Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sterling submachine gun 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. Merge and delete is not compatible with the GFDL license. Sr13 03:25, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Sterling submachine gun in popular culture

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Yet another trivial listcruft of mentions. This is a small article, so I see no reason why it was even created. The notable items (which I don't see any, except perhaps James Bond movies, as it's been in some of them), should just be in the main article. Condense: don't just move into a list that most likely wont be maintained. RobJ1981 17:44, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong delete, this is one of the most ridiculous IPC lists I've seen. I mean, a freaking gun in popular culture? Let's just kill all these lists, as they've become "list of every little bitty mention of something in popular culture".  Ten Pound Hammer  • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 17:51, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'd be willing to see a try at Thompson submachine gun in popular culture given it's said off-Wikipedia to have been "immortalized by Hollywood" in mobster films -- and that Tommy Gun (song) by the Clash. But a list of appearances as a prop in movies doesn't cut it. Canuckle 18:15, 13 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletions.  -- Carom 18:26, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP is not a trivia collection Corpx 20:32, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - It is cruft and also fails WP:NOT. -- Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor  ( ταlκ )  20:54, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - It fails WP:NOT IMO. Alexf (t/c) 23:53, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as trivia and unsourced.--JForget 01:01, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge into an article about the Sterling submachinegun and then delete it. I recognize that some people are fans of guns, recognize when a particular weapon is shown, and take pride in the fact that they recognized it.  Most of us, however, note that a movie villain is holding a machine gun, and it makes no difference to us that it's an AK-47 or a Kalishnikov or whatever, nor does it matter to us that JFK was killed by a Mannlicher-Caricano.  Send it back to the original article, where it will be appreciated by people who look up the Sterling submachine gun on Wikipedia... because this is going to get shot down.  Mandsford 02:14, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, this has to go. These sections are generally not appreciated in the original article. Punkmorten 08:10, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Possibly the worst of the pop culture 'articles' I've seen. --Android Mouse 22:25, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge I can see it being interesting or useful to a decent number of users. It's well written, but to short to merit a standalone article even when sourced. Horrorshowj 23:07, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete and merge as per above discussion. Also, cross-list with Gun culture. Bearian 23:52, 15 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.