Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of the heaviest people

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The result was Keep per consensus. Pea ceNT 04:51, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of the heaviest people[edit]

Contested prod. Partially unsourced since December at least, WP:BLP issues (even if sourced) and just unencyclopedic. Garion96 (talk) 21:14, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Many of these individuals already have their own articles, and those articles do appear to have sources. The most prominent such sources should be added to the list. Unverifiable entries should be removed. Standard editing can save this list, and it doesn't inherently violate WP:BLP any more than Oldest people does. Weight is a provable physical attribute, just like age or height. *** Crotalus *** 21:21, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep At least for now, and hope that more references can be added. Corpx 21:22, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I added some references, so I reckon this can be properly sourced. The media loves big fat people! --Haemo 22:48, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per above. All entries need to be sourced. Mgiganteus1 22:51, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Although still quite bizarre, a list of the most obese people can aid others in their studies, so I suggest this to be left alone.Communist47 23:03, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - but why the arbitrary threshold of 1000 lbs? This excludes historically notable people - particularly Daniel Lambert. Tearlach 00:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Hmm, this reminds me of the numerous discussions for List of tall men. Not sure which way to go with this, but there are some questionable statements in a few of these articles. FrozenPurpleCube 04:09, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Rename Keep but remain to something more clear like List of record body weights...don't know exactly. Bulldog123 04:10, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The supposed chart topper of this list, Carol Yager, has some discussion which indicates that the estimated weight which places her on this list is sourced from questionable data to begin with, which is a possible WP:BLP violation. I suggest people read Talk:Carol Yager and give this a second thought. RFerreira 04:43, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Carol Yager died in 1994. Mgiganteus1 06:26, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I just like lists. Useight 15:32, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Choosing to support this was tough (as it's a sensative subject), however there seems to be no intend to insult or add emotional injury. GoodDay 20:50, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. How about changing it to a category? Nzgabriel 21:27, 16 May 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.