Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of famous right-handed people


 * 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 of the nomination was deleted. WP:SNOW. Proto /// type  13:28, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

List of famous right-handed people
As right-handers are the overwhelming majority, this is not nearly as useful as its complement, List of famous left-handed people. The list will also become unwieldy if properly filled, and the title's utility as a redirect has been challenged on its talk page. There is also a related CFD discussion. ×Meegs 07:02, 8 July 2006 (UTC) style="color: rgb(255, 10, 0);"> Humphreys SPEAK TO MEABOUTTHE THINGS I MESSED UP 15:31, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete According to Right handed, 90% of the population [of the earth] fits that bill--limiting the list further just to those notable enough for an article that meets WP:BIO would still leave us with a few hundred thousand names.--Fuhghettaboutit 07:15, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. List of right-handed people is impractical —The preceding unsigned comment was added by RexRex84 (talk • contribs) 2006 July 8, 7:17 (UTC).
 * Strong delete. Something like this must be squashed hard, as otherwise we're going to get List of notable buildings with doors, List of famous Germans with two eyes and the like. Further to Fuhghettaboutit's 90% observation, perhaps there should be a guideline (if there isn't already) that you shouldn't have a list if the specific criterion covers more than, say, one-third of the base "population". (If someone can express that last sentence more clearly, please help!) --A bit iffy 07:18, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per all above, nowhere near as interesting or distinctive as list of famous left-handed people. HumbleGod 07:19, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong delete, absolutely useless list. --Core des at talk. o.o;; 07:20, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong delete per above. --Nydas 07:26, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per User:A bit iffy. I'm not convinced that the lefties list is much use either. --die Baumfabrik 07:49, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete per all above. --Shizane 08:02, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as per Meegs. According to the Wikipedia article 8–15% of people are left-handed, so I don't see a purpose in the list of famous left-handed people, either. It's almost as pointless as a list of people with a hitchhiker's thumb or widow's peak. -- Kjkolb 09:01, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete I'm not sure about the left-handed one either, but I can at least see where it has some potential. This, on the other hand, is not an encyclopaedic list. Being right-handed is hardly remarkable. GassyGuy 09:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete useless list David <span
 * Delete per Baumfabrik. —Caesura(t) 15:52, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. --Mr. L e fty Talk to me! 20:07, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete this one, it's like having a list of male scientists or male politicians (they're the vast majority in their category, and their being male is hardly a reason for notability). I can see a weak argument for left handed people despite their lefthandedness not being very noticable.  Kjkolb, 8-15% of the population would be an argument for, not against - there are American ethnic groups that are around 15% of the U.S. population and they're certainly notable.  --ColourBurst 20:27, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. List criteria are inadequately remarkable to pass WP:NOTA7. --DaveG12345 21:40, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete at best unmaintainable list, at worst pointless listcruft. Danny Lilithborne 02:08, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete joke. Wile E. Heresiarch 05:41, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Landolitan 12:47, 9 July 2006 (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.