Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of motorsports people by nickname


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The result was   keep. postdlf (talk) 14:52, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

List of motorsports people by nickname

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I fail to see how this list is encyclopedic... at all. It is just a laundry list of nicknames, many of which are either unsourced, or of drivers who aren't notable in the slightest. There is also no evidence that any nickname usage is widespread for the majority of these drivers. The article itself is also a total mess; no inclusion criteria whatsoever, formatting is all over the place, etc. Such a list may be appropriate for a fan Wikia, but not Wikipedia. Luke no 94 (tell Luke off here) 10:52, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep, but clean up. No valid reason for deletion has been given. Should we also get rid of everything in Category:Lists of people by nickname (if so, a lot of my work has been in vain) and Lists of nicknames? However, people who don't have articles and unsourced nicknames should go. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:37, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I would say they should go, yes. The lists are not remotely encyclopedic, and most of the nicknames aren't notable. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 12:06, 14 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep Sports nicknames are notable per WP:LISTN as there are substantial compilations of them including:
 * Sports Nicknames
 * From A-Train to Yogi: The Fan's Book of Sports Nicknames
 * The Complete Book of Sports Nicknames
 * The Power of a Name
 * Andrew D. (talk) 19:03, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
 * The topic is notable, yes. However, none of those links above are relevant to the article in question, and most of the nicknames in these lists are not notable. The lists have no inclusion criteria whatsoever, and any real inclusion criteria would come down to pure WP:OR. Falcadore's analysis on the related AfD is pretty accurate. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 19:10, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete per WP:LSC - specifically in section 1 of the common selection criteria: Every entry meets the notability criteria for its own non-redirect article in the English Wikipedia. By definition, most if not all nickname articles would be a redirect to an article named for the subjects full/correct name instead of the nickname. Basic mis-understanding of WP:CSC. --Falcadore (talk) 14:11, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment. I think you're misinterpreting the stipulation. As I read it, it just states that each entry should have an article (though it explicitly allows redlinks as well). In any case, it is just put forward as a "common" selection criterion, not a mandatory one. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:21, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
 * You think or you know? --Falcadore (talk) 01:47, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I think I know. But it's so poorly worded, who can tell? Clarityfiend (talk) 08:14, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, N ORTH A MERICA 1000 00:43, 22 March 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:26, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep all per WP:LISTN.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 09:03, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
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