Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lists of rulers of Kenya
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- 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 keep. Courcelles 00:07, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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I can't see how a list of lists is encyclopedic. Access Denied – talk to me 10:50, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- comment. It could fit into the history part of Outline of Kenya (current title holders are already there). Or it could make a fine navigational template (but the same presidents already have a sea of templates). Both alternatives have their opponents, and for a good reason. East of Borschov 12:30, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I do hope lists of lists aren't unencycloaedic! Category:Lists of lists.—S Marshall T/C 17:28, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep I'm not sure why it's unencyclopedic. The index volume of an encyclopedia isn't much fun to read out loud, but it's necessary so that one can find articles in the rest of the encyclopedia. If Heads of State of Kenya, Heads of Government of Kenya, List of Governors-General of Kenya, Colonial Heads of Kenya, Colonial Heads of Mombasa, Rulers of the Masai, Rulers of the Nandi, Rulers of Pate, Rulers of Wanga, Rulers of Wituland were all one list, it might not be necessary to assist someone in finding the articles; but it would be what we call a B.F.L. -- a big list. Mandsford 22:46, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Kenya-related deletion discussions. -- Jclemens-public (talk) 00:38, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. -- Jclemens-public (talk) 00:39, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Ugh. Clicked through expecting... well, a list of rulers. This is, more properly, a list of jobs held by rulers. If the actual rulers were here, or if this actually explained which jobs were significant when, maybe this would work. For now, though, I think the merge proposed by East of Borschov is worth considering. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 13:44, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. A useful navigational aid to help our readers find what they are looking for. (And, please, before making a vague wave towards WP:USEFUL, read that essay to see what it actually says). Phil Bridger (talk) 18:07, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I'd add that I wouldn't know of the existence of lists of rulers of the Masai, Nandi, Pate, etc., nor associate those with Kenya, and I'd say that's true of most persons. Despite having a President who might have been born there, I think that most Americans know very little about Kenya, so it's a logical navigation aid. Mandsford 19:45, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I see what you did there. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 13:08, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I'd add that I wouldn't know of the existence of lists of rulers of the Masai, Nandi, Pate, etc., nor associate those with Kenya, and I'd say that's true of most persons. Despite having a President who might have been born there, I think that most Americans know very little about Kenya, so it's a logical navigation aid. Mandsford 19:45, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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