Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The World's Greatest Comedy Characters


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The result was  d elete. - Mailer Diablo 17:18, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

The World's Greatest Comedy Characters
Entirely NN subjeBold textctive best of list - no secondary sources. Fredrick day 17:27, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, non-notable, subjective list. Ten Pound Hammer  • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?) 17:30, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete I fail to see why we should make a copy of a list produced by a source Corpx 18:25, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Copying a copyrighted list like this is only fair use if there is critical commentary (Wikipedia policy further states that this commentary must attributable to reliable sources).  Otherwise, it is a copyright violation, and therefore has no place on Wikipedia.  --Phirazo 02:07, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Probably not a copyvio; lists like these generally aren't copyrighted, simply because creators like Channel 4, TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, etc., want to encourage reporting of things that reinforce their image as "authority" on a subject. There may be a place for lists like these, as a snapshot of what people enjoyed at a particular place and time; in 2057, cultural archaeologists might refer to this list.  However, it doesn't merit its own article.  In this case, this is mildly interesting as an insight into British culture for those of us who aren't British.  One thing Americans and Brits have in common is that we think we speak for the entire planet. Mandsford 16:12, 25 August 2007 (UTC)


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