Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of tobacco-related deaths

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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 09:02, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

List of tobacco-related deaths[edit]

A list that is nearly impossible to verify, so this list can be classified as original research. It seems as if just because someone was known to smoke and had lung cancer doesn't necessarily mean it was totally tobacco-related. What about genetics and simply being of old age? And most of these celebs lived long lifes, most at the average life expectancy or even extended. It's a bunch of junk science and violates the principles of WP having no original research and a neutral point of view. I don't want to rant too much, but this list is not suitable for WP and doesn't belong here. Giant onehead 23:14, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The articles is not cited and most of the sources are from POV personal websites. Some of these people had other health problems such as being overweight or old. This list is inherently POV unless citations from verifiable sources are used with a citation for each person. T REX_speak 23:30, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete While I have no doubt that cigarettes kill a lot of folks, this page is completely unsourced. Even then, as Giant onehead noted, it's almost impossible to say with 100% certainty that someone's lung cancer was caused by smoking (though it's probably 90% or more likely). It may be appropriate to make a category for this, but certainly not a list page. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 23:32, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Just wanted to mention that a lot of these names are listed under categories like "Lung cancer deaths", so I don't even think a cat needs to be created for this.

Delete as redundant and listcruft. --Dennisthe2 23:45, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per above. Completely OR and can never be anything but. wikipediatrix 00:34, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I seriously suggest to create new Wikipedia project, "Listopedia" where such lists would be moved automatically. Pavel Vozenilek 12:14, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Move to a category related to tobacco. This list does have an interesting mix of names, useful for basing a broader research into the deadly effects of smoking on prominent people and like. EyeMD 15:08, 28 September 2006 (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.