Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of nicknames used by Stephen Colbert

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 14:42, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of nicknames used by Stephen Colbert

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How does this not violate WP:NOTEVERYTHING, a list of nicknames, seriously?

Unenclyopedic trivia. Slatersteven (talk) 14:42, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Slatersteven (talk) 14:42, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Entertainment, Politics, Lists, and United States of America. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:47, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Have you read NOTEVERYTHING? This doesn't fall under anything listed there. Keep for the same reasoning as at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of nicknames used by Donald Trump (3rd nomination). Elli (talk | contribs) 14:55, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
STRONG Delete This is just nonsensical. At least the other 2 were about leaders of a nation. This is just leaving the door open for an article about nicknames for every person with a Wikipedia. It’s just pointless clutter. 2 kewl fer skool (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 16:09, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Pointless trivia. Athel cb (talk) 16:25, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The claimed NOTEVERYTHING violation is vague and meaningless, because NOTEVERYTHING is a long catch-all section that splits out into various subsections unrelated to each other. However, unlike the other two nominations, I do not believe this one is notable as a whole, and therefore fails LISTN. Snowmanonahoe (talk) 16:32, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - The key policy here is WP:LISTN, which requires that the set of things listed has been discussed as a group or set by independent reliable sources. So to be kept, we would need multiple sources which discuss Colbert's nicknames for people as a set and not just sources for each of the nicknames he's used. The closest I can find is this and this - although they are by the same author so count as one source for the purposes of notability. I'm not convinced that any of the other sources provide the significance of coverage required to meet LISTN. If someone does find adequate sourcing, please let me know. WJ94 (talk) 17:03, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There is no reason for a separate article for every person who has nicknames they give to people. If it was notable then mention it in their main article. Dream Focus 06:54, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Stephen Colbert. While I am inclined to move for keeping the other two (of nicknames used by Trump and Bush), this one is a different animal; the sources are not there, and the topic (i.e. WP:LISTN) isn't there either. Essentially, what WJ94 says: there is really not anything to suggest that people consider Colbert's use of nicknames to be remarkable or noteworthy in its own right (the fact of them being goofy is pretty much expected, since he's a comedian). jp×g 10:06, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per LISTN. This is standard schtick for comedians, not at all restricted to Colbert, and therefore not considered notable or unusual. Also, you'd have an ever-expanding list, as his writers come up with more for every show. Clarityfiend (talk) 12:19, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Total trivia. Orientls (talk) 13:40, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Trivia. — Maile (talk) 01:32, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: not notable and fails WP:LISTN, as explained by WJ94. —Anomalocaris (talk) 20:39, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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