Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Category:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake victims

The following discussion comes from Wikipedia:Categories for deletion. This is an archive of the discussion only; please do not edit this page. -Kbdank71 18:00, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Category:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake victims

Frankly, because it is distasteful and already being abused. Clearly we will need to address the issue of listing enclycopedia-notable people who have been killed in this major disaster, and acknowledge the countless thousands we will never be able to list. But the blunderbus binary include or exclude nature of categories is not the right way to address such a current and sensitive issue. From a policy point of view, it violates the following from Wikipedia:Categorization of people:

Consider whether a list or other grouping technique would be more appropriate for very sensitive material (e.g. racial or religious categorizations of people)

From an abuse point of view, we have already seen inclusion of a film actor because he hurt his foot on floating furniture (!) and an ex-politician because he had to be evacuated by helicopter. Using a list article for this purpose would at least allow a definition of what a victim is, and some words to deal with the unknown thousands. -- Chris j wood 21:15, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)

• Delete: In poor taste: too soon and too many many thousands dead and orphaned to begin to single out for special mention only those notable who may have been killed, sustained injury or merely been there. Giano 21:58, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)

• Delete Agree. I concur that a list would be best and should include all victims. Sortior 22:02, Dec 30, 2004 (UTC)

• Delete: For all the above reasons, and I don't believe that any sort of meaningful list will every be created: one line for Helmut Kohl being airlifted to safety and one line for 50,000 Acehnese fisherfolk believed dragged out to sea? BanyanTree 01:00, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)

• Delete Shmuel 21:46, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)

• Edit Walter Simons 11:03 AM, Jan 02 2005 (UTC): Categorize the list in countries, and just write there, e.g. India: 100,000 victims, Malaysia: 200,000 victims, etc... Just make it a death toll, no names.
  • Could you clarify this vote please. The vote is for deleting a category, not an article, and I don't really understand how to achieve what you suggest in a category. -- Chris j wood 00:02, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

• Delete for all the above. When 'victim' can be defined adequately and *every* victim can be listed then I'd agree, but otherwise to list a few and not the many is in poor taste and not meaningful. --Vamp:Willow 11:22, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. A list is preferable. I have already placed Troy Broadbridge in Deaths in 2004 if that is okay. --One Salient Oversight 12:08, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I have taken this as a clear consensus for deletion. The only dissension was not coherent, and did not respond to my request for clarification. -- Chris j wood 01:09, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)