The result was no consensus. I wonder, however, if there is an article entitled "List of notable performances on ToTP" that might be worth making? This incomplete list does not appear to serve much of a purpose. Black Kite ( talk) 11:13, 9 June 2012 (UTC) reply
Despite that this article is still woefully incomplete, it is already at bursting point. I can't see that this article adds any useful information to Wikipedia and meets virtually all of the criteria in WP:LISTCRUFT. Top of the Pops included all the songs to make the UK top 20 and most of the top 40, so it's basically a list of every hit in the UK charts within its 40+ year history. The list also includes "performances" from artists who appeared on a video clip rather than actually in studio.
I see from the previous AfD that the issue was that it was unreferenced and despite assurances from editors, three years down the line, not a single one has been added. I can't imagine the list is ever going to be complete (or even wholly reliable) since virtually all the shows from the 1960s don't exist in the archives, and a vast many of the 1970s as well, so entries could be added through guess work since they were hits. There are a great number of articles of minor chart acts which include a "See also" section which links this article (very often as its only See also), I can't see how seeing an artist's name listed here is of any value to also see.
Going on a random year (1977) I see there are 89 songs listed. Given that roughly 200 different songs appeared per year, this will give an idea of how incomplete the list is and how large the article could still get. Certainly the article could be split, but the informations is pointless.
The only way I could see it of any value is to list the songs that appeared on the show that weren't hits, because you can already assume that every hit was included (bar maybe about six banned songs in 40 years). Or perhaps a list of notable appearances, with a description of why each was notable and obviously a source. Although WP:NNC insists that entries of a list are notable, which of course in this case they are, the notability here depends on its appearance on the programme being notable. List of non-hit singles that appeared on ''Top of the Pops'' or List of notable appearances on ''Top of the Pops''?
I propose deletion of this down to it being non-notable information.-- Tuzapicabit ( talk) 16:59, 1 June 2012 (UTC) reply
The result was no consensus. I wonder, however, if there is an article entitled "List of notable performances on ToTP" that might be worth making? This incomplete list does not appear to serve much of a purpose. Black Kite ( talk) 11:13, 9 June 2012 (UTC) reply
Despite that this article is still woefully incomplete, it is already at bursting point. I can't see that this article adds any useful information to Wikipedia and meets virtually all of the criteria in WP:LISTCRUFT. Top of the Pops included all the songs to make the UK top 20 and most of the top 40, so it's basically a list of every hit in the UK charts within its 40+ year history. The list also includes "performances" from artists who appeared on a video clip rather than actually in studio.
I see from the previous AfD that the issue was that it was unreferenced and despite assurances from editors, three years down the line, not a single one has been added. I can't imagine the list is ever going to be complete (or even wholly reliable) since virtually all the shows from the 1960s don't exist in the archives, and a vast many of the 1970s as well, so entries could be added through guess work since they were hits. There are a great number of articles of minor chart acts which include a "See also" section which links this article (very often as its only See also), I can't see how seeing an artist's name listed here is of any value to also see.
Going on a random year (1977) I see there are 89 songs listed. Given that roughly 200 different songs appeared per year, this will give an idea of how incomplete the list is and how large the article could still get. Certainly the article could be split, but the informations is pointless.
The only way I could see it of any value is to list the songs that appeared on the show that weren't hits, because you can already assume that every hit was included (bar maybe about six banned songs in 40 years). Or perhaps a list of notable appearances, with a description of why each was notable and obviously a source. Although WP:NNC insists that entries of a list are notable, which of course in this case they are, the notability here depends on its appearance on the programme being notable. List of non-hit singles that appeared on ''Top of the Pops'' or List of notable appearances on ''Top of the Pops''?
I propose deletion of this down to it being non-notable information.-- Tuzapicabit ( talk) 16:59, 1 June 2012 (UTC) reply