Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Film serial killers

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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 12:24, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Film serial killers

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I've been looking at this article for the better part of a year and wondered if there was any way to try to save it. Its not about actual historical serial killers on film, its not about a specific type of villain in film (such as slashers, a subject that might deserve its own article), its just a random collection of kill counts for characters, many of them not even really described as "serial killers" in most sources. I don't see this article being salvagable. ★Trekker (talk) 11:34, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. ★Trekker (talk) 11:34, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. ★Trekker (talk) 11:34, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 14:49, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment the nominator is correct that the list is rather indiscriminate at the moment. I think if it could be focussed it could merit inclusion. Lightburst (talk) 15:38, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe strip down and merge to List of horror film villains? I don't think this is an appropriate encyclopedic list to sort by number of victims. Reywas92^Talk 16:16, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Reywas92 Given how poor the sourcing/topic of this article is and that all 10 ranked entries are already listed at List of horror film villains, doesn't just deleting this mess make more sense? Newshunter12 (talk) 02:50, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - An actual article on the history or portrayal of serial killers in film is certainly a notable topic, so its unfortunate that the current article with the title is just this rather WP:INDISCRIMINATE list of poorly sourced trivia and WP:OR. The only sources being used (aside from the one random source regarding the Universal monsters which has nothing to do with the topic of the article) are just "Top Ten" style lists of kill counts that never even use the term "serial killer" to describe the characters listed, or completely unreliable sources such as youtube videos. 16:23, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
Delete Per the nom and the above delete voter. The article is just WP:INDISCRIMINATE poorly sourced WP:TRIVA and WP:OR. Newshunter12 (talk) 02:50, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per the nom. Trivial information that doesn't state why its relevant or important. Andrzejbanas (talk) 18:13, 19 October 2021 (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.