Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of current top 40 albums (UK)

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The result was delete. Tone 12:44, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of current top 40 albums (UK)[edit]

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Contested prod. Fact-based, yes (that was the deprodding rationale), but still unencyclopedic, given that it reports a current event and will need constant updating just to do justice to its title. Delete. Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 15:31, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My deprodding rationale was that, as the creator, I would be updating weekly, as the charts are announced live, to keep the article relevant, and do justice to it's title. If I fall behind in keeping the article up to date, by all means, feel free to delete, at that point. But, as an avid listener to the Charts Show on Radio 1 every Sunday, I doubt this would happen. I regularly update the List of number-one albums articles on a weekly basis, and will be doing this at the same time. Keep. Loveable Daveo (talk) 15:38, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The reason the List of number-one albums articles are kept is that they are cumulative, that is, old entries are preserved. -- Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 15:50, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am not disagreeing with that, I'm just pointing out that I regularly update that article every Sunday, and would be doing so with this article as well. Loveable Daveo (talk) 15:56, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I can't help but notice that the article is out of date already. There was another chart on 17 January but the article is still as of 10 January. AnemoneProjectors (talk) 17:51, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I don't see the need or usefulness to have a article on the current top albums anywhere, it's cruft and unencyclopedic. TJ Spyke 16:35, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Aren't there copyvio issues here? Also, the top ten is covered in 2010 in British music, where a link to the whole top 40 on the BBC site is given. AnemoneProjectors (talk) 16:36, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Yes, there are copyvio issues here: at the bottom of every chart page in ChartsPlus, it says something along the lines of, "(c) The Official Charts Company 2010". DitzyNizzy (aka Jess)|(talk to me)|(What I've done) 14:36, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, shouldn't it be speedily deleted? I think using part of the chart, i.e. the top 10, is probably ok but not the whole top 40. AnemoneProjectors (talk) 17:47, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. — Gongshow ^Talk 17:55, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOT#NEWS. An article that becomes outdated and has to be rewritten every week is essentially "List of top 40 albums (UK) for the week XX-YY Jan 2010", which would be deleted for being a current event of no lasting significance. Plus, the accuracy of articles should not depend on whether a single editor can be bothered to maintain it. Holly25 (talk) 19:23, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:27, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Delete. This is news, and would be more appropriate at Wikinews. --NellieBly (talk) 23:27, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I wouldn't usually do this without rationale but hey another voice :) Oh and I agree with the delete rationales above. Polargeo (talk) 16:50, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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