Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of environmental films


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The result was delete JoshuaZ 15:15, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

List of environmental films

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Again, a list that doesn't list what it purports to. Alone, what an "environmental film" is ends up being very WP:OR-like. But Films like I ♥ Huckabees, where the only connection to the environment is the lead character's occupation, now justifies the inclusion of Jim Carrey's Liar, Liar into List of films about law. Bulldog123 16:02, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Although there is certainly such a thing as an 'environmental film', it's a little too poorly-defined here, and a category already exists. There seems little need for a list as well. Terraxos 22:50, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete similar to all the other "films about": how "about" the subject need the film be; here mere "themes" that seem environmental seems to be enough, which with a little stretch of the imagination any film where a baby is born (overpopulation), a building is built (nonsustainable development), or a car is driven (global warming, pollution, natural resource depletion) fits. Carlossuarez46 23:16, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete &mdash; a category might work instead. Adopting a semantic wiki would also be a good solution. Cedars 10:30, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. "A list that doesn't list what it purports to" is the fault of the editors, not the list. Clean it up and source it. --Hemlock Martinis 08:40, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
 * It's been around for exactly 1 year and hasn't improved much at all since then, which is at least partially indicative that it's near impossible to find an actual "film about the environment" that isn't a documentary (for which lists exist). An inconvenient truth would obviously be a good addition. "Environment film" itself is so vague that it could be mistaken for a Nature documentary Bulldog123 14:03, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
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