Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of deaths in the Scream trilogy


 * 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. PhilKnight (talk) 20:11, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

List of deaths in the Scream trilogy

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What Wikipedia is not notes: Wikipedia treats fiction in an encyclopedic manner;discussing the reception, impact and significance of notable works. A concise plot summary is appropriate as part of the larger coverage of a fictional work. A "list of deaths", however, is automatically geared toward an in-universe treatment of the subject. This list is purely plot summary: it contains no reference to the real-world significance of a fictional work or a particular element of a work of fiction (such as a character, an episode, or a theme). Any sourced commentary regarding the deaths in the Scream trilogy belongs in the individual film article(s) or the list of characters.

There is a fairly consistent precedent for deletion of such lists (in fact, these are the only one of two remaining lists of fictional deaths; the other is a list for The Bill and is nominated for deletion at Articles for deletion/List of deaths in The Bill). See: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. –Black Falcon (Talk) 21:16, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete and redirect to Scream (film) - clearly not notable. This list says nothing that isn't better included in the plot summaries of the individual articles --T-rex 01:02, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * While I don't really object to redirection, "List of deaths in the Scream trilogy" seems like a fairly implausible search term. –Black Falcon (Talk) 20:13, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is simply trivia and not encyclopedic. RobJ1981 (talk) 07:30, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong delete per items 1-3 and 8 of WP:LC. Stifle (talk) 14:16, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Per WP:NOT and WP:LC as noted above. -- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 01:03, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  00:53, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Redirect Merge? to Scream (film).  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 02:33, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Why redirect? This certainly isn't a likely search term. Doctorfluffy (robe and wizard hat) 19:57, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes... I suppose that's true. is there any way to merge?  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 21:37, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * For the most part, the content is already contained in the "Plot" sections for the individual films. –Black Falcon (Talk) 20:13, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Crufty list of trivia for the fictional universe. Doctorfluffy (robe and wizard hat) 19:57, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, per WP:LC ... and don't forget to wipe the blade. --Trippz (talk) 06:53, 24 August 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.