Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of films featuring trains


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The result was Keep per consensus. Restrict and Rename to List of films about trains. PeaceNT 06:33, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

List of films featuring trains

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Delete - Wikipedia is not a repository of loosely-associated topics. The presence of a train in a film is not sufficient to justify this article. Otto4711 03:49, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film and TV-related deletions.   -- SkierRMH 23:15, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions.   -- SkierRMH 23:15, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep but modify. Make this a list about movies that involve trains in a significant way, not just having a train in it.  The Orient Express for example, or the Polar Express.  Maybe make a category. FrozenPurpleCube 04:47, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Do all that and move it to an article named List of flims about trains rather than featuring trains, and I'd support a keep. As it stands, though, delete.
 * Fair enough, I'd support the move to a new title, though with some concerns. FrozenPurpleCube 19:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. I agree with FrozenPurpleCube. Crypticfirefly 06:07, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Loose association. Could be categorised if required. A list is meant to have some sort meaningful entry data, not just a list of names, otherwise it is merely a category listing. Make category 'film based on trains' if you want.--Dacium 06:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete and categorise per the best bits of Mister Manticore (identifying films about or almost exclusovely involving trains) and the best bits of Dacuim (Category:Films based on trains - which can be dually interpreted to be films about trains and films set on trains. -- saberwyn 10:29, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * delete per nom. Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens 21:25, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep and Restrict to films about trains, per Mr. Manticore. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 00:02, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Train films are a distinct genre. Film genres are not "indiscriminate facts". -- Stbalbach 04:14, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Question - I am unfamiliar with the term "train film" as denoting a distinct genre. Can you offer a citation? Otto4711 05:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep Could use an explanation after each film to the importance of the train to the film however. The list should also be renamed to list of films about trains and include films based on that requirement. --Nehrams2020 05:47, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Rename ("about trains"), Keep and Restrict. Note that the list was moved from "List of trains in films", which was not the case. However frequent cleanup is needed to keep list free of background details. Hoverfish Talk 09:22, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, restrict, heavily clean up A list of films that simply have trains in them at some point is not worthy of Wikipedia. Suriel1981 15:18, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I agree it needs work, but films preserve some of the history of train travel.--agr 01:57, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Why not? Antonio on bullet train speed Martin 11:13, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per reasons given by FrozenPurpleCube, with tightening of inclusionary principles and possible move to a new title. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 18:46, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - per WP:LIST: information and navigation. Featuring trains is sufficient commonality. - Peregrine Fisher 02:03, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 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.