Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of comic book drugs (2nd nomination)


 * 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.  MBisanz  talk 01:42, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

List of comic book drugs
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List of fictional medicines and drugs was recently deleted under the agreed consensus that it was listcruft. This article is arguably even moreso as it focuses on a very specific subset of fictional drugs with the majority of references being primary, not secondary sources. It is packed full of non notable comic book trivia and belongs in various Wikia, not on Wikipedia. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 17:09, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete for the reasons of the previous AfD. This was proposed to be merged into that article but now with it deleted, there is little need to save this one. Listcruft and poorly sourced. Ajf773 (talk) 19:35, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep It's easy to find sources for this such as The Greatest Drugs in Superhero Comic, A History of Drugs in Comic Books or Breaking Superbad. The topic therefore passes WP:LISTN.  Andrew D. (talk) 18:17, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * The cited links don't appear to be reliable sources - or in any case suggest wider notability for the topic of comic book drugs beyond being something of interest to comic book fans. Two are "top-10" style lists, never a good sign for notability, and one is just a back-and-forth of site "contributors".ZXCVBNM (TALK) 20:35, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * The nominator seems to be suggesting that comic book fans are unpersons. This is absurd prejudice, especially when comic books are so dominant in popular culture now, being the basis for so many successful movies and TV shows.  Our policy is that "there is no practical limit to the number of topics Wikipedia can cover" and that this should be done "as far as possible, without editorial bias".
 * FYI, Two of the cited sources are recipients of Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards for comic journalism, the highest honors in the comic industry. Argento Surfer (talk) 15:20, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - This list is a blatant violation of WP:NOTDIR : "6. Non-encyclopedic cross-categorizations" (Drugs × Fictional × Literature\Comics) -- DexterPointy (talk) 21:19, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * If content is too detailed then this is addressed by merging up into broad summaries, rather than by deletion. But when the content gets lengthy, it is sensible to split it.  Deletion is disruptive to such considerations because the material is no longer readily visible and attributable. Andrew D. (talk) 22:34, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I stand by the opinion: Wikipedia is not a directory of everything in the universe that exists or has existed. -- DexterPointy (talk) 23:22, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Ajf773 (talk) 08:37, 20 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete- poorly sourced listcruft. If anything, this is even more dismal than List of fictional medicines and drugs. Reyk YO! 09:04, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - per nom. Argento Surfer (talk) 15:20, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Etzedek24 (I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record) 21:37, 25 July 2018 (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.