Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of science fiction sitcoms

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 redirect to List of science fiction television programs by genre#Satire and comedy. Consensus is against keeping, but split between merge and delete. As a compromise, the article is redirected, and merging anything from the history is up to editors. Sandstein 13:00, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

List of science fiction sitcoms (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Article dating back to 2002 prodded with "Pure WP:OR with zero sources; fails WP:LISTN. Does not have an associated article (Science fiction sitcom redirects here) or even an associated category." - I am bringing it to AfD as it seems like it could do with greater discussing based on it's venerability. Please consider my vote neutral. Artw (talk) 15:52, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, Television, and Comics and animation. Artw (talk) 15:52, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Science fiction and fantasy, Television, and Lists. Shellwood (talk) 17:45, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as prodder. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 18:53, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment This was listed twice at two delsort pages. This has been corrected. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 19:02, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Move to Science fiction sitcom with the goal of turning this into an article consisting mostly of prose. As a second choice, delete per LaundryPizza's PROD. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 20:15, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge and redirect to List of science fiction television programs by genre#Satire and comedy, where many of these shows are already listed, per Daranios below. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 14:39, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, no evidence that the combination of "science fiction" and "sitcom" is a notable topic. Seems to fail WP:SALAT. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 02:50, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. This is effectively a List of science fiction television shows, right? I'd expect that such a list may pass WP:LISTN. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:37, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • No, it's a list of science fiction comedy television shows. The science fiction television shows that are meant to be taken more seriously are not on this list. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:44, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as failing WP:SALAT and WP:GNG. Not enough coverage to establish this as its own topic, and there are already more reliable articles about the same thing.Jontesta (talk) 01:41, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Jontesta: Care to name those "more reliable articles about the same thing"? Daranios (talk) 10:37, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge and redirect to List of science fiction television programs by genre. What we have here is a good aid for navigation. I am not sure if the topic fails WP:LISTN, having not searched myself, but it would fit well into that target and could fullfill the navigation function there. And as Piotrus has already indicated, there should be no doubt about the notability with regard to List of science fiction television programs. That should also solve any perceived problems with WP:SALAT. I think List of science fiction television shows indicates more than just sitcoms, right? So I have pointed that redirect to the broader, existing list as long as there are no objections. Daranios (talk) 10:44, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, according to WP:LISTN, the group needs to be discussed. Best comedy/humorous sci-fi is routinely discussed by independent sources, just as humorous scifi books are. Without a category this is a useful resource for this group without having to guess, guess, guess.Halbared (talk) 10:08, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge to List of science fiction television programs by genre per Daranios. There's no question that the list of science fiction television programs in general would pass WP:LISTN, and this list is basically just an unnecessary spinout of that topic. Redirecting there, and merging over any shows that may be missing from the main list, would basically solve the issues with this list. Rorshacma (talk) 01:55, 1 July 2022 (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.