Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional characters by position on political issue


 * 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 debate was delete - Liberatore(T) 21:08, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

List of fictional characters by position on political issue
This list is rather pointless and the size is virtually unlimited. This doesn't even reach the level of trivia and will almost certainly lead to endless debates over content. Aren&#39;t I Obscure? 17:20, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete PLEASE. Currently 12 names (pointless). If halfway complete would run to thousands (unmanageable). Fan1967 17:25, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-encyclopedic. — Aiden 17:25, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep: The list is only supposed to include fictional characters who have explicitly expressed certain views. It is not up to the editors to interpret the character's views. This should reduce debates about content. I don't expect the list to get too big, but if it does it can be broken up. I wanted to make something like this instead of list of fictional characters opposed to the death penalty, list of fictional characters against gun control, etc. because those would be mostly stubs. Having one list on political views instead of one list for each view prevents a bunch of stubs. Q0 17:26, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom (me). Aren&#39;t I Obscure? 17:27, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom & no encyclopedic value. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tim fischer (talk • contribs)
 * Delete, listcruft. Really. Just the list of positions would be endless, what with historical novels, sci-fi and what not. Imagine:
 * "Destroy Carthage: support/oppose."
 * "Abolish slavery: support/oppose."
 * "Engage in interstellar war with the Klingon Empire: support/oppose."
 * ... etc., ad nauseam. Sandstein 18:36, 5 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete. Non-encyclopedic.  Wikipedia is  not an indiscriminate collection of information.  In addition to above arguments, WP:RS will be hard to find, and this is at risk of POV unbalance due to examples presented.  GRBerry 18:42, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong delete per GRBerry &mdash; WCityMike (T  &dArr; plz reply HERE (why?) &dArr;  19:56, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Is it any wonder that Wikipedians get characterised as having no life. DJ Clayworth 19:58, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Worthy of BJAODN' Bwithh 23:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete this rather pointless list. AnnH ♫ 23:39, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete pointless, America-centric list. Does anyone in the UK give a rat's ass about gun control? Maybe we could globalize the list, per sandstein:
 * "Changing the status of the Sea of Azov: support/oppose."
 * "Should Australian troops be in Dili?: support/oppose."
 * "Should the Fochabers bypass be built?: support/oppose."
 * Or, maybe just give it up as a bad idea. --Calton | Talk 02:40, 6 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete. You can judge these lists by content. If, from the entire canon of fiction, the first ten characters added are from bad TV Sci-Fi, its usually an idiotic list, and safe to delete. -- GWO


 * 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.