Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of triathletes


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The result was KEEP, WP:SNOW. postdlf (talk) 18:59, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

List of triathletes

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List article that defines no criteria for inclusion other than "notable for their achievements in the triathlon." Even if referenced (currently no references) it still smacks of original research and/or synthesis. NtheP (talk) 18:30, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. The inclusion criteria are that the people listed are (a) notable by Wikipedia standards, and (b) triathletes. There's nothing wrong with that. Every athlete listed has an article that demonstrates that they belong on the list, so where is the problem here exactly? --Michig (talk) 18:37, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment by that reasoning every triathlete with an article on wikipedia should be on this list, but they aren't, so some undefined criteria is being used to include them in this list. NtheP (talk) 18:52, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * or perhaps the list is simply currently incomplete? --Michig (talk) 18:57, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Possibly, but I speculate that actually the intention is to create a list of those who are "more notable" because they have won/been placed in a major championship. If someone will define the criteria for inclusion as something narrower than "they are all triathletes" (as there is a category for that) and give a reason why the criteria set isn't just arbitrary I'll withdraw the nomination. NtheP (talk) 19:20, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Since no restriction is specified, the list can be expanded, and therefore 'fixed' if you like, by editing. The existence of a category for triathletes does not mean that we shouldn't also have a list. There's no need to delete here. --Michig (talk) 19:31, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep See Category:Lists of sportspeople and Category:Triathletes which demonstrate that we routinely maintain such information. Warden (talk) 22:29, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Incomplete but valuable. Pburka (talk) 23:05, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - A functional list full of blue-links to other Wikipedia articles. Northamerica1000(talk) 00:23, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep A perfectly valid list of notable people on a notable topic.  Lugnuts  And the horse 08:37, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep If one is looking for a set of criteria as to what defines the triathlete as notable please check here: WP:NTRIATHLON. The (incomplete) list shows athletes that meet the set criteria.  Barkeep  Chat/''' 13:18, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Snow keep This list obviously fits Wikipedia policies (WP:L, WP:CLN, etc). Deleting an article because it's not fully comprehensive or immediately perfect goes against Wikipedia policy and practice (see WP:DEV, WP:AfD). Most articles on Wikipedia are still under development, but that doesn't mean they should be deleted. --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:26, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep, but please add some citations, please, for the kittens. Bearian (talk) 17:06, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
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