Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of basic foods

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. --Core desat 01:14, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of basic foods

Delete - there appear to be no sources which indicate what foods are considered "basic." There is no objective definition as to what constitutes a "basic food." No Basic foods article. Otto4711 04:19, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions. -- SkierRMH 00:30, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong delete - There is no definition of what a "basic" food is. The word "basic" does not even appear in the article. Further, vegetarians will strongly disagree that Poultry constitutes a basic food (yours truly included), and... periwinkle? Really? ◄Zahakiel ► 05:44, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. What the heck is a basic food? bibliomaniac 1 5 05:47, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Stronger Delete (and salt-- sorry, sorry :-D). Oy vey, what's next? List of square things? List of Basic Integar Numbers? What makes a food "basic"? Why would such a list be encyclopedic? What's the point? Who would possibly invest their time in such an article? So many questions... --Action Jackson IV 05:52, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete What on earth is a "basic food"? -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 06:09, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
delete this is not a list of basic foods, but rather a list of foods, and a rather comprehensive one for most of the categories, but--considering that essentially every one of them has an article-- that is what categories are for. The list here does not add anything DGG 06:12, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong delete, pointless list. The definition of "basic food" differentiates from person to person.--TBCΦtalk? 06:26, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nomination and other's comments. RobJ1981 08:02, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, an erratic and sourceless list with no clear criteria for inclusion. The junk food bit at the end is almost BJAODN.--Nydas^(Talk) 09:07, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete "what the heck is a basic food?" - Anas ^Talk? 10:55, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete A list merely. What do you mean by "basic"? What's the definition? No summary / introduction at all. - Microtony 12:20, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete POV that these foods are "basic". No references given. Were there a consensus by registered dietitians that there was such a thing as a "basic" food, and if there were references given for this, such a list might be considered encyclopedic. This is just a long, useless list. --Charlene 19:00, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - this appears to be a list of "common foods in the Western world". Someone put a lot of work into this, sourcing and renaming seems most appropriate. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 23:45, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Even if reworked into a "common foods in the Western world", it will necessarily remain totally subjective, and not really all that notable anyway.Sarcasticidealist 22:54, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete "Basic" is totally subjective, therefore the list becomes totally open to POV. SkierRMH 00:30, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This might as well be "List of things at the grocery store I shop at." Isn't this why we have categories? Natalie 01:47, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Looks like a category turned into an article. Despite the fact that it's well-written and comprehensive, it certainly isn't encyclopaedic. Frickeg 01:53, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Arbitrary, subjective and potentially endless. If we're going to keep, can I add "toasted ham & cheese sandwiches" please? Love the junk food listing at the end. Tt 225 16:57, 12 March 2007 (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.