Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of discoveries of dead notable or famous people


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The result was delete. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 23:06, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

List of discoveries of the notable or famous dead

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This does not make sense as a list -- the circumstances are very different, and in an case it is altogether to sketch. I've draftified a number of these attempted that might possibly make plausible lists, but I do not think that this one will.  DGG ( talk ) 01:42, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. CptViraj (📧) 04:07, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

Delete If I'm not mistaken, this list literally covers every single time someone was discovered to be dead after they died? If so, that covers basically every death that didn't happen while someone else was nearby. Weird and way too broad. TheAwesome Hwyh  04:33, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per The AwesomeHwyh. "Weird" is okay (heck, it often supports notability), but "way too broad" is a big no no. I venture to guess that the majority of people, notable and unnotable, die unwitnessed. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:10, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - Agree with the above arguments. The assumed criteria for the list is far too broad and would be impossible to maintain.  Rorshacma (talk) 16:43, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Information should be available in the biographies of those involved. PenulisHantu (talk) 17:04, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Too broad to be an effective list. A bit indiscriminate, too. Hog Farm (talk) 18:45, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per above commenters. What a bizarre list idea. Shelbystripes (talk) 06:57, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep/Delete certainly would be an awfully great amount of effort to add the deaths, but is now added to Lists of deaths by year (Deaths in 2019 was the 2nd most viewed page of 2019), perhaps the work to compile deaths would be worth the effort (although not every ones cup-of-tea, to have to do so); easily remedied by changing the direction of listing to "List of discoveries of dead notable or famous people (year of discovery)" Diametakomisi (talk) 23:23, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I think Deaths in 2020 is a somewhat meaningless list, but I personally was interested in the cause of death for each person, but going through each dead person (if I found a number of people who were engaged in activities that I found interesting) and thinking of how they are all dead isn't actually much use, and why anyone would want to simply peruse a list of dead people... (if the viewers were interested in health, the cause of death would be interesting, to find patterns (if similar causes exist) the writers of "2019" didn't include cause of death in all the entries...). Perhaps it would be better to move this article to draft space, and ask interested editors if they would like to commit the time to adding to the article (considering the amount of interest in "Deaths in 2019" (although the reason for the interest is seemingly unfathomable to all "Delete" editors (and that I haven't really the time to commit to improving this article), it would be a shame to delete if a great number of people (have a fringe, sub-culture interest); or whatever reason for the popularity of "2019" Diametakomisi (talk) 23:39, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:West.andrew.g/2019_Popular_pages, although, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Multiyear_ranking_of_most_viewed_pages Diametakomisi (talk) 23:46, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Note that this bizarre list is an attempt to split List of discoveries by disciplines preempting Articles for deletion/List of discoveries by disciplines (see also List of discoveries of writings and Articles for deletion/List of discoveries of dead notable or famous people among others). Reywas92Talk 06:00, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I am accused of "attempting to split...prempting.." yes, yes I confess to this ... but surely ... the accusation does not take into account any argument on the subject of the actual value (or non-value) of the article "...it would be better to move this article to draft space, and ask interested editors if they would like to commit the time to adding to the article ..it would be a shame to delete if a great number of people ... the popularity of "2019"...", I would prefer editors to think more on the objective value (popularity of "2019" statistics indicating value) than subjective preference ("a bizarre list idea. Shelbystripes"); wikipedians are the servants of readers, any opinion that isn't  made with neutrality as a guide should be un-included (discounted) In review of the delete contentions, my contraries to criticisms are sufficient to retain this article ".."way too broad".. is contraried effectively by the possible "List of discoveries of dead notable or famous people (year of discovery)" Diametakomisi (talk) 19:55, 22 January 2020 (UTC) (2 minor changes made after signature)
 * Keep/Draft I think the article would prove very popular with people. With respect to it being in a rather (altogether) sketchy state, I think it would soon full up with entries if retained, I myself am really warming to the idea of seeing others contributions to the article (I thought of moving the article to draft space...but this actually does stop others contributions, perhaps those others would like to contribute) I think contesting editors could give the thing a try to find how there could be some improvements (with enough linking to from other articles), no need to kill the whole thing off at this stage (the article is premature), perhaps allow a few months and if there isn't any sign of contribution then surely delete or draft, I agree Diametakomisi (talk) 15:55, 25 January 2020 (UTC) (minor change made after signature)


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