Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of unusual reasons for becoming famous


 * 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 of the debate was delete. Mailer Diablo 20:44, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

List of unusual reasons for becoming famous
WP:NOT. Wikipedia is not "Lists or repositories of loosely associated topics such as ... persons." JeffW 19:33, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, inherently POV. "Unusual" according to whom? PJM 19:45, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per PJM. Belongs on List of usual reasons for deleting a page. Slowmover 19:57, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete obviously. Just zis Guy you know? 20:33, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Scranchuse 20:42, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per PJM. Too many people could be added to the list, and some clearly should be taken off. What's "unusual"??? Fan1967 22:17, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete How long until we'll see a List of interesting lists on Wikipedia list? Hirudo 22:55, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom  Funky Monkey    (talk)   01:29, 22 April 2006 (UTC)/
 * Should List of unusual deaths be nominated too? --JeffW 02:08, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep I put alot of efforts into making lists to add to wikipedia. I do not like the direction wikipedia is going, towards the traditional definition of an encyclopedia, rather then something more open minded.  Wikipedia should be a reposatory of information for research. Many people would be curious to see how someone became famous.  Prehaps a change in the title of the article and removing some people would please you. Cooltobekind 16:25, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Can you think of a way to make membership in the list more definitive? I could contest how "famous" half the people on that list are.  Katherine Harris was a Secretary of State who refused to do a recount, how unusual is that?  Does it really matter that Fabio is on the cover of romance novels instead of fashion magazines?  Kato Kaelin was a witness...and that unusual how?  --JeffW 18:40, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Add Rosa Parks as another questionable entry. Hundreds (thousands?) of blacks chose to be arrested during that era for sitting in a whites-only section, using a whites-only pool, eating at a whites-only lunch counter, etc. Hers was just one of many similar protests. Unless you can define "unusual" the article is pointless. Fan1967 01:01, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per PJM.


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