Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Fictional Food

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The result was delete. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 03:53, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

List of Fictional Food

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Snozzcumbers, Filboid Studge, Duff Beer. The list is endless and wholly trivial. TheLongTone (talk) 16:09, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:21, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:21, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:21, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You may well judge it trivial -- and I might not disagree -- but we do have a vast category structure for fictional things and elements and I can't see why a list for such foods cannot take its place alongside List of fictional beverages, despite the fact that it was deleted back in 2007 at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional foods, and then speedily deleted two years later as a recreation of a deleted article, I actually think such a list would be in keeping with how we interpret WP:CLN today. Problem is, I don't see any evidence of the potential for this recreation: the current list has but one entry, for a never-to-be notable "edible device" in a video game -- and it is video games in which the creator is apparently solely interested. ~~Were this list to be revived, I'd suggest maybe belatedly taking the matter to DRV to see what had existed before, as I think CLN allows for such a list.~~ But I have little confidence at this time that this ill-named, ill-considered list has the potential to grow into something notable. It would need a lot more TLC and stewardship than what we see now, from a well-intentioned new editor. Delete. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:12, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- The list deleted in 2007 was completely indiscriminate, hundreds of one-off joke brands and products from various TV shows and the like (even including jokes from David Letterman, so not even limited to dramatized depictions). It had fewer bluelinks than are present in Category:Fictional foods. postdlf (talk) 20:52, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Listcruft: not encyclopaedic, does not reflect what reliable sources cover. Bondegezou (talk) 10:57, 11 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep for now. Being a bad article is not a criterion for deletion; the topic itself is acceptable. But if it's not improved, I could see reconsidering. Ma^t_chups 01:22, 12 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Delete/Merge Where Applicable A bit too broad, an endless list. South Nashua (talk) 23:32, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete A very broad subject that can never really be anything more than listcruft. It seems like similar articles have been created and deleted several times before, and this one should share their fate. 64.183.45.226 (talk) 21:42, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ _Talk 05:10, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - no reason to have a stand-alone list (WP:SALAT); the category is sufficient Spiderone 10:03, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - stub with only one real example and poorly referenced. Nothing shows any notability.--Rpclod (talk) 13:35, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete "Keep" does have a good case, and I almost voted that way. However, it occurred to me that we would need to have a source that said each food is really fictional. The South Park Cheesy Poofs were really produced and would have to be taken off the list since no longer fictional.Kitfoxxe (talk) 14:44, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If you like check out: Fictional food in reality. Some of the dishes seem to be lost historical recipes, not fictional.Kitfoxxe (talk) 14:51, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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