Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of songs in The O.C.


 * 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 was keep. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;   &spades;  20:06, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

List of songs in The O.C.

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Delete - Wikipedia is not a directory of loosely-associated topics. The songs on this list are unrelated to each other except for the coincidence of having been played in an episode of a TV show. There are no sources attesting to the significance of the songs either in the context of the show or in the real world. Otto4711 02:22, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete with Comment I'm willing to change to keep if an argument can be made against redundancy. At the moment this article links to articles on 6 different CDs of collected music from this show, making the article (in my opinion) a list for the sake of having a list.  However, as there is an argument that cross media promotion has an interest value (not to mention that at times TV shows are the first widespread appearances of lesser known up and coming bands), I can see this article having some value IF it relays information about music that does not appear on those CDs. -Markeer 14:13, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - Music plays a significant role in television - especially this show. Listing songs used in episodes is encyclopaedic (though I'd personally prefer it if they are on episode pages...). Remember: Wikipedia isn't a paper encyclopaedia!. I believe that eventually this can turn into a quality article. Matthew 19:57, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - This is an exceptional list, especially considering the indie music on The O.C. was one of the defining concepts of the show. We have to be more careful about what we delete.-BillDeanCarter 22:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - To turn into a quality article, cleanup to notable songs only. Change the first sentence to "Only notable songs used in The O.C. are being listed" Tonytypoon 23:09, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I think all songs should be listed. As far as WP:NOTE goes it's important to note that it is the article subject that needs to be notable, not everything in the article (WP:NOTE).  A complete list of the songs would be required to go to WP:FLC.-BillDeanCarter 23:11, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Making this point clear in so-many words at the top of the page would make the page seem meaningful within an enclyclopedic context. References should be made to online articles which make mention of the special status of OC music and sustansiate the above claims(there will be plenty). 81.179.112.177 16:54, 15 May 2007 (UTC) SAMDANZIG 17:37 15 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete This is just another useless list. Wikipedia is not a directory of loosely-associated topics. Just add the songs to each episodes page Black Harry (T|C) 15:44, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - It is not a useless list; I personally accessed it specifically for the purposes of having a clearly compiled list of songs from the oc which I could use to research the bands with. The OC is famous for its unique use of indie music, and this page acknowledges and pays tribute to the show's widely acclaimed status as being musically enterprising in its selection of more obscure music from recent decades. This list of music as a unified entity is of popular social importance.
 * Keep, useful as a reference. Mikael GRizzly 13:05, 16 May 2007 (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.