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The result was speedy keep. (non-admin closure) treelo _radda 21:50, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of fictional deer and moose (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)

Complete listcruft. I can't see any point at which a list of fictional deer would be useful to anyone other than the article creator. Ironholds (talk) 17:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep lists of fictional animals are surprisingly useful. Admittedly not this list, but I used others to find the name of a cartoon I couldn't find otherwise. It is also useful to see how the same animal is portrayed differently in different genres of fiction, especially the different degrees of anthropomorphism. Thryduulf (talk) 17:28, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - The nominator hasn't really stated any policy-based reason for deletion. A list of fictional deer and moose seems like a well defined list that would meet all the requirements for a list. Also, other articles of this sort have been kept (or resulted in no consensus) in the past, and unless opinions have changed on this sort of article, I don't see any reason to delete this one (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional raccoons, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional monkeys, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional worms, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional cats, and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Fictional Pandas). Calathan (talk) 17:34, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Although the title is a bit awkward since moose are members of the deer family, along with elk. Steve Dufour (talk) 17:43, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 17:44, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 17:44, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep nominators rationale could be applied to any article and isn't a valid reason for deletion. Lugnuts (talk) 18:17, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: Moose are members of the deer family, along with elk etc. - Ret.Prof (talk) 18:24, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Speedy Keep. --AuthorityTam (talk) 18:53, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep but rename to just "List of fictional deer"; as pointed out above, this would also include moose and elk.—Chowbok ☠ 21:12, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Snowball keep per above. The list contains a clearly defined criteria for inclusion, and per Calathan, there is a precend that "List of fictional x"s are appropriate and easily verifiable lists. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 21:43, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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