Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Real dates in fiction

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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 delete. As postdlf points out, similar deal with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of fictional historical events. This one is less detailed, and, notably, is missing Unification Day. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 00:32, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Real dates in fiction

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An indiscriminate list of "real dates" used in fiction. Most of the fiction work uses real dates. (Not Alice in wonderland, it has a different calendar).

I cant see the encyclopaedic value of this article, or any educational value either. Borderline OR. —usernamekiran(talk) 09:11, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 10:31, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Way, way on the "indiscriminate" side of any reasonable line that could be drawn. A select few dates from fiction have gained special distinction and become events in their own right, like Festivus and Bloomsday. We could have a list of those, but this isn't that. XOR'easter (talk) 16:13, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. XOR'easter (talk) 16:15, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete this will result in an indiscriminate list of little use. Pretty much every movie or tv show has a real date mentioned somewhere. What is the use or value of this information? The list is not supposed to include "parallel universes". Well isn't every work of fiction a parallel universe, e.g. when city mayors, police chiefs, presidents etc have fictional names? _pseudonym Jake Brockman ^talk 16:27, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as the list is far too indiscriminate. If a specific date from a work has attracted critical and/or academic attention, it is better to include that information on the article on that work. Aoba47 (talk) 17:32, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Obviously indiscriminate and original research. Ajf773 (talk) 20:15, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as insanely indiscriminate; basically "everything in any work of fiction ever made described as happening on a specifically identified date". See also discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of fictional historical events, which was essentially the same concept. postdlf (talk) 21:10, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Would fail WP:GNG and require WP:OR. -- Dane ^talk 04:41, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - what they said. Derek Andrews (talk) 22:47, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
A11. wumbolo ^^^ 19:08, 3 April 2018 (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.