Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of drummers


 * 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The result was Keep, nomination withdrawn, no delete !votes

List of drummers

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As with the AFD for List of Vocalists the category is more than enough for this infinitely expandable list. See also Articles for deletion/List of keyboardists. Benefix (talk) 18:51, 9 March 2009 (UTC) Keep  As a general rule, every category  should support a  list also if people are willing to make them. Some people actually prefer categories, and they do have their uses, but that is no reason to remove navigational devicesthat other people find useful. As this list gives the name of the groups, it provides more information than a category could. DGG (talk) 03:14, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - It serves its purpose as a quick access point for, err drummers. It is useful, well moderated and has a place in WP. Whereas spurious list haters who use WP:OTHERSTUFF as a self-perpetuating argument does not. What happens after decimating all the List of... pages, a full onslaught of the lists of categories? -- Web H amster  19:06, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, since this list serves a couple of purposes a category can't. (1) It lists the drummer and the band he is/was in. (2) It contains a drummer who does not have an article, but whose band does. (3) It can be used for redlinks to drummers who need articles.  The WP:OTHERSTUFF argument is irrelevant. &mdash; LinguistAtLarge • Talk  22:16, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - With the caveat that the restriction on only including drummers with their own article is kept, otherwise the list quickly becomes overrun with people adding themselves or their friends who play in an un-notable band. Actually expanding that restriction to allow drummers who don't have their own page but who have a section within the article for a band they are/were in would be good. srushe (talk) 12:47, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per User:LinguistAtLarge who adequately worded the WP:CLN criteria that apply here. - Mgm|(talk) 12:55, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per all the above, and agree with Srushe's suggestion about a change in criteria, as expanding to include drummers in notable bands but who do not have their own article will allow this list to become even more useful. JulesH (talk) 13:45, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Nomination withdrawn. Benefix (talk) 19:36, 11 March 2009 (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.