Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of artists by nationality

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The result of the debate was - no consensus so merged into list of artists as a compromise. - SimonP 22:09, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

List of artists by nationality[edit]

Not a useful, descriptive, or complete list michael 10:04, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Delete while lists obviously have a place on wikipedia, the lists contained in this article are poorly written, contain far too many redlinks, and is not comprehensive at all. While a set of lists like this may be useful, this needs to be deleted or edited dramatically.--Sophitus 10:32, May 27, 2005 (UTC)
Delete - one of those rare instances where using categories makes far more sense. Grutness...wha? 12:55, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect to List of artists. --Edcolins 13:23, May 27, 2005 (UTC)
Keep. List hierarchies like this can be useful merge targets for minor stubs and encourage the creation of redlinks for articles that are needed. Cats are good too. Both have their uses. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 14:01, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I do think we should keep the lists such as List of Irish artists however imo we don't really need a list of those lists given that there is already a Category:Artists by nationality where those lists can be grouped if necessary. -- Lochaber 14:22, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete — Use Category:Artists by nationality. — RJH 15:21, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, needs to be annotated, e.g. to explain if List of Korean artists includes both North and South Koreans. Kappa 15:46, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
~~Delete~~, lists like these are a maintanance nightmare and rarely useful. --W(t) 21:26, 2005 May 27 (UTC)
- This list doesn't need maintenance unless new sub-lists are created or deleted. Kappa 22:01, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Oops, my bad, I was confusing it with something else. Still not sure it's a useful idea, but don't have enough thoughts on the matter to vote. --W(t) 22:12, 2005 May 27 (UTC)
I originally listed this because I thought that a list of lists was a silly idea, not to mention that it is misnamed and only contains 5 lists. I think if this isn't deleted, it needs a lot of work; it should at least be renamed to "List of lists of artists by nationality" and contain more "less-obscure" nationalities. I mean, it seems that if Slovenian artists are listed, there should at least be French, Spanish, etc. artists as well. It's also inconsistent; Korean artists looks more like an article on Korean art types, while Canadian artists is a pure list of artists. michael 02:23, 28 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Lists of lists are very useful. For instance, Lists of school districts in the United States. It isn't necessary for a list to be complete for it to be useful (it's a Wiki, anybody can add to the lists at any time). --Tony Sidaway|Talk 11:12, 30 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, we already have Category:Artists by nationality which does a more than adequate job. Megan1967 03:25, 28 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete use Category:Artists by nationality. JamesBurns 11:00, 30 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per Edcolins. - SimonP 22:09, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

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