Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of songs about unrequited love

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List of songs about unrequited love
Way too specific list. --Conti|&#9993; 17:09, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Unrequited love is a popular subject for songs, and always has been. P Ingerson 17:44, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I've changed my mind. What Wikipedia needs is an article about the influence that unrequited love has had on songs, not just a meaningless list.  P Ingerson 21:20, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * delete Its very popularity means that it will encompass a large portion of the songs songs created since man started writing songs. DDerby 18:50, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I would actually argue against the nominator's reason. The problem with this list is not that it is too specific, rather that its scope is too broad. There are so many songs out there about unrequited love that this list would quickly approach the usefullness of List of Songs. Dave the Red (talk) 18:53, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, this list needs to be more specific to be managable. Megan1967 19:44, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The fact that this is a common song theme makes this a notable list... also, won't work as a category, because most of the individual songs are not notable. With respect to the possibility of the list being too broad, oh pshaw. Maybe the list can be narrowed to notable songs within this category (by which I don't mean encyclopedic notability, which most are not anyway, but in terms of being ancient, like Greensleeves, or being, say, a top-40 hit). -- 8^D gab 19:53, 2005 Apr 8 (UTC)
 * Delete, way too unspecific, ditto what Dave the Red said. Plus, given that the subject of a song is subject to individual interpretation, I could easily foresee never-ending wars over whether or not any given song should be included in this list.   Soundguy99 20:17, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, useless and utterly nonencyclopedic list. --Angr/comhrá 20:54, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as non-notable trivia and song-cruft. &mdash; Asbestos | Talk  22:10, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Every song that isn't about love is about unrequited love. Except those songs about masturbation, of course. --Asriel86 23:45, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, too broad to be workable. &mdash;Korath (Talk) 23:48, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Trivia; scope too broad -- it could almost be titled List of songs. --Carnildo 23:52, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Next i'm expecting List of songs at 132 RPM or something. Hedley 23:53, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * See, now, that would be useful for aerobics instructors (um, if you meant BPM). Unlike this, which should be deleted (or turned into a whole wiki of its own?) FreplySpang (talk) 21:42, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. Is there anything bad about leaving it for a month or so and see whether it keeps growing, or stagnates (and if stagnates, delete)? Rad Racer | Talk 00:53, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Interesting and expandable list. Klonimus 01:48, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Too broad a topic. Aris Katsaris 01:49, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as pointless. Radiant_* 09:57, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, totally useless and uninteresting. Which do you think would be longer, List of songs about requited love or List of songs about unrequited love? Between the two of them, that would comprise every song about love which must be at least half of all songs. Dpbsmith (talk) 20:32, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * What about List of songs about love in which it is not known whether the love is requited or not? List of songs about love that is sometimes requited and sometimes not? List of songs about self-love... oh, wait. Also, delete, and don't create those redlinks either. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 15:45, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. -Sean Curtin 22:22, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh dear. Delete. Chris talk back 17:49, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 'EXTREME KEEP!' What other category will vive la rose fall into? 205.217.105.2 21:39, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Which happens to be a brand new entry. DDerby 21:47, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete, not useful, too many such songs to list. -- Curps 17:33, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is article is useful.  &mdash; J3ff 02:20, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)


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