Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Notable guests of the Late Show


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The result was delete. Secret account 04:30, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Notable guests of the Late Show

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Indiscriminate directory of guests on a TV show in violation of WP:NOT. Mh29255 (talk) 19:19, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - what is notable? Hence indiscriminate. Rgds, --Trident13 (talk) 19:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Per nom and above. Ros0709 (talk) 19:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Unreferenced and original research. Almost fancruft, even.  Lady   Galaxy  21:00, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete these aren't notable guests, they're memorable incidents. For those that, unlike Madonna on Letterman, didn't get significant media coverage, it's hard to see this as anything other than WP:OR. I don't necessarily disagree with the inclusion of anything here, but what's the standard--one editor's opinion? I see it's intended as a split from the main article for the show. Beacuase of that, I can see some value in it, but overall it's hard to justify it without some criterion in lieu of extensive media coverage. JJL (talk) 21:10, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep I agree that it's notable incidents rather than notable guests, although it's possible to source some of the items that made news-- Andy Kaufman/Jerry Lawler on Late Night, Madonna, Salman Rushdie, Johnny Carson, etc., on Late Show were reported in the press. Author must have sources.  Mandsford (talk) 21:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong merge - Wow, first time I've used that. Clearly this material would be important to anybody interested in the Late Show and should be included with that article.  (However, if it violates WP:SIZE or is stylistically awkward to include it there, it should be kept.)  WP:NOT doesn't seem to apply here; this isn't just a list of guests - it actually has content describing why the appearance was significant to the show.  As part of the main Late Night article, this should be covered under WP:NNC. Torc2 (talk) 02:18, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge all verifiable, sourced information to The Late Show. Guest9999 (talk) 16:59, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I would have said merge but the main article is already quite long--and this is a relevant factor in creating subarticles. This is one of the few shows where I think this is actually important enough to include. The Madonna subsection shows a proper further development when one particular appearance is sufficiently significant. The most important elements  of popular culture deserve thorough treatment. DGG (talk) 01:07, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. WP:OR.  --  Wikipedical (talk) 02:25, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


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