Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of celebrity cocaine addicts


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The result was delete, and I really hope this is not recreated. Proto :: ►  13:54, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

List of celebrity cocaine addicts

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If Brad Patrick were to see this he'd have a fit. Most of the sources are far from reliable, the list seems to ignore the difference between consumption and addiction, and someone will eventually sneak in a name that will make his/her lawyer's day. A liability. yandman 16:28, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete, this is a libel suit waiting to happen. Any cocaine problems should be addressed under the specific person's article, if and only if they can be reliably sourced. Seraphimblade 16:34, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. If kept, at least rename to something that doesn't have the words "celebrity" or "addict" in it. Recury 18:02, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * If this is deleted then List of known opiate addicts may as well be deleted too. Firelement85 20:27, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll list it once this one is zapped (linking to this !vote to make things go faster). yandman  21:59, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Just no. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zeuron (talk • contribs)
 * Comment I struggle with lists of this sort, but trying to be neutral, what if we made it cocaine users and put in the heading that it was for notable people reported in the press to have used cocaine and get a source for each? As if Kate Moss will sue wikipedia before she gets the Times.  The core question is why delete the full list? If the info is not sourced then boldly edit the entry.Obina 22:12, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and for the same reasons as stated in the List of famous alcoholics AfD. WJBscribe (WJB talk) 04:57, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. GassyGuy 15:35, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Move to List of known cocaine users and keep. Nothing here makes out a case for deletion, although "celebrity" and "addict" probably should be rephrased to something more neutral.  Quite a number of people, from Marion Barry to Sigmund Freud, are known for having used cocaine, and there is no good reason not to have a list of them. - Smerdis of Tlön 16:30, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep with less POV name change. All are sourced and with a random walk through the sources, they look reliable. Perhaps "Known cocaine users" may be a better name. And remind people that an entry must have a Wikipedia article already. People sipping in names should not be an excuse for deletion, people already do that for every other acceptable "vice" category. This is less subjective than the "alcoholic" list, everyone has a drink, but not everyone uses cocaine and then mentions it in an interview, is arrested for possession, or dies from an overdose. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 23:11, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Too much potential for abuse. (No pun intended) Also "celebrity" seems like a debatable concept.--T. Anthony 23:31, 8 January 2007 (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.