Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Japanese people (2nd nomination)

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The result was speedy keep. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 03:00, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

List of Japanese people

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• Articles for deletion/List of Japanese people
• Articles for deletion/List of Japanese people (2nd nomination)

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Should be a category, there is no content beyond a list of names, and it's unlikely there ever will be. The few sections that have anything more than a list of names (List of Emperors, List of Prime Ministers) are nothing more than copy and pasted from their respective articles. Many of the people in the list are also not notable. Categories exist for a reason. You don't need to worry about someone's wikipedia page being AfD'd and then it's still on here as a red link. This list serves no purpose whatsoever. ― Padenton|✉   02:03, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

• Keep Meets WP:NLIST. If we want to delete all "List of nationality people" lists then a centralized discussion should be held. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 02:19, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:22, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:22, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

• Comment – For a list that "serves no purpose whatsoever", it sure gets a lot of page views: 3,530 in March 2015. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:26, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
• Nomination Withdrawn per NeilN. There's no reason to delete this and not the hundreds of others, so this is the wrong forum for it. I think they're pointless compared to categories per the reasons above, but I don't really feel strongly enough to open that can of worms. ― Padenton|✉   02:49, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

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