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The result of the debate was Delete. --JoanneB 23:56, 30 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

List of Hillsborough disaster casualties[edit]

Something Wikipedia is not, namely a memorial/list of indiscriminate information. While I agree that it's sad that these people died, I don't think we need an article listing each and every one of them. FCYTravis 21:31, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - Is there an authoritative list of victims available? --- Charles Stewart^(talk) 21:41, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Liv FC memorial page --- Charles Stewart^(talk) 21:44, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment - I would be very supportive of that external link being added to the main page. FCYTravis 22:26, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - I don't see any value to hosting this easily available information on WP. I certainly would not trust WP more than the above link. --- Charles Stewart^(talk) 21:44, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep It was one of football's biggest disasters, and there should be an article listing the dead. By the way, FCYTravis there is a whole section devoted as a 9/11 memorial. See here: http://sep11.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Memoriam --Differentgravy 21:51, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - That's not part of Wikipedia, and some are questioning its existence. See Deletion review for a discussion. FCYTravis 22:27, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Sorry, I hit 'show preview' but somehow didn't notice you had already responded! Comment. Yes, but that's not part of the English Wikipedia, which is located at en.wikipedia.org. It's a completely separate Wikipedia at sep11.wikipedia.org. Wiki software can be used for a variety of purposes; here, however, its an encyclopedia. -Rebelguys2 22:28, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • It is a separate wiki it is not a wikipedia. DES ^(talk) 22:30, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        • Ha, you knew what I meant. At least I didn't slip up in the next sentence. ;) -Rebelguys2 23:39, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete but I think we should have a uniform policy when these sorts of articles pop up; if these people were notable beforehand it may well be a keep. Carlossuarez46 21:52, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as per the "memorials" section of WP:NOT, which is the relevant policy page, IMO. DES ^(talk) 22:05, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. WP:NOT a memorial. The list of names is unencyclopedic. As a sample alternative, in the articles relating to the incidents on September 11, 2001, casualties are summarized in September 11, 2001 attacks#Fatalities. Follow precedent and avoid unencyclopedic list-cruft of non-notable persons, however poignant or sad the subject is. -Rebelguys2 22:25, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, per nom. I bet there's an external link that can take care of this. -R. fiend 22:37, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. NOT policy, maintainability, etc. goatasaur 22:47, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• delete per WP:NOT memorial policy _└ ^UkPaolo/_talk^┐ 23:08, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete WP is not a memorial to the dead.  (aeropagitica)  23:24, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per WP:NOT. --Andy 23:58, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, Wikipedia is not a memorial. User:Zoe|^(talk) 00:35, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, not a memorial. Radiant_>|< 01:10, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as Wikipedia is not a memorial. This appears to be an example of systematic bias. See WP:CSB. Stifle 09:39, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, WP:NOT a memorial. Add a URL to the casualities (say, the one above) in the external links, and we're gravy. Proto t c 11:50, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Wikipedia is not a memorial. *drew 07:54, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom and precedent. --Aaron 09:42, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Informative and useful Hipocrite - «Talk» 16:13, 30 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom Melchoir 22:43, 30 January 2006 (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.