Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional alcoholics


 * 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. —Quarl (talk) 2007-04-28 07:41Z

List of fictional alcoholics


Trivia, and original research. Lots of characters in fiction drink alcohol; the extent towards these characters are "alcoholics" is ill-defined in fiction, and it's generally not a defining characteristic for them. The page is rife with citation requests, as well as apologetic disclaimers for including people. Note that we don't have a List of alcoholics either.  &gt; R a d i a n t &lt;  11:07, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Determining whether the vast majority of alcohol-drinking fictional characters are "alcoholics" would be original research.  To the extent that such a list would be possible, it would be an indescriminate list of information.  Attesting to the lack of need here, we don't even have an alcoholism in fiction article or article section. Serpent&#39;s Choice 11:16, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete None of the information in this list can be verified or sourced until all of the fictional characters on the list go en masse to an AA meeting and individually declare their bout with alcoholism. -- Cy ru s      An dir on   [[Image:Flag_of_Indiana.svg|24px]] 12:44, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and irreconcilable POV/OR concerns. Otto4711 12:49, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. While some "fictional alcoholics" are pretty much a no brainer (like Barney Gumble) it's still OR-ridden.   Ark yan  &#149; (talk) 15:58, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Carlossuarez46 23:43, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Any list including Elwood P. Dowd as an alcoholic has gone wrong somewhere. Obviously, this list includes too much OR. Phiwum 16:33, 26 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions.  -- Pax:Vobiscum 16:13, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete alcoholic fictional characters are almost as much of a cliché as author fictional characters. Even a perfect list would be way, way too long. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 03:00, 28 April 2007 (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.