Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Monty Python

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was keep. @harej 22:08, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Portal:Monty Python

Unused, single editor, probably test page. Magioladitis (talk) 13:46, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - on the way to being a decent portal, someone might want to pick up where the editor left off. Deletion does not save space. I left a note for the WikiProject. –xeno^talk 13:54, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - a good start for a Portal. I know nothing about creating them, so I can't work on it, but I think this would be a useful portal. -- PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 14:04, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep these portal deletions, which everyone disagrees with, are starting to become WP:POINT nominations. Ikip (talk) 14:20, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No. I am not nominating to WP:POINT something. I never do that. -- Magioladitis (talk) 18:06, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - as the originator of this portal, I can assure you it's not a test page - I'd do that in my namespace. I had every intention of working more on this, but life got busy and it didn't happen. I'll admit I'm not familiar with deletion policy in this case, but what evidence is there that it is 'unused' and what difference does it make if there is a single editor? — Zaui (talk) 16:03, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That only you contributed on this one is a strong evidence that the community doesn't feel like maintaining a portal for the subject. Sorry for thinking it was a test page but there seem to be four subpages missing. It's incomplete and Portal:Monty Python/Selected skit is just complete of red links. -- Magioladitis (talk) 19:53, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are these grounds for deletion? From my looking around there really isn't any criteria for Portals. This portal is, admittedly, unfinished, but that's not a reason to delete, in my opinion. We're not on a deadline. — Zaui (talk) 21:26, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have initiated a discussion on this broader issue here: Wikipedia talk:Portal#Does a portal need to be actively edited in order to be useful?. –xeno^talk 16:06, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No one seems to understand the basics of portals (and I think it is stupid that this is hidden behind guidelines) but they should not be a disambiguation to just articles. They represent multiple topics and this one is just a portal about a group of people from a comedy show (we aren't going to create a portal for every band or club, are we?). Construction and inactivity is not what bothers me, but the uninteresting topics that are created. Zoo Fari 21:24, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep If ZooFari's hypothetical band or group had 5 feature films, a TV series, 18 albums, and several stage shows, books, and computer games, then yeah I think they might qualify for a portal as well. I don't see a lack of breadth for this topic! Gigs (talk) 04:14, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- If this group has that many acknowledgements, I'd be happy to change to keep. Zoo Fari 04:36, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep page is harmless and has the potential to become a fine portal. Nonetheless, if we come back in a year and the history is still this short, deletion/userfication as abandoned may be appropriate. --Thin boy 00 @238, i.e. 04:42, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep this clearly isn't a test page and there is plenty of scope here. Whilst it doesn't look completely finished it is almost entirely there and there's no reason to delete it. Hut 8.5 14:15, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, potentially a fine portal. Perhaps some younger editors are unaware of the impact and influence of Monty Python? Rhinoracer (talk) 08:35, 2 September 2009 (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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.