The result was delete. Note a duplicate "keep" from DGG was not wholly ignored, as he made a different point. DHowell's excellent "keep" argument justifies the existence of our Belgian Americans and Swiss Americans articles very well but fails to address why we should have a list. Badagnani's argument consists of "Keep as it is encyclopaedic", without evidencing why (the rest of his comments are not pertinent to this deletion discussion). Mikka and DGG's arguments, again, justify the Belgian Americans article very well, but fail to address why we also need a list. Only Kappa's argument has any real pertinence to this list, and given the number of deletions citing valid policy, I can only close this as a delete. Neil ム 09:01, 31 August 2007 (UTC) reply
First of all, this appears to be a NATIONALITY-NATIONALITY list instead of the typical ETHNICITY-NATIONALITY list. It should be deleted because of its forced amalgamation of potentially completely unrelated people. Last, it is in line with the recent nominations of List of English Americans and List of Portuguese Americans. Bulldog123 08:06, 23 August 2007 (UTC) reply
"To avoid problems with lists, the criteria for inclusion must comply with Wikipedia:Verifiability. That is, if someone is listed as an X, that person must have been identified as an X by a reliable published source. Also be aware of original research when selecting the criteria for inclusion: use a criterion that is widely agreed upon rather than inventing new criteria that cannot be verified as notable or that is not widely accepted.
Lists should always include unambiguous statements of membership criteria based on definitions made by reputable sources, especially in difficult or contentious topics. Beware of those cases in which the definitions themselves are disputed. Many lists on Wikipedia have been created without any membership criteria, and editors are left to guess about what or whom should be included only from the name of the list. Even if it might "seem obvious" what qualifies for membership in a list, explicit is better than implicit".
If lists of these types are kept, they should all be required to follow the suggestions above. Explicit criteria should be at the top of the page, and citations should be required for each entry - otherwise, it's personal research. MarkinBoston 22:46, 24 August 2007 (UTC) reply
The result was delete. Note a duplicate "keep" from DGG was not wholly ignored, as he made a different point. DHowell's excellent "keep" argument justifies the existence of our Belgian Americans and Swiss Americans articles very well but fails to address why we should have a list. Badagnani's argument consists of "Keep as it is encyclopaedic", without evidencing why (the rest of his comments are not pertinent to this deletion discussion). Mikka and DGG's arguments, again, justify the Belgian Americans article very well, but fail to address why we also need a list. Only Kappa's argument has any real pertinence to this list, and given the number of deletions citing valid policy, I can only close this as a delete. Neil ム 09:01, 31 August 2007 (UTC) reply
First of all, this appears to be a NATIONALITY-NATIONALITY list instead of the typical ETHNICITY-NATIONALITY list. It should be deleted because of its forced amalgamation of potentially completely unrelated people. Last, it is in line with the recent nominations of List of English Americans and List of Portuguese Americans. Bulldog123 08:06, 23 August 2007 (UTC) reply
"To avoid problems with lists, the criteria for inclusion must comply with Wikipedia:Verifiability. That is, if someone is listed as an X, that person must have been identified as an X by a reliable published source. Also be aware of original research when selecting the criteria for inclusion: use a criterion that is widely agreed upon rather than inventing new criteria that cannot be verified as notable or that is not widely accepted.
Lists should always include unambiguous statements of membership criteria based on definitions made by reputable sources, especially in difficult or contentious topics. Beware of those cases in which the definitions themselves are disputed. Many lists on Wikipedia have been created without any membership criteria, and editors are left to guess about what or whom should be included only from the name of the list. Even if it might "seem obvious" what qualifies for membership in a list, explicit is better than implicit".
If lists of these types are kept, they should all be required to follow the suggestions above. Explicit criteria should be at the top of the page, and citations should be required for each entry - otherwise, it's personal research. MarkinBoston 22:46, 24 August 2007 (UTC) reply