Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of dojin works


 * 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. - Mailer Diablo 14:15, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

List of dojin works


Dojin is essentially the Japanese word for vanity press. This list is restricted to non-pornographic titles. This goes counter to the Wikipedia is NOT censored. There are thousands of Doujin titles created every year, if not tens of thoudands. The list is unlimited and unmaintainable. The list was created just for the sake of having such a list. The list is a violation of Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. The list has no content beyond links to other articles and is already in use as a category. Kunzite 22:28, 4 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletions.  -- Kunzite 22:28, 4 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletions.  --  RoninBK E TC 00:12, 5 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete because the categories make the list redundant. _dk 00:51, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge anything relavent into dojin. I'd like to note that dojin does not necessarily equal vanity press though, since highly successful dojin often become published series after the fact. --tjstrf Now on editor review! 01:01, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I would say that the same thing is true of self-published and vanity press books. i.e. The Joy of Cooking was a self-published book. Dojin may become notable, but individual titles are inherently non-notable.  This is true for most things, but has to be said because, as it currently stands, Wikipedia treats any anime or manga as notable.   --Kunzite 03:20, 5 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Censorship and redundant to categories. -- Ned Scott 01:04, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Dojin collectively are noteworthy, and individual titles may be, but this list is far too broad -- there are indeed thousands upon thousands of titles. Even restricted to non-pornographic titles, this list is unmaintainable.  I'd think at the very least it would need to be 'List of dojin works based on X,' and even that could be hundreds or thousands of titles if X is a popular series.  And since there's already a category for it, there's no need for such a list. Shimeru 01:17, 5 November 2006 (UTC)


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