Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maxim magazine's 20 Most Annoying Songs Ever!


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The result of the debate was close early with no result because it needs to be handled as a copyright problem instead. --Michael Snow 06:30, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Maxim magazine's 20 Most Annoying Songs Ever!
Clearly non-notable, highly subjective, has potential copyright problems, has no substantial content beyond the list, and is extremely time-sensitive. I have no problem with citing the honour in the articles for the individual songs (where such articles exist), but the list certainly does not deserve its own article. Deco 03:09, 2 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete for being a non-encyclopedic totally POV article (besides I like Hollaback Girl). Ruby 03:12, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, strictly speaking I wouldn't characterize it as POV, since it's just describing what Maxim believes and attributing that opinion to Maxim. But it is quite subjective. Deco 03:22, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Pointless list, non-notable. It isn't POV because it just a repeat of something Maxim said but Wikipedia is not an endless repository for all magazine articles. Hdstubbs 04:23, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Does Maxim have any special credentials to judge annoying songs? It would arguably be different if it was a music magazine. Capitalistroadster 04:24, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge I'm changing my vote to merge. Look above this one a few spaces and you'll see a similar vote for VH1's 100 best songs, i'd say if that list stays the maxim one should as well.  Just because its not a music magazine doesn't mean there aren't people qualified to judge music who are employed.  I'd say put this on the maxim page, as a link to the actual article.  Might even be used as trivia on the pages of the individual artists sites. Batman2005 05:28, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Totally idiosyncratic non-topic. Ikkyu2 05:57, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Maxim is not a music magazine. Probable copyright issues. Wikipedia is not a repository for lists from magazine articles. --kingboyk 06:29, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Unencylopædic article, violates WP:NPOV due to subjectivity.  (aeropagitica)   06:34, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete but maybe use as a source for List of songs in English labeled the worst ever -- Astrokey44 |talk 12:57, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Legitimate but unencyclopedic topic.  Listcruft, source is insufficiently authoritative in the field.  I'd also nominate Maxim for any list of Most Annoying and Least Informative Magazines.  Barno 16:52, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete I agree that those songs are annoying especially the number 1 but I do believe it is POV and does not belong on an online encylopedia. -- † Ðy§ep§ion † 19:08, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge to List of songs in English labeled the worst ever. Crotalus horridus (TALK • CONTRIBS) 21:31, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Technically they didn't label the songs as "worst ever", just "most annoying ever". Deco 00:24, 3 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Destroy as Copyvio. Lists of items derived solely through editorial opinion (as opposed to polls, statistics, and other fact-based processes) fall within the guidelines of Eckes v. Card Prices Update and are subject to copyright protection under US law.  Reproducing the entirety of such a list merely for the purposes of copying it into Wikipedia is a copyright violation and should not be allowed to stand.  Dragons flight 01:33, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, barring that Merge to the worst songs list. Notable pop-culture reference for 2005. -- A l e x W C ov i n g t o n  (talk) (talk) 01:54, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Gamaliel 04:08, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete - we shouldn't be duplicating other publications' lists, even if they were halfway authoritative, which this one isn't. —Cleared as filed. 05:19, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as blatent copyvio ➥the Epopt 05:32, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete - copyvio. Guettarda 07:52, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, copyvio. older ≠ wiser 14:11, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as blatent copyvio. --Carnildo 19:59, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Copyvio per Eckes v. Card Prices Update. Wikiacc (¶ | ∞) 22:52, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as should Articles for deletion/List of VH1's 100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years and List of songs in English labeled the worst ever. These are hopeless subjective, POV, and nonencyclopedic regardless of who the source is and even if not copyvio. Carlossuarez46 23:20, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as copyvio. - ddlamb 05:13, 4 February 2006 (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.