Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of 2D animation software

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. postdlf (talk) 23:47, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

List of 2D animation software

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This list, in its current form, serves no useful purpose ~~that isn't already fulfilled by the nav template or the category~~. In the same vein of List of 3D animation software, it was prodded, but that was contested, so I'm listing it here for further discussion. Waldir ^talk 02:35, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I removed the part of the rationale offending WP:NOTDUP; thanks everyone for pointing me to it. I do agree with Northamerica1000 that an expanded list with descriptions, alternative grouping, or some other sort of meta information would indeed be a valuable page. However, the page has been there for almost 4 years, has gone through 136 revisions as of this writing, and still comprises merely a list of links. I offer that this demonstrates that editors in this topic have little interest in building such a resource, and therefore keeping the page isn't going to change that anytime soon (and I'm an eventualist myself!). In fact, if the page is deleted, recreating it comprises simply copying the 2D section of {{animation editors}} and enriching the list in whatever way is deemed desirable; therefore, deleting it does no appreciable harm to either the encyclopedia as it currently stands, nor to future editors who may wish to build such a resource. I thus invite the editors who opposed on the basis of NOTDUP to reconsider. --Waldir ^talk 02:59, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Per WP:NOTDUP and WP:LISTPURP. This list is complementary to Category:2D animation software, and it's a useful navigational aid. Furthermore, the list is expandable, such as by adding descriptions to the entries. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:39, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Hi. I agree with User:NorthAmerica1000 above, in general; but we are not short of lists of animation software. Merging and consolidating is the smart thing to do right now. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 02:49, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. An alternative to deletion would be to re-purpose the list. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 02:55, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:33, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:34, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep As WP:NOTDUP says, lists can happily coexist with categories and navboxes as complementary forms of organization. The list itself is well-formed as a list of animation software with their own articles. I'm not opposed to merging or consolidation if that is the consensus, but there is no reason for deletion. Unfortunately, List of 3D animation software got by me. --Mark viking (talk) 05:18, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. And List of 3D animation software, deleted by PROD, should be restored, too, although I can't see it. These are complementary to categories and could be / should be developed further. The current version of the 2D list doesn't have much, but can include pictures and descriptions with sources and red-links, while a category cannot. --do ncr am 07:19, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - WP:NOTDUP, as pointed out multiple times here, means that the existence of a category does not make a list superfluous; if it did, then most of our lists would have to go in the bin. I've also requested the restoration of the 3D article as its deletion is contested. Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 09:01, 25 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: The nomination rationale has been updated to comply with WP:NOTDUP. Waldir ^talk 02:59, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The page provides a good lists of 2D animation software. WP:LIST Unatnas1986 (talk) 14:34, 2 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per above and per WP:NOTDUP. JJ98 (Talk) 23:44, 3 March 2014 (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.