Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of notable Jalpaigurians


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The result was delete, by overwhelming consensus. Mention of some of these people could be made in a related article, preferably in non-list format. El_C 18:46, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

List of notable Jalpaigurians

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Should be replaced with Category:People from Jalpaigur, which I've already started Corpx 17:28, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Pathetic list, only one blue link. Replace with category, per nom. Ten Pound Hammer  • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?) 17:49, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, categories and lists serve different purposes. They are complementary rather than redundant (See also Categories, lists, and series boxes). In this particular case, the redlinks are actually an advantage of the list of a category, as they allow easier creation of new articles (we are still trying to cover more encyclopedic information, aren't we?). --Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) 20:57, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I strongly disagree with you. Having red links in a list is not a way to get articles created.   You can request them at the appropriate wikiproject or elsewhere, but I dont think this is the way to go about it.  Corpx 21:14, 28 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete. There's one blue link and six links total. Not a particularly useful list. Furthermore, the category is vaguley defined. "Notability" is a judgement call at best. From WP:LIST: "Lists should always include unambiguous statements of membership criteria based on definitions made by reputable sources...." eaolson 22:09, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per TenPoundHammer and that list should be also merged (if not done) with the main article.--JForget 23:51, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment, deleting an article is incompatible with merger. Per the GFDL, authorship must be preserved and in the case of Wikipedia that means article history. When merging, one of the parent articles is redirected to the other, not deleted. --Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) 00:20, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete -- More than two years old and still only one blue link shows this hasn't encouraged creation of the other articles, and deleting it won't prevent anyone from creating those articles later. And why "notable"? Only notable people should be added to lists, so to name them notable is redundant. Saikokira 01:44, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, who are these people anyway? (in other words, indiscriminate list.) Punkmorten 08:14, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
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