk) 03:02, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete stupid. JuJube (talk) 04:14, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * This is a completely useless delete vote. Going through AFDs, your votes tend to add nothing to the discussion and intend only to troll the contributors of the article. Please have at least some respect for this site's processes. SashaNein (talk) 16:55, 13 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - per WP:NOT, silly inclusion criterion. Sephiroth BCR  ( Converse ) 04:29, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia isn't a trivia guide, and isn't an indiscriminate collection of information. RobJ1981 (talk) 05:14, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Very trivial. We might as well have List of Asian characters in video games or even List of Caucasian characters in video games. The list would be severely unmanageable. -- Mizu onna sango15 / 水 女 珊瑚15  05:45, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete This is pure trivia and nothing more. Artene50 (talk) 09:20, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Pointless Tresiden (talk) 09:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as an pointless, indiscriminate, unsourced, and useless list. Alexius08 is welcome to talk about his contributions. 13:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete - I think the article might fire up certain speculations and is very trivial as well. Kalivd (talk) 14:35, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete. Useless list. Though not to be racist but it dosent matter if a character in a video game is black unless it effects that plot of the game. Also it has no refs. Trivia is discouraged on Wikipedia and thats bassically whats this is. Nobody cares about wether a character is black, they care about the gameplay and so fourth. Also if the decisio is to keep in the end, the article should be renamed List of African American charters in video games. Gears  Of War  14:52, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah, another Wikipedian who believes that all black people are American. Plus, you know, half of the fictional characters on the list have no inferred nationality at all, or nationality to equally fictional nations. Ham Pastrami (talk) 07:22, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete I wouldn't say it is useless. Perhaps if it was more encylopedic like LGBT characters in video games I would support it. --Pinkkeith (talk) 15:19, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: just saw this comment now, and I fully endorse it. There's a useful, encyclopedic way to tackle this topic and LGBT characters in video games has shown us the way. Let the article's creators follow that lead. In fact, if they began to reform this list, I would change my vote to a simple rename. Randomran (talk) 16:51, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete: I actually think this is an interesting topic, but this list is a totally unencyclopedic and non-notable way to tackle the topic. There's just far too many characters for a single list, and the goal of the encyclopedia is to give a concise overview of a topic rather than provide an exhaustive list. If someone wanted to instead create an article "black representation in video games", I'd support its creation. I'd even help with the research: it's out there and I've seen it. I just need to dig it up. Randomran (talk) 16:49, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete I agree that it is an interesting idea for an article, but the lack of sources makes it seem too trivial. --Ecoleetage (talk) 17:10, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, indiscriminate list, borderline game guide. Seems to be made to make a point. J I P  | Talk 18:07, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment: The article may be problematic, but how about if someone create an article titled List of Nazi characters in videogames?  Otolemur crassicaudatus  (talk) 18:52, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Let's assess this article on its merits, and not on "oh my god if we allow this what's next?" Honestly, an article about Nazis in video games would probably be decent. The list itself might get really excessive, and that's not the point. But there's probably numerous journalists and scholars who have made comment about how often Nazis are used as villains in these games. I remember reading somewhere that games tend to go over well when you can kill your enemies guilt free: zombies, aliens, robots, or Nazis. Randomran (talk) 19:45, 12 June 2008 (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.