Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Albums considered the greatest ever

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 Great potential for improvement - strengthen criteria, lead-in and improve sourcing. Mike Cline (talk) 00:40, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Albums considered the greatest ever

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Almost none of this is about the "greatest album ever", but (e.g.) the greatest album of the 1970s or the greatest British album of all time. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 06:50, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete for lack of criteria. Considered the greatest by whom? Reputable music publications like Billboard and Rolling Stone? One-off fan surveys? Some dude's blogspot-hosted blog where he asked his friends what they liked? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 15:56, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. —DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 17:18, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - I agree. Without much more specificity in its design, this list is destined to become unwieldy and
  indiscriminate if many users start to add albums that think would qualify. DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 17:18, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Delete per nom. What one publication deems the greatest may not be the same for another. Mr. C.C.
  Hey yo!_{I didn't do it!} 18:06, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep article needs expansion. Sources have been cited, however there could be better sources and they are out there. With enough editing, this page could be like
  Films considered the greatest ever, which cites notable sources. This article is currently poorly done, but it needs to be expanded not deleted. It could easily meet Wikipedia standards if done correctly. If an article is hopeless, it needs to be deleted. This isn't hopeless, and it's obviously a notable subject. Geeky Randy (talk) 20:28, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep. Needs major rewrite, but there are plenty of reliable sources to work from (
  The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, [1], [2], [3]) Clarityfiend (talk) 21:56, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Keep.
  Films considered the greatest ever has been a successful article for years. No reason that this one, with some work, could not be similarly successful. Gamaliel (talk) 02:39, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep. If the community decided pretty unanimously to keep
  Films considered the greatest ever, this should be no different. Article needs work but that's no reason to delete it. Jevansen (talk) 09:30, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep There's some odd selections in the current version but the article just needs work in accordance with our
  editing policy. Colonel Warden (talk) 13:49, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply
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• Keep per those above, especially User:Clarityfiend - certainly needs work, but deletion seems avoidable. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 22:48, 26 March 2010 (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.