Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of delicacies


 * 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) 19:33, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

List of delicacies
( [ delete] ) – (View AfD) (View log) Inclusion criteria for this list is completely arbitrary and subjective. It has no sources, and I can't think of any reliable way of sourcing such a list. --Itub (talk) 16:39, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * In fact, I agree! Strong Delete! The Ogre (talk) 16:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete While delicious, I think I have to agree with the nom in regards to sourcing. It's awfully hard to establish everything on such a list as a delicacy.  The idea of a delicacy itself is subjective; I live in the US, and while I'd perhaps consider morels a delicacy, I don't know if I'd use that word for crab or lobster - that's just expensive seafood.  No way all sources are ever going to agree about something being a 'delicacy'.  CCG (T-C) 17:03, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete- While I disagree that this couldn't be sourced, the scope of the list is just so broad, that even WITH sourcing, it would still be an unmanageable mess. Possibly dividing things up into separate by world/country region would be more manageable and sourceable. And possibly even encyclopedic. As it stands however, this is just a list with potentially no end, and therefore in need of deleting. Umbralcorax (talk) 17:12, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * delete very general notion "delicacy" is. Also difficult to understanding why need list. Categories by national cuisines work fine. Dzied Bulbash (talk) 19:22, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Inclusion of what a "delicacy" would be is indiscriminate. Doc StrangeMailbox Logbook 19:32, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete- since there's no unabiguous, objective definition of the word "delicacy" this list will be forever plagued with point of view and original research. It's also skating close to being an indiscriminate collection of information. Reyk  YO!  22:22, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I agree that the article lacks sources and therefore appears arbitrary and subjective, but this problem is common to many articles and, rather than being a reason for deletion, is a reason for doing the work of a wikipedia editor and properly sourcing the article. Reliable sources for this subject are easy to find, and any good editor could make this an interesting and informative article. The suggestion that the list would be endless presumes a lack of sourcing. Provided proper sources were used, the article would be quite managable. Here is a small sample of the many reliable sources that could be used for the article:
 * In bad taste? : the adventures and science behind food delicacies. ; Marcone, Massimo Francesco, 1964- ; c2007. ; Key Porter Books
 * Eastern Mediterranean cooking; exotic delicacies from Greece, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon and Iran. Recipe contributions by Roger Debasque. ; Debasque, Roger. ; [c1973] ; Galahad Books
 * Don't read this before dinner time - a stomach-churning list of unusual delicaci ... ; World Entertainment News Network ; April 7, 2008
 * Delicacies arriving now, from every coast in the world. ; Florence Fabricant ; The New York Times ; May 24, 2000
 * In summary, I agree that the article is poorly sourced, but reliable sources can certainly be found, and doing so would eliminate the perception of arbitrariness and the concerns regarding subjectivity. I believe the topic is interesting and appropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia and therefore recommend that it be kept. Mmyotis  (^^o^^)  17:13, 6 August 2008 (UTC)


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