Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of people who have publicly denied being gay

This page is an archive of the discussion surrounding the proposed deletion of a page entitled List of people who have publicly denied being gay.

Further comments should be made on the talk page rather than here as this page is kept as an historic record.

The result of the debate was to keep the article.

October 8

 * List of people who have denied being gay
 * Delete. created by the same user as the previous. InanimateCarbonRod 04:51, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete it because I created it? That's good solid reasoning. -- Outerlimits 04:55, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'm not sure what such lists accomplish, similar lists have become nothing but troll bait in the past.Ark30inf 05:09, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is supposed to be able to keep trolls at bay. It shouldn't censor content "because trolls like it", and its a shame that in so censoring Wikipedia aligns itself with the trolls. -- Outerlimits 05:23, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Keep. Evil saltine 04:59, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Moved to publically denied to emphasize the content. Keep. BL 05:02, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Keep. -- Outerlimits 05:23, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete - see above. Kosebamse 05:30, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Keep under new title. More pop culture stuff, but what the hey... -- Cyan 05:34, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Keep. Let's at least see where it goes, right?  Paige 16:57, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete Smith03 22:03, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete. -- Viajero 17:52, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Keep. Vancouverguy 01:54, 9 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete -- Fuzheado 08:32, 9 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete. -- Jake 08:53, 9 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * All these "list of people who x" articles are stupid and pointless (I would have thought they are invasions of privacy as well). Adam 12:25, 9 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete. -- BCorr ¤ &#1041;&#1088;&#1072;&#1081;&#1077;&#1085; 23:14, 11 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete. ThereIsNoSteve 01:31, 12 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * It's been moved to List of people who have publically denied being gay, so the privacy concern has been dealt with. As long as rumours are kept out and only verifiable cases are included, I see nothing wrong with having this list. -- Oliver P. 06:52, 12 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Good idea for a redirect name, but I've removed it to the correct spelling under List of people who have publicly denied being gay. This is the one exception to the -ically rule (see Misspelling). Wiwaxia 02:34, 14 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Keep. All of this has been factually confirmed. And besides, we have a "gay" list, so why not?Quinoaeater 20:41, 13 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is completely ridiculous.  Is List of people who have denied being involved in the conspiracy of international Jewry next? --Delirium 21:58, Oct 13, 2003 (UTC)
 * Keep. Wartortle 22:16, 13 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete. IMHO, Wikipedia is not a tabloid, and this article is "tabloid trash".  dave 22:31, 13 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * I actually see a useful purpose for this. So many of the names on the GBLT list are so controversial and keep fluctuating between deletion and return that if we keep track of all the people who have outright said they're not gay, we don't have to worry about someone coming along and putting the person back ont the list then forcing us all to research the name again to see whether it warrants inclusion. If we have a List of famous gay, lesbian or bisexual people this will be part of our field guide. Wiwaxia 02:11, 14 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete. RickK 02:28, 14 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete, please. Kingturtle 02:57, 14 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Delete. Angela
 * Delete - Marshman 17:15, 14 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Keep. Editiorial decisions should be made in the talkpage, wikiprojects or through other means but not VfD. -- Taku
 * Sure it's pop-culture-y, but not really much more so than the GBLT list. And this may be almost as important since it keeps controversial (or misinformed) names out of the GBLT list for good. Since we split the list up as it is, why not place the names in a final section at the end of the List of famous gay, lesbian or bisexual people. Then if some clueless fellow comes along without reading all the way down to the end and adds "Tom Cruise", one Wikipedian or another will know instantly to remove him back from the list. Wiwaxia 20:29, 15 Oct 2003 (UTC)