Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lists of villains

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 keep. – Joe (talk) 14:34, 1 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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List of lists. More appropriate for category. Matt14451 (talk) 17:25, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep WP:CLN says clearly that we don't delete lists because categories exist. The existence of a category demonstrates that this is a valid classification and so it's reasonable to have a list. Sources such as Neo-Victorian Villains and The Encyclopedia of Super Villains demonstrate that this passes WP:LISTN and so we're good. Andrew D. (talk) 17:41, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per WP:LISTOFLISTS. ——SerialNumber54129 17:51, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:28, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@CAPTAIN RAJU: is there, as yet, a list of Lists-of-lists-related deletion discussions? MPS1992 (talk) 01:10, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep A quick read of WP:AOAL shows these two (Lists of villains and Lists of superheroes) check plenty of boxes there. Plus, they assemble everything for visitors. The categories do not. They are here and there. Also, these articles are tied together with a see also, something the categories do not do. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 19:23, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. This list has potential to provide more information and better organization than a category could. Pburka (talk) 22:54, 24 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep – WP:NOTDUP, and also, some readers don't utilize categories. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:29, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• SNOW keep. The stated rationale runs contrary to WP:CLN and thus is not a policy-based reason for deletion. Regards SoWhy 20:16, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge into Lists of superheroes to create Lists of superheroes and supervillains; it makes more sense to me. However, keep per WP:NOTDUP._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 21:37, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per all the above. Merging as suggested by ZXCVBNM might be a good idea too but I think that can be discussed separately. — ᴀnemoneᴘroᴊecтors 09:47, 29 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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.