Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of famous movies


 * 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. -- Cirt (talk) 00:24, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

List of famous movies

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 * Now called List of famous movies and tv shows. Was List of all movies

Per WP:SALAT, this is an inappropriate topic for a stand-alone list. The list is too broad in scope and, assuming it continues to expand, will become too long to have any value. Moreover, the criteria for films' inclusion in the list are completely subjective; the word "famous" is too vague and open to interpretation. Besides that, this appears to be one user's opinion of which movies are famous enough to be included on this list; this is clearly not encyclopedic and violates WP:OR and WP:NPOV. Finally, please note that (a) this list has been moved by its creator from its original title, List of movies and tv shows on Internet Movie Database, and (b) this article's proposed deletion was contested by its creator. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 14:03, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. This list will become impossibly long if it is completed since all films of any note at all are listed at IMdb. The new title is no better as the criteria for "famous" is vague and there are many hundreds of "famous" movies, if not more. Xtzou ( Talk ) 14:07, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:SALAT, especially with "famous" being ambiguous. It could refer to well-known great films, well-known bad films, or well-known cult films.  Not appropriate to use IMDb as a reliable source, much less the main one here. Erik (talk) 14:44, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per above rationales. it seems unfortunately obvious to me that creator is showing pattern of disruptive, bad faith editing. if simply ignorant of good guidelines, they wouldnt be trying to game the system like a pro.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 15:39, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - per WP:SALAT. IMDB.com already exists, we don't need to recreate their database here. PanydThe muffin is not subtle 15:44, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per everybody above. This is a completely arbitrary selection, with no stated criteria other than being a movie. Note that the very first supposedly "famous" movie in the list doesn't even have a Wikipedia article yet, which suggests that it may not be as famous as the article creator thinks it is. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 16:11, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete In addition to all of the above comments (to which I agree), a list containing a parallel copy of the movies listed at IMDB could really not be kept up-to-date, and so it's an impractical list to try to maintain. -- Boing!   said Zebedee  17:34, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * SNOW Delete. For all the reasons stated above, and to cut off any additional disruption (unintended though it may be) due to the repeated page moves that this article is undergoing.--Arxiloxos (talk) 17:43, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - Simply saying "famous" means that any film (or now TV programme) can be added - which will make this nigh-on-useless. DitzyNizzy (aka Jess) &#124; (talk to me) &#124; (What I've done)  19:21, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete A highly subjective list. Warrah (talk) 13:26, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete and getting painfully obvious as Snow Delete. We have IMDb for a list of famous movies and we don't need such a list on Wiki. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 02:46, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong delete This is a subjective list. Plus what one person deems famous may not be the same for another person.   Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 18:55, 9 April 2010 (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.