Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of railfans

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The result was delete. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:17, 24 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

List of railfans

List of railfans (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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This violates WP:INDISCRIMINATE and is not encyclopedic. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 19:40, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 20:14, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Random list, surprised my name isn't there! Most aren't even sourced and I don't really see the need for such a list. Oaktree b (talk) 20:44, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  The unsourced entries should have a source in the linked-to article, as here. If somebody adds an entry that is not sourced in either place, I remove it, as here. I just haven't got around to checking through the whole list yet. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 01:12, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete, can pretty much only be filled via WP:SYNTH since I don't think most people would actually say to a reliable source "oh ya by the way I'm a railfan". Alternatively rename to "List of foamers"^[Joke] ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 21:05, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. It doesn't meet WP:NLIST at all, as being a railfan is not a defining characteristic. Each specific person in the list is notable, and the topic of railfans is also notable, but a list of railfans with articles (especially one with such poor sourcing) is not notable. – Epicgenius (talk) 23:07, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per the above discussion, But seriously, how is this random list of people who liked to ride trains useful for our core readership? Bearian (talk) 19:50, 22 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as utterly useless niche trivia. Dronebogus (talk) 01:22, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete inherently both trivia and an indiscriminate list. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 14:17, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 17:02, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect or merge to Railfan in my opinion its better to redirect or merge to a parent article instead of deleting this all together. NotOrrio (talk) 07:26, 24 November 2022 (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.