Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of songs performed on American Idol


 * 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 REDIRECT to main Idol article. --Madchester 09:43, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

List of songs performed on American Idol
This article seems to violate No original research and What Wikipedia is not. The article has a short introduction, then is just a list. It may be better served if merged into the American Idol article, or the articles on the individual performers, if they are worthy of inclusion in the Wikipedia Displaced Brit 04:40, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - I think this list could be useful for those who are researching past Idol contestants and performances. It's not really 'research' - it's just a collation of information easily obtainable from verifiable sources. - Richardcavell 05:40, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 *  Merge  merge the article into the more famous idol contestants. list will keep on getting longer every year. --Ageo020 05:55, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep not OR. Info can be found by watching all the American Idol episodes. WP 10:29, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * In other words: By performing the primary research of analysing the raw data. I expect (without checking) it to be possible to find a source for this list, given that I'm sure that people will have compiled and published a list of the songs somewhere, but watching television shows and analyzing/dissecting them firsthand is primary research.  Uncle G 12:51, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * "research that consists of collecting and organizing information from existing primary and/or secondary sources is, of course, strongly encouraged. This is not "original research"; it is "source-based research", and it is fundamental to writing an encyclopedia."-from WP:NOR. The TV show is the primary source and we are collecting and organizing the info. WP 00:05, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. It might be a useful repository of information for fans of the show. The article could use an overhaul, however. - Thorne N. Melcher 12:10, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. For reasons mentioned above.--NMajdan &bull;talk 14:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Richardcavell. Kirjtc2 15:49, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete No Original Research. --Bschott 19:57, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:NOT... loosely related topics. --Madchester 02:42, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment There are a lot of unreferenced articles, usually "lack of sources" is only applied as a reason for deletion if the topic is controversial, which this really isn't. I encourage you to rethink your opinion on this matter. The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 23:05, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete I agree it's not original research; it's just not encyclopedic unless we're willing to concede that List of songs performed on Top of the Pops, List of songs performed on American Bandstand, List of songs performed on The Lawrence Welk Show, List of songs perfomed on Name That Tune are, too. I hope not. Carlossuarez46 21:14, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * There's a difference. American Idol is a very popular, very public competition and comparisons between contestants who did the same song are inevitable. The purpose of this list is for comparison - of different versions, different styles, etc.
 * The first three shows you mentioned aren't like that - the performers just went on, performed their own songs, and away they went, making them more in common with the Tonight Show. As for Name that Tune, that's not a valid comparison either. Nobody's ever going to talk about "contestant X did a better job guessing song Y than contestant Z" on that show. And Name that Tune contestants, questions, aren't nearly as remembered by viewers as performances on Idol (or other reality talent shows like Rockstar for that matter). It's like how we have articles for every Idol finalist but barely any Jeopardy contestants. Kirjtc2 23:34, 9 August 2006 (UTC)


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