Deletion of List of Italian geniuses

Comment: the eight year old AfD has little bearing given that consensus can change per . Unfortunately, because they were deleted, the more recent AfDs also have little bearing here because it is no longer possible to see if their members met . All members of these lists are notable per , so meets . Selection of the list members appears to meet . Perhaps a change of title(s) would resolve the issue (e.g. List of notable Italian thinkers
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Consensus (WP:CCC||WP:GNG||WP:GNG||WP:CSC||WP:NPOV)

Comment: Even the article on genius points out that "whether the notion itself has any real meaning has long been a subject of debate." A list that is based on a vague superlative like this borders on |advocacy. To justify inclusion of individuals in this list, {{User|CultureEurope}} frequently resorts to florid fanzine language; and although this language could be removed, it's a symptom that the subject of the list is incompatible with a |neutral point of view. Any material that is worth keeping can be distributed among the many lists such as List of Italian painters and List of Italian scientists
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:PROMO||WP:NPOV)

Comment: The sourcing in both articles is exemplary, and it appears that every entry has a reliable source or sources backing up the assertions of genius or polymath for the subjects in the respective articles. Thus, both articles pass Wikipedia's |notability test
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: Per , we could use some evidence that this sort of compendium has been done in other external sources so here's a couple of reasonable examples: ''http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=O7xqlEd2uxEC Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World''; ''http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ufXPKUqorS8C The Italian 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Cultural, Scientific, and Political Figures, Past and Present
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:LISTN)