Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Veterans of the Spanish Civil War who died in 2000–05


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The result was delete.  MBisanz  talk 02:12, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Veterans of the Spanish Civil War who died in 2000–05

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Similar to Articles for deletion/List of veterans of World War I who died in 1999 which was deleted and the current discussion at Articles for deletion/List of veterans of World War I who died in 2000, I'm listing all these as they all feel closer to a directory and against WP:CSC as this gets closer and closer to indiscriminate if we go further back in time. 2015 has 3, 2014 has 6, 2013 has 9, 2012 has 14, until we get to 35 for all of 2000-2005, etc., all of which on based on verifiable existence alone, not based on encyclopedic and topical relevance. How far back should these lists of veterans go? In theory, the first list would be "List of veterans of the Spanish Civil War who died in 1936" which I think everyone agrees would be absurd. Note that I am NOT including List of surviving veterans of the Spanish Civil War which is different enough. Ricky81682 (talk) 01:14, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
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 * Delete agree for the reasons given by nominator. WP is not a directory, and these categories lack sources as a subject. Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 02:17, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep This is a great resource for people researching this subject, and doesn't hurt Wikipedia at all. Czolgolz (talk) 02:31, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment looking at the dates, they are lists of men that died in their 80's (earlier years) and 90's (2013) which is not that old or remarkable. I suspect the lists are quite incomplete and note the Jan 1-Dec 31 date ranges are arbitrary. Legacypac (talk) 02:38, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOTDIRECTORY. --Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 18:52, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per Rubbish computer's rationale: Wikipedia is not a directory of Spanish Civil War veterans. I can only imagine if someone starts to create yearly lists of the deaths of Russian, American or British Empire veterans of World War II . . . given the numbers involved -- millions of veterans, tens of thousands of yearly deaths as these vets hit their late 80s and 90s -- and the fact that the overwhelming majority of them are not notable per the general notability guidelines nor the specific notability guidelines applicable to military personnel and recipients of highest-level decorations, we should not even ponder the creation of veterans lists based on death and age.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 21:35, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete I'm not seeing any type of justification/coverage for standalone lists on this topic. Canadian   Paul  18:10, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


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