Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of on-screen deaths (by actor)


 * 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 of the debate was delete. — FireFox ( UTC ) 10:09, 28 May '06

List of on-screen deaths (by actor)
Speedied, but author has recreated it and insists that it gets its day in court, so here we are.  Dei zio  talk 00:39, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete - Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. The eventual collection of actors on this list are linked only by dying on screen.  --Joelmills 01:05, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per Joelmills. -- stubblyh ea d | T/c 01:32, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - List follows spirit of similar lists, see List of unusual deaths, List of songs with particularly long titles as examples and List of trivia lists. There appears to be a precedent. --Friendship hurricane 01:21, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep - The list does seem to follow the precedent of the aforementioned articles, particularly the List of songs with particularly long titles. Keep it.--Felldestroyed 01:35, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * is the author of the article, and if the first time contributor isn't a sockpuppet of Friendship hurricane then I will eat my hat, your hat, your grandfather's hat and the hats of all your male cousins on your mother's side.  Dei zio  talk 01:40, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, I have contributed to other articles in the past (including extensive edits to the ridiculous errors on the Ngugi wa Thiong'o article), but have only recently created an account. Sockpuppet? Nope.--Felldestroyed 02:07, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I see. So you created an account to vote on this AfD, then did nothing for 30 minutes before using your 2nd edit to deny being a sockpuppet. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not reaching for the ketchup just yet.  Dei zio  talk 02:18, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I can understand why this would be suspect but this user shares a cable connection with me. See User talk:Deiz for more.
 * I didn't know that I had to edit or create something within the first 30 minutes of my account. But I actually just got done adding information to the stub on Barry Siegel if that makes you feel better.--Felldestroyed 02:34, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * One roommate creating an account and immediately voting to save his roommate's article is about as fishy as it gets. Under the terms of WP:SOCK, that's more than suspicious enough to regard this as possible sockpuppetry. However, you guys can keep your votes (I appreciate the offer from Friendship hurricane to strike one), as I pointed out earlier I hoped this process would be both insightful and interesting for you, and so it is proving to be :)  Dei zio  talk 02:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Merge into List of unusual deaths.  Tijuana Brass ¡Épa! - E@ 01:49, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, mistook this for a list of actors who had actually died on screen.  Tijuana Brass ¡Épa! - E@ 01:55, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete So we're going to list every character in the history of movies who ever died? Ever? That kind of the definition of "indescriminate list of information." -- Kicking222 02:06, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * The harder it is to keep a list up to date and comprehensive the more I think it's not a good idea. This one sounds really hard. Delete  + + Lar: t/c 02:32, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * A lot of people die in movies, so it's not an unusual occurrence. (Though I did work to improve the list by including Bambi's mom.)  Delete this list.  --Elkman - (talk) 02:47, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information.  As much as I like the list, I don't think it belongs on Wikipedia.  --Starionwolf 03:18, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, per above. I am always doubtful as to the encyclopedic nature of lists, except when truly warranted, such as when including a list in the main article would make the substantive article too long (such as the List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States for Supreme Court of the United States). I can't see this list necessarily being a part of some other substantive article. Fluit 03:35, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete: listcruft that would be impossible to maintain and completely worthless. --Hetar 03:52, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, there are far, far too many characters who die in films to make this remotely maintainable. The list would also be far too long to be of any conceivable use. Average Earthman 04:57, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Not a worthwhile article. Hdtopo 05:23, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete there has been a gizzilion and a half of on-screen deaths, would be unmaintainable list even if it only contained a percent of the total number. -- E ivindt@c 05:32, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. Sorry Guy 05:57, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, it would take an enormous amount of work, would be original research to some extent and would be enormous if even only a significant fraction was completed. -- Kjkolb 06:27, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Just how long would this article be if it were even possible to reach a fraction of completion? R.E. Freak 06:28, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete - This would become even more ridiculously long list than one that would have included only on-screen deaths of prostitute characters. It was deleted a while ago - Skysmith 10:22, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete this list is too indiscriminate Kevin 10:37, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, WP:NOT. --Ter e nce Ong 10:37, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:WING Avi 20:34, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as crazy long (potentially), random, and just silly. Staxringold 21:01, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete. I mean, come on.  Playing a character that dies is hardly something notable or rare.  --UsaSatsui 00:17, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as Wikipedia is not. -- That Guy, From That Show! 17:38, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, endless listcruft. Pavel Vozenilek 20:08, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Uyuyuy! Endless, useless, random, indiscriminate collection of information, all of the above. Grand  master  ka  03:45, 27 May 2006 (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.