Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sadism and masochism in fiction
This seems to be just another case of deleting "... in Popular Culture".  Some of the nominated articles are good, and some are not, and its up to our consensus to decide which to keep.  I feel the subject is important enough and has enough material to stand on its own.  It's really more of a cross-reference than a  issue; similar lists and categories are a useful part of Wikipedia.  I don't understand why "Original Research" keeps being mentioned though.  There isn't any inappropriate opinion in this article, and the works listed are pretty obvious examples
— User:Squidfryerchef, 01:29, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:DIRECTORY (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not)