Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Only Connect (series 1)


 * 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. all SpinningSpark 22:24, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

Only Connect (series 1)

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WP:LISTCRUFT article showing by-episode team scores, game results and notes about contestants appearing on each episode of Only Connect. Article does not contain information that meets guidelines in WP:EPISODE (specifically, "Such pages must still be notable, and contain out-of-universe context, and not merely be a list of episode titles or cast and crew: Wikipedia is not a directory.") Most information within article falls under WP:ALS, since episode air dates, contestant notes, and team scores are unsourced.

This is not a television series with fictional plot synopses that is appropriate to be chronicled in an article, and the specific details of results from a television game show episode do not meet WP:GNG.

Ample precedent that WP:UNSOURCED/WP:LISTCRUFT aggregate statistics of episode, individual game and tournament results for game show episodes do not meet WP:GNG/WP:EPISODE are discussed in similar AFDs, such as:
 * Articles for deletion/List of Deal or No Deal Special shows
 * Articles for deletion/List of Deal or No Deal (U.S. game show) episodes
 * Articles for deletion/List of Figure It Out episodes
 * Articles for deletion/List of BrainSurge episodes
 * Articles for deletion/List of The Chase (UK game show) episodes
 * Articles for deletion/List of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? UK episodes
 * Articles for deletion/List of Hollywood Game Night episodes
 * Articles for deletion/List of The X Factor (UK) episodes

I am also nominating the following related pages because pages detailing season statistics for Only Connect seasons 2 through 10 are all similar and also fail WP guidelines discussed above:

AldezD (talk) 19:13, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:15, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:15, 19 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 00:34, 26 August 2014 (UTC)




 * Delete all per previous consensus on these types of articles.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 08:44, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment the AFDs listed as precedent don't appear to be directly comparable to these articles (it's hard to know without having seen the content of what was deleted). These are articles about the series - they contain episode lists, yes, but that's not all they have. (I may be biased, as I'm a contestant in series 10, so please bear that in mind when considering my comment). --OpenToppedBus - Talk to the driver 20:27, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete all There is virtually no content in these pages, just a list of contestants and scores. The references are not notable. LaMona (talk) 00:42, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment Deleting is fine, provided the information contained in these pages is retained elsewhere - e.g. on a single page entitled "List of Only Connect Episodes" (cf. This list of The Simpsons Episodes, amongst many others as an example.) It is useful (and relevant) to have a consolidated source of information regarding airing times, contestants, etc. Simonalexander2005 (talk) 16:42, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep These articles have been useful to me (and others I presume) when I wanted to know the results and scores of previous episodes, but I don't know if that is reason enough for you guys to keep it :( Thanks a lot people. Feudonym (talk) 03:16, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete all - Nothing encyclopedic & worth saving here, All of this fancruft belongs on some Wikia page. – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  16:56, 3 September 2014 (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.