Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/References to Star Trek in The Simpsons

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The result of the debate was Keep. Woohookitty 04:50, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

References to Star Trek in The Simpsons
This is fansite material, not an encyclopedia article. It consists entirely of plot snippets from episodes, and doesn't have anything resembling an encyclopedic discussion of a topic. Nor could it ever have such a discussion, given the title. Should be moved to a Wikicities community, or Memory Alpha, or some other such site. Isomorphic 2 July 2005 03:30 (UTC)
 * Redirect to The Simpsons. What they could do is mention about referencing other shows in a sentence or two. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 2 July 2005 03:32 (UTC)
 * Redirect agreed, a simple note would suffice -Harmil 2 July 2005 03:48 (UTC)
 * Keep. Harmless list, and the article on The Simpsons is already too big to have this shoved into it. Also, I can see how an encyclopedic discussion could be made of the use of a particular set of pop-culture references in a different pop culture setting. -- BD2412 talk July 2, 2005 04:36 (UTC)
 * What would constitute an "encyclopedic" discussion of Star Trek references in The Simpsons? If I stretch far enough I can imagine such a thing, but it would qualify as original research. Isomorphic 2 July 2005 05:20 (UTC)
 * Oh, I'll add one - after I pass the Bar exam. No original research, I assure you - I suspect there are sources out there. -- BD2412 talk July 2, 2005 21:31 (UTC)
 * Keep as per BD2412. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 2 July 2005 04:39 (UTC)
 * Delete fancruft times two CDC   (talk)  2 July 2005 06:16 (UTC)
 * Keep Trans-series fan cruft. Klonimus 2 July 2005 08:12 (UTC)
 * Delete: Simply a cross index. That's not an article.  It's also not a list that serves a function.  Besides which, "The Simpsons" refers to "Star Trek" so often as to be ridiculous.  Is "References to The Shining in The Simpsons" next (they do that a lot) or "References to Courtship of Eddie's Father" after that? Geogre 2 July 2005 12:34 (UTC)
 * Keep. There is a References to Star Trek list, and it appears this Simpsons list was moved from that page to cut down on its size, along with similar pages for Futurama and South Park. HollyAm 2 July 2005 16:08 (UTC)
 * Keep No strong arguement to delete. That it's a subpage of other fan-cruft isn't a big deal to me, at least it's notable fan cruft. SchmuckyTheCat 2 July 2005 17:18 (UTC)
 * Keep Wikipedia is not paper. The Simpsons and Star Trek are both significant cultural phonomena and long-lived television programs.  Their storylines frequently touch upon important themes and controversies in the broader culture.  The content of the shows are a relevant source for encyclopedia content.Tobycat 3 July 2005 00:42 (UTC)
 * Keep. Ditto Tobycat L-Bit 3 July 2005 01:03 (UTC)
 * Delete Simpsons/Trek-cruft. The pop-cultural import of either Star Trek or The Simpsons is not in question -- the insanely detailed level of granularity of this trivial information is. --Calton | Talk 3 July 2005 04:15 (UTC)
 * Keep as per Tobycat CanadianCaesar 3 July 2005 05:06 (UTC)
 * Keep as Tobycat. Rob Church 3 July 2005 12:49 (UTC)
 * Delete Despite the fact that Wikipedia is not paper, should there not be some utility to the things that are contained herein? (If I had been uncertain, the misquote of ultimate for utility in the article would done it.) WhatAreYouLookingAt? 7 July 2005 04:42 (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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.