Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional characters frozen in cryogenic freeze

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The result was delete. Sr 13 03:34, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of fictional characters frozen in cryogenic freeze[edit]

Trivia, grouping of unrelated characters, common trope in science fiction, WP:NOT indiscriminate. >Radiant< 11:57, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete As per nom. There are pointless lists and then there's this list ... --Plumbago 13:13, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 16:36, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete this is an article? BH (T|C) 02:09, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete A trivial list; WP:NOT applies here. Acalamari 18:43, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. DreamGuy 20:48, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Retool There is a difference between cryogenics in reality (which is the freezing of a dead person) and in fiction (where a living person is somehow frozen into "suspended animation" to be awakened later). In science fiction, it's the opposite of time travel, since it's a plot device to transport a character from the past to the present, or from present to future. Nor is the concept of the sleeping character a novel one -- Rip Van Winkle and Bellamy's "Looking Backward" used the idea before cryogenics came along. I agree that this doesn't really merit a separate list, but an article about the fictional use of suspended animation, cryogenics, etc. would be worthwhile, and the compilation of examples is a good start. Mandsford 23:06, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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