Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional television shows (5th nomination)


 * 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.  Sandstein  10:11, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

List of fictional television shows
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Poorly sourced list, filled with unnotable examples. Most of the works listed on the page make only a brief appearance in the work where they appear, and have very little importance to the plot. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. All similar lists have either already been deleted or are in the process of being deleted, see Articles for deletion/List of fictional musicals and Articles for deletion/List of fictional books (2nd nomination) and Articles for deletion/List of fictional plays (2nd nomination). JDDJS ( talk to me  •  see what I've done ) 22:52, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  JDDJS  ( talk to me  •  see what I've done ) 22:52, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:53, 9 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete a 5th-nomination is rare, but consensus does change. Just because something is mentioned does not mean it is notable enough to be put in a list. I am surprised we do not have a sub-section on ones from books.John Pack Lambert (talk) 23:02, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete. The topic of fictional television shows is notable, as established by some of the sources in this list. However, an exhaustive list of examples is trivia and, quite possibly, original research. If some criteria for inclusion (beyond verifiable existence) could be established I might change my position. Pburka (talk) 23:10, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.   Bait30   Talk? 23:44, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - This seems like it should be a category, at best. Shelbystripes (talk) 01:55, 10 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete - Like Pburka said, the actual topic of fictional television shows is probably notable, and I would have no problem with a well-sourced article on that. A list of every minor example of a fictional television show like this, however, is completely WP:INDISCRIMINATE and fails WP:LISTN.  Rorshacma (talk) 04:25, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Amazing that it went through 5 AfDs already without getting deleted. Fails WP:INDISCRIMINATE and WP:LISTN.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 10:04, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * It was hard to delete things back in 2007, unless it was an unsourced autobiography.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:49, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
 * It was a Survivor: Wikipedia, but now the tribe has spoken. Clarityfiend (talk) 05:54, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete finally, please Chetsford (talk) 23:48, 15 February 2020 (UTC)


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