Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Seven deadly sins in popular culture


 * 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. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 04:26, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Seven deadly sins in popular culture

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Unacceptable trivia collection (WP:FIVE), often only referring to a single sin. A popular cultural metaphor that has any understanding buried under a torrent of irrelevance. Eyrian 19:39, 26 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep. Many similar articles include a "Subject X in pop culture" section, and Seven Deadly Sins could definitely use one because of the amount it is used. The section is so large it cannot be included in the main article, so needs to be kept as a separate article. Definitely clean it up and weed out some of the more vague and unreferenced entries (i.e. "'Seven' by Megadeth is a metal song mentions these sins as well." [sic]), but don't delete it. Hersfold (talk/work) 19:47, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. Kill it now for the same reasons that the other "in popular culture" articles are dying -- they're hard to verify; they're pure trivia; they're indiscriminate; they're lists of loosely associated topics; and so forth. I don't know why anyone would vote for "Keep". Ten Pound Hammer  • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 19:52, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete: ditto what TPH said, with a side of WP:OR for comparisons such as: "Pulp Fiction, (1994) - Subtle, underlying theme." Please see Articles for deletion/Pulp Fiction in popular culture. María ( críticame ) 20:56, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as per WP:TRIVIA, I'm also thinking those images are fair use violations. Corvus cornix 21:16, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete all %SUBJECT% in popular culture lists, they are nothing but trivia and violate the five pillars of Wikipedia as well. Burntsauce 21:22, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per 10 lb hammer and all other 'x in popular culture' debacles. CaveatLectorTalk 22:28, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Pure trivia! (WP:5) Corpx 02:06, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete I only created this article in order to clean up the main Seven Deadly Sins page (which is still in an absolute mess).  This stuff should have been deleted then, but there were too many voices on the main page arguing for it to be kept, so a consensus was reached moving the article to here.  There is absolutely no reason for it to exist, and it should really have been removed long before now.--Malvorean 02:39, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as per creator. This article has had other editors so it can't be speedied under that criteria. Capitalistroadster 02:57, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete -- But the classical references should be mentioned in the main article (and they're not "in popular culture " anyway). Saikokira 03:22, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Facts can be covered appropriately by lists, topics cannot. Golfcam 23:52, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - great idea, useful by itself, but the article needs major revision and editing. Bearian 23:02, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge The Seven Deadly Sins are frequently referred to in fiction and this is a well-written article. However, if the original author (Malvorean) wants to delete it, that's his/her choice.  Since there was only one original source for the Seven Deadly Sins, a merger would be appropriate, although I think it should be limited to those works where the seven sins are woven into the plot.  Mandsford 01:31, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'd say only a very small amount of it needs to be merged into the main article, as well. --Merlinme 10:16, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:TRIVIA. IPSOS (talk) 23:17, 29 July 2007 (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.