Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of films featuring automobile racing


 * 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.  Majorly  (o rly?) 19:04, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

List of films featuring automobile racing

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Delete - Wikipedia is not a repository of loosely-associated topics. That a film has a car race in it is nowhere near sufficient to justify this article. Otto4711 02:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film and TV-related deletions.   -- SkierRMH 22:38, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions.   -- SkierRMH 22:38, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep but possibly modify, maybe merge into the category. While certainly a film that merely has Nascar playing in the background isn't something that belongs on this list, the genre of auto-racing films is reasonably distinct enough that I would recommend keeping it.  There's at least one channel dedicated to automobile racing and it frequently features films that involve racing so I'm satisfied that the genre exists enough to warrant some coverage.  See for example:  this book.  That said, this page is woefully incomplete, but then I'd say the same about the Auto racing films category.  FrozenPurpleCube 04:27, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete This is what categories are for.--Dacium 04:54, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, Category:Auto racing films is woefully underpopulated, so if this list were deleted, it would be important to make sure all the entries were properly categorized. FrozenPurpleCube 05:03, 23 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete and categorize per FrozenPurpleCube. JuJube 06:58, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Categorise per Mister Manticore, unless additional, WP:Attributed information and context can be added to this list. -- saberwyn 10:50, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. A list of films about automobile racing would be acceptable, but a collection of titles that merely featured a car race at soem point amounts to nothing more than an arbitrary list of only vaguely related items. Arkyan 17:57, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as arbitrary and trivial inclusion criterion. List of auto racing films would be OK, but this is not. Whatever anyone wants to do with the categories is irrelevant. Recury 18:33, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as arbitrary list.-- danntm T C 22:14, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Categorize per Mister Manticore, possibly to Category:Auto racing films since I don't see a good way to title a grouping of movies that weren't strictly about auto racing, but included some racing in a way important to the story. Tag all listed articles as that category.  I guess the list should be deleted unless attributed info giving relevance and context are added.  There are several books about auto-racing movies as a group, so such a list article is both possible and justifiable under WP:V and the list guidelines, if it's clearly defined like Arkyan and Recury suggest.  I don't have any of these books.  Barno 00:50, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Categorize per MisterManticore. —  Brother  Flounder  04:22, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete and categorize per FrozenPurpleCube. Hoverfish Talk 07:36, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per the reasons given by User:FrozenPurpleCube (very good reasons!) Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 17:59, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Categorize The list should be deleted and transferred to a category as described above. --Nehrams2020 23:40, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - per WP:LIST: information and navigation. Featuring auto racing is sufficient commonality. - Peregrine Fisher 02:12, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep these films have a common thematic element which is racing. The list can (and eventually would) also be improved to detail the type of racing and other details of the movies, which could not be done with a category.--JayHenry 21:51, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I second JayHenry's excellent points. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 00:27, 27 February 2007 (UTC)


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