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The result was DELETE. Fails WP:NOT --Madchester 02:15, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of Contestants on The Amazing Race[edit]

I cannot see this article serving any purpose that the current individual series articles of the Amazing Race do not already serve. This is basically just a list of names. WP:NOT indiscriminate lists, prodded as such by Madchester 17:14, 17 February 2007, prod removed by Evrik 06:45, 18 February 2007 claiming "it is a structured list that assists with the organisation of articles" and that it "could be the basis of a good resource". As the list serves no other purpose than to name those who participated in the Race, and because those lists already exist on the individual episode pages (and considering there may be a place in the future for articles such as Amazing Race 5 contestants, currently up for deletion) I respectfully disagree with Evrik on this one. -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 07:09, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions. -- SkierRMH 20:01, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete We don't need a list of contestants on a show. Also, take note that this list consists of first names only which makes it absolutely, 100% useless. Even if full names were given, these individuals are non-notable. If this type of information is somehow notable, it should be found in the main article (or articles on each season, if they exist). --The Way 08:01, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Useless list. Madhava 1947 (talk) 09:47, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. We don't need this kind of encouragement for other people to write "articles" on reality TV has-beens which, judged by the community countless times, don't deserve an article. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of television personalities. MER-C 11:02, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - lists of non-notable people like this neither needed nor wanted. Moreschi ^{Request a recording?} 12:25, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This list is a structured list that assists with the organization of he Amazing Race articles. It is a Wikipedia:Lists (stand-alone lists), does not violate WP:NOT as it is the basis of a good resource for an very popular television show. --evrik ^(talk) 14:46, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This is simply a list of non-notable individuals, many without an individual Wikipedia article. I have no problem with list pages linking notable topics/articles, but this is ridiculous. Even the introduction and infobox is simply copy and pasted from the main The Amazing Race article. --Madchester 15:59, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. per Madchester - even with surnames, it'd still be a list of nn people EliminatorJR 19:56, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Already better covered in the individual season articles. I don't really see the need for a listing of all the contestants on one page. BryanG^(talk) 21:22, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep important companion piece to article and categories. --South Philly 21:30, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Of no value whatsoever, redundant to the info provided on the respective season pages. Tarc 16:52, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per others. Pure redundancy (along with many non-notable people) in a separate article provides no additional value to understanding the series or its contestants. Tinlinkin 04:47, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. - WeniWidiWiki 06:17, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. List of non-notable individuals. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. utcursch | talk 12:32, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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