Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of films featuring anthropomorphic insects


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The result was keep. And renamed (non-admin closure)  Yash!  05:04, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

List of films featuring anthropomorphic insects

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Unsourced, orphaned article with WP:NOTE concerns since 2012. I PRODed this article not realizing that another user had already done so not too long ago, making this article inelegible for deletion under WP:PROD. My concerns still stand, and since the article hasn't been improved since 2012, I doubt it will be anytime soon. I personally do not think this list is notable or adds anything of particular value to the project at this time. Therefore I recommend that it be deleted.  M w w 1 1 3    (talk) 03:20, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - WP:LISTCRUFT —Мандичка YO 😜 03:23, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * That's not policy; it's just WP:CRUFTCRUFT. Andrew D. (talk) 12:55, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
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 * Comment: There was a previous AfD: Articles for deletion/List of films featuring anthromorphic insects. I nominated it but withdrew due to no support to delete. I had planned to convert it to List of films featuring insects but never got around to it. Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 11:32, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep It is easy to find coverage of the topic in sources such as the Encyclopedia of Insects and Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series. The topic therefore passes WP:LISTN. Andrew D. (talk) 12:10, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * The second source looks like a good one! But do you think it would be best to make this into List of films featuring insects? Not all of these are anthropomorphic insects. Also, I cannot view anything from your first source. Can you share what it is stated in the source, or take a screenshot? Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 12:21, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I have tweaked the link for the first source to go to a better page but Google Books is not reliable in what it shows and it's not good to use it to breach copyright. The sources generally cover the wider topic of insects in movies and so I agree that expansion would be sensible.  See Films about insects. Andrew D. (talk) 12:52, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for updating the link! That's definitely a good source too. It's high time I got around to making this list. Agree about leveraging that category. Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 13:15, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * What about the sourcing concerns? Does one of you plan to add sources to the article? And I'm still not convinced that the list should exist as it does now. Maybe list of films with insects would make more sense, but it it's current form I really don't see a compelling reason to list off such a specific thing. Who's going to be searching for films that contain anthropomorphic insects? They may be looking for information about anthropomorphic insects, but films that contain them? That doesn't strike me as particularly encyclopediatic.  M w w 1 1 3    (talk) 15:50, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree that "anthropomorphic insects" may not be a thing, but insect (or "bug") movies are. I am seeing quite a few lists in search engine results that could be used. Just need to sift for reliable sources from the results. Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 15:51, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep but move to List of films featuring insects per 's sources above (plus others I remember finding about films featuring insects in general). If needed, we can include "Description" columns to identify which films of the set have anthropomorphic insects. Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 13:15, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep, rename, and expand per Erik and Andrew. —&#8288;烏&#8288;Γ (kaw), 02:49, 23 October 2015 (UTC)


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