Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of cultural icons of Germany

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The result was keep. postdlf (talk) 14:16, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

List of cultural icons of Germany

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The discussion in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of cultural icons of Poland says it all. In addition , this article is next to unreferenced, unlike the Polish one. Staszek Lem (talk) 00:39, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:15, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:15, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Such lists by country are highly encyclopedic, if reliable sources exist which say "X, Y, and Z" are cultural icons of Country A". If you see a dubious or unreferenced entry tag it as needing a citation, or just be bold and delete it if you search and cannot find reliable sourcing for it. It is not hard to find reliable sources for Bach and Beethoven as "cultural icons" but some of the other entries might be deleted if tagged for a few months as needing citations. that said, deletion is not an acceptable substitute for editing. Edison (talk) 01:48, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – I left remarks at the initial discussion Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of cultural icons of Poland which I would like to fully apply here as well. I note that this particular list promises "encyclopedic" connections among Vita-Cola, the Christian Democratic Party, and Rammstein. SteveStrummer (talk) 05:45, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Actually the articles do not "promise connections" among the icons, but just lists them. Your naming the weakest entries does not disprove that there are quite a few cultural icons in Germany. If there are fluff entries, they can be tagged as needing references or removed, but leave Beethoven, Brahms, and the Brandenburg Gate, just to name three. Edison (talk) 02:45, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Valid sources exist and the list is encyclopedic. All of the issues that have been raised about this article can be addressed through editing, so deletion is not necessary. Spirit of Eagle (talk) 01:33, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Davey2010 • (talk) 12:47, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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