Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of deaths in the Friday the 13th series


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The result was No consensus to delete. —Quarl (talk) 2007-03-05 09:27Z 

List of deaths in the Friday the 13th series

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Previously listed in a group AFD. Received some individual opinions, but the group AFD closed as delete all. Discussion at deletion review agreed that this merited individual consideration, because some of the issues are different. Please read both prior discussions before opining, this is a technical nomination by me. GRBerry 16:30, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per original nomination. This list is actually worse than most of the "List of X" articles floating around.  The scope of the list is extremely narrow, and with VERY few exceptions none of the listed characters has any importance beyond the movie in which they appear.  These are horror films, after all, and the list of deaths is practically a rehash of the cast of characters in the individual film articles.  This list serves no purpose other than to create a quick reference of deaths in a particular series of horror films - hardly something that fits in the scope of an encyclopedia. Arkyan 20:09, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete this point-form "plot summary/spoiler" OR convert the points to prose and merge to the article on each individual movie. -- saberwyn 23:21, 28 February 2007 (UTC) Neutral. -- saberwyn 10:56, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Trivial information at best. --InShaneee 02:57, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep noteworthy list of an important plot element. In line with WP:LIST. Unless we decide that the Friday 13th series as such is unencyclopedic, we should keep the list. -- User:Docu
 * Keep Even a non-fan can see that the deaths are pretty much the entire point of the films. -- User:Subcreature
 * Keep As an above argument for deletion stated, this list serves no purpose other than to create a quick reference of deaths in a particular series of horror films. However, this particular series of horror films is seminal, very popular, spans over two decades, and has been the focus of scholarly works ("Games of Terror" by Vera Dika is one that comes to mind).  The list itself avoids common pitfalls we've seen on other horror movie death lists (pointless pictures, lengthy plot recapitulations, unnecessarily gory details) and meets the guidelines at WP:LIST.  Would it really be a better solution for readers to have to go to eleven different articles to see, for example, how many people have been killed with a machete in the Friday the 13th series? (Okay, I know some of you can't imagine anybody wanting to know that information ever . . . but anyway) janejellyroll 23:30, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete trivia Ja wat's sup 03:59, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, or possible weak merge to Friday the 13th (film series) or the induvidual films - listcruft. WegianWarrior 07:34, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per janejellyroll. The deaths are the whole point of the storyline.  Also, as noted, this horror series has iconic status.  Unlike other "List of deaths", it's concise, direct, and to the point (and unlikely me, not overly redundant and verbose).  -- Black Falcon 08:19, 5 March 2007 (UTC)


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