Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional rulers
Not an arbitrary collection (being a "ruler" is a key attribute of a fictional character; contrast: "list of fictional characters with blue eyes"). It's better as a list than a category since not all these characters deserve articles, but conversely the fact that not all the entries have their own articles is not a clear reason to delete the list. It may need subdivision, probably not by fictional universe (this would produce too many small lists, and wouldn't serve the more useful connecting purpose): perhaps separate lists for the more common titles would be in order? Maybe it would be better to split by genre (List of fictional rulers in science fiction etc). Is it useless? No: if you want to consider the characteristics of rulers in fiction, this would be a good place to start looking. Moreover '''"It has little content beyond links to other articles, and would therefore better serve as a category" doesn't comply with '''. There's no reason it shouldn't, if worked upon, include more information than mere links (it appears to me that well over 50% of entries actually do already!). Further, there's no reason to limit the list to only rulers with their own articles. And just because it is likely to be permanently incomplete doesn't make it invalid. ''Please refer to  before nominating lists for deletion'' - this seems to fit the criteria there almost perfectly! (Annotated, lists entries without articles, well-sorted, extensive and useful "see also" section, entries all linked by an important common characteristic... how is this cruft
— User:TheGrappler, 17:40, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:CLS||WP:CLS (Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates)