Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of cultural references of the September 11 attacks

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 00:35, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of cultural references of the September 11 attacks

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WP:OC#TRIVIA

This is a list of things related to a specific event, however this knowledge is merely trivia and serves no real purpose (other than trivia value). Films related to the JFK assassination, books based on Pearl Harbor, any of these things are irrelevant trivia. This article parallels discussions such as those. Perhaps some of this content would be better merged into the 9/11 article. Either way, this article is not worth keeping as much of it is subjectively worded in the first place (WP:OC#SUBJECTIVE). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ithink215 (talk • contribs) — Ithink215 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Keep: We have cultural reference pages to JFK's assassination, and nobody has made anything of it as yet. This article should be kept. It's not trivia, it documents how 9/11 has affected pop culture.--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 16:28, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep WP has lots of "Whatever in culture" articles. This is more worthy than most, and well sourced as well. Kitfoxxe (talk) 19:44, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:28, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:28, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Completely inadequate deletion rationale by the nom. Merely saying "this is trivia" is an opinion, not an argument; WP:OC is a guideline regarding categories, not article content; and if you think "some of this content would be better merged into the 9/11 article" that rather undercuts your opinion that it's all "irrelevant trivia." The subject matter of a work of fiction is a defining element of it, and the depictions of a subject in fiction are highly relevant to that subject. So either way you look at it, it's not trivia, provided it's a substantive depiction and not merely a mention (Young Mr. Lincoln = substantive depiction. "In episode #305 of Will & Grace, Jack sarcastically calls Will 'Honest Abe'" = insubstantial mention.) postdlf (talk) 13:05, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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