Deletion of List of fictional archenemies

Comment: this are is a  nightmare. We've kicked the subject around on individual cases and it can be a tricky beast (Googling the character and "archenemy") isn't enough as it has to be an authoritative source and such things aren't easy to find, just because someone says X is an archenemy of Y it doesn't mean they are. Also in serial fiction like comics this can change to suit the story and so may not even be fixed (as they aren't real). Add a link from archenemy to the TV Tropes site if anyone wants to read up on such things
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:OR)

Comment: wikipedia is |not a directory. having a vague list like this makes it impossible to avoid original research. this list has uncited material, material cited to unreliable sources, and citations that don't even verify "archenemies" at all. That's why we have more specific lists like List of villains in The Batman
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT)

Comment: to Archenemy. Not all of the list is  as there are reliable sources provided, so at least ''some'' of it is |verifiable and salvageable (just not the majority of it). There does not appear to be, however, a valid reason for this to have its own article, as it is not independetly notable nor is the parent article so large that it needed split out for readability (in contrast to Dream Focus's presumable example of President of the United States and List of Presidents of the United States above
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:OR||WP:V)

Comment: The subject of archenemies is already qell covered at Archenemy. As others have noted, this list is primarily  with only a few actually sourcable examples, and goes against , , , and . Such a list is completely unmaintainable as it is unendinging and inherently indiscriminate.  The main article already has appropriate, discrete examples, in context, without excessive detail
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:OR||WP:NOT||WP:LISTCRUFT||WP:WAF||WP:UNDUE)