Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Waterloo in popular culture

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The result was delete. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:44, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Waterloo in popular culture

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A mostly unreferenced WP:INDISCRIMINATE list of trivial references to the battle of Waterloo in media, with an added weirdness such as commemorative objects and events, Waterloo in quotations, and even a list of reenactment events. Zero evidence there any reliable sources that address this topic. If any rewriting were to happen, WP:TNT would apply. Article fails WP:NLIST, WP:GNG and Wikipedia:IPC. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 18:30, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:22, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Per nom. Yet another unnecessary split. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 04:48, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Another "in popular culture" article that is nothing but a list of largely non-notable trivia, without a single source actually discussing the actual overall concept of the Battle of Waterloo's depiction or use in popular culture. This one is particularly poor, as many of the entries are not even examples of its use in popular culture, or are simply times someone used the phrase "met his Waterloo". As such, there is really nothing that warrants preserving. Rorshacma (talk) 17:27, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete for the reasons already stated. MichaelMaggs (talk) 14:49, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - I would agree with this view that is largely just a collection of trivia. If there is a need to talk about the long term cultural impact of the battle, then it should in the first instance be done in its article with references to appropriate sources (and not just be a glorified list in any case). Dunarc (talk) 20:46, 11 April 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.