Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of marine biologists


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The result was   keep. WP:SNOW joe deckertalk to me 05:56, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

List of marine biologists

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This list is entirely incomplete and such a list is better managed through use of existing categories such as Marine biologists on the relevant pages. All of the referenced persons have appropriate category tags. bondolo (talk) 19:56, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep See WP:NOTDUP. Lists and categories serve different functions. This list identifies scientists' birth/death dates and nationalities, allowing readers to browse more effectively. The list could be improved with further information about why each biologist is notable, making it even more useful. Calliopejen1 (talk) 20:01, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. The whole encyclopedia is entirely incomplete - so let's expand it rather than delete it. Lists and categories complement each other, particularly when lists include additional information as this one does. --Michig (talk) 20:06, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. The list is indeed incomplete (by any definition of "complete"), but there is nothing wrong with that. Could still be made more useful per suggestions by Calliopejen1 and Michig above. No good reason to delete. GregorB (talk) 21:26, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep – valid list per WP:LISTPURP. Regards, RJH (talk) 22:24, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Lists and categories are not redundant to each other, as noted; and lists can be tabulated and made to include data that categories cannot. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 03:37, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
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