Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Arab citizens of Israel

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The result was no consensus. Though I imagine that a skillful merger to Arab citizens of Israel would satisfy most contributors. Sandstein 06:06, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of Arab citizens of Israel

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There appears to be no purpose to this list, and I'm not clear what benefits it provides, particularly as there is already Category:Arab citizens of Israel. I'll also cite WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Number 5 7 08:36, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or re-title I think that the title would cover tens of thousands of people. Might this "List of prominent Arab citizens of Israel"? North8000 (talk) 11:49, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- It did used to be called List of prominent Arab citizens of Israel, but was moved to the current title in 2007. This would probably violate WP:OR, as prominence is not easily definable. Number 5 7 11:56, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Israel-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 12:47, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 12:47, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete It works better as a category, which already exists. Any relevant prose is already at Arab citizens of Israel, where it belongs. The list is redundant. --BDD (talk) 14:58, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, or partially merge into Arab citizens of Israel — The category will suffice as a respository for identifying notable Arab Israelis, but I still feel it may be worthwhile mentioning some of the listed individuals in the main article. Kurtis (talk) 16:05, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep If there is a category, there should normally be a list. the argument that"it works better as a category:" is irrelevant They serve complementary purposes. As for covering too many people, one is constructed more or less automatically, one can give some indication of the relevant field of interest. it of course only covers the ones who are notable enough to have articles here, as usual for such lists. DGG ( talk ) 19:37, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, or (much less preferably, because of size) merge to Arab citizens of Israel. There is no need for a re-name, and indeed names with "notable" or "prominent" are discouraged because it is assumed that a list will be made up of notable people. Per WP:CLN, there is no problem with having both a list and a category, and this list allows us to organize in ways we might not be able to with just the category. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:32, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- My main question is what purpose this list serves? Number 5 7 19:05, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Seems to meet WP:LISTN quite easily. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:02, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 05:18, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I am not the hugest fan of lists but this one has academic usefulness and is notable.LuciferWildCat (talk) 05:52, 26 August 2012 (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.