Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plot of Les Misérables
Let me first qualify my opinion to those who are in favor of keeping it due, in part, to deep affection for the book: Les Mis was my very first theatrical production ever, and being a part of it was an experience that changed my life. On to business: this article is a plot summary. According to #PLOT|"what Wikipedia is not", this is not what a plot article should be about. An article entitled "Plot of Les Miserables" should be about putting the plot into context, showing critical reception and perhaps thematic interpretation and an analysis of images and allusions to other works. Questions this article would ideally answer in order to be truly encyclopedic would be about its impact on society, its place within French history, and so on. It is fairly easy to assume that these things exist, due to the fact that this '''is''', in fact, Les Miserables, one of the greatest works of literature in history. An extended plot summary, in this case, just isn't necessary. I would support a complete revision of the article from the ground up, including sections that I have mentioned and a much-trimmed down summary. But the currently existing iteration of the article is not encyclopedic and I support its deletion
— User:Bwowen, 03:18, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:NOT (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not)