Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional characters on the autistic spectrum

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The result of the debate was keep (but a less cumbersome title may be in order). -- BD2412 talk 05:09, August 13, 2005 (UTC)

List of fictional characters on the autistic spectrum
50% nonsense, and when that's removed there's not much left. I don't see the point of the list. Tim Pope 18:09, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, nonsense. Nandesuka 18:44, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * It is no longer nonsense. Factitious 23:11, August 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, why shouldn't wikipedia users be able to find examples of fictional characters with autism? Kappa 19:26, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete original, um, "research". Or does Melville actually say anywhere that Captain Ahab is "on the autistic spectrum"? Uppland 19:36, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * There are dozens of sources which say that Raymond in Rain Man is is autistic. Kappa 22:34, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as much of it is unverifiable original research. FCYTravis 20:02, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * So why not just edit that out? Kappa 22:34, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Listing is highly subjective, so qualifies as original research. ManoaChild 21:07, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Abstain. I would vote to keep if enough is left after the subjective elements are removed. ManoaChild 06:12, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
 * delete . Possibly move to fictional characters with autistism if all speculation (Ralph Wiggum? Bert? Come on...) is removed. Sabine's Sunbird 22:23, 5 August 2005 (UTC) Changed to tentaive keep now speculation is removed. Sabine's Sunbird 23:32, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. What is left if all speculation is dropped?  (This is not intended as a rhetorical question.)  Certainly most, maybe even all, of the second part of the list would have to be dropped.  Can all of the characters in the first section be verified? ManoaChild 23:17, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Yep, all the second section would have to go. It's speculation. A lsit of characters that have autism from fiction is a potentially useful list (and would be a better page with a small line or two about said characters). A page of unsubstanciated guesses, that is not encyclopedic. Sabine's Sunbird 02:32, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I'm all for tossing the speculation section of the page, but I think a list of canonically autistic characters is useful and no more unreasonable than any other list. --Ambyr 23:48, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, but delete the speculative part unless the speculation can be documented (e.g. if the speculation was covered in the media). Pburka 01:09, August 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, speculation and original research. Kaibabsquirrel 15:32, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Which part of the list do you think is speculation? They all seem verifiable to me. Factitious 23:11, August 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The topic is verifiable and encyclopedic. The objections above all refer to an earlier version of the list that was easily improvable, demonstrating that this was properly a matter for cleanup, not VfD. Factitious 23:11, August 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep the current version. However, anon appears to intends to add his own speculation - should be watched - Skysmith 08:41, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Article in its current state is useful. --Tony Sidaway Talk  19:02, 9 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep This list is interesting. Brownman40 07:25, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Interesting, and a worthy study, so far as the fiction actually confirms that the character is autistic and not simply implied nor fanon. - Gilgamesh 04:01, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
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