Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of television series running more than 10 years


 * 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 delete. --Core desat 04:00, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

List of television series running more than 10 years

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Arbitrary cut-off point/inclusion criterion, and redundant to the superior List of longest running TV shows by category which is how this topic should be handled. Saikokira 23:35, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong delete per nom. "More than 10 years" is purely arbitrary -- why cut off there? Why should shows only in their 10th year be excluded? I agree, List of longest running TV shows by category is far superior. Ten Pound Hammer  • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 23:57, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep The ten-year limit is exactly the kind of objective criterion that keeps this under control. "Longest" is an equally arbitrary criterion. The ten-year criterion allows listing multiple shows in each category, providing more information than the longest criterion. Useful compilation of information. Fg2 00:45, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Actually, a ten-year limit isn't particularly arbitrary. Since we use a base-10 numbering system, we tend to consider multiples of 10 (and multiples of 5 to a lesser extent) to be more notable than say 9 or 11. Choosing ">10" versus ">=10" is arbitrary, but I don't think it's sufficiently arbitrary for deletion and in fact the actual inclusion criteria don't make it clear which is intended. While List of longest running TV shows by category is similar, it is not the same type of information; that lists one show per (semi-arbitrary) category while this lists all shows of sufficient longevity. On the matter of whether this list is preferable to a similarly-named category, I have no opinion. Anomie 01:09, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. "list of" lists rarely pass muster and this is too arbitrary, so it can't establish why it is noteworthy.  The fact that we use base 10 math and decades doesn't make the list more notable.  Pharmboy 02:27, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral WP:ILIKEIT, WP:INTERESTING.. but no solid policy-based reason to keep yet.. Spazure 03:34, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Consists mostly of American shows, which are handled much better in List of longest running U.S. television series. There's enough to make a Canadian or non-American list, I suppose. Clarityfiend 06:13, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete because 10 years is an arbitrary criteria and this information is well enough covered in the longest running shows article Corpx 16:16, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per Clarity; this is primarily a list of American TV shows, with a few others thrown in. Worse, though, it's just a list of blue links with no explanation about what any show was about.  It's a dull, throwaway list that you can find in a lot of books.  I agree that 10 years is arbitrary, since a lot of successful shows retire after their seventh season, while they're still getting good ratings.  Mandsford 23:16, 29 July 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.