Deletion of List of film and television directors

Comment: Per , the existence of a category is not a valid reason to delete a corresponding list
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates (WP:CLN)

Comment: it seems to be a textbook example of what  certifies as "wikipedic". "Encyclopedic" is difficult to discern as encyclopedias in general have different standards for lists; some are full of them, some abhor them, but CLN is where suitability for Wikipedia is laid out and we should defer to it. It clearly needs work but there's definitely potential to "add value" compared to categories or navboxes
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates (WP:CLN)

Comment: No valid/policy based rationale supplied by the nominator for deletion and the list goes hand-in-hand with the category structure, per 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates (WP:CLN)