Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Indian muslims
I only picked this list because it came up on Recent Changes.  What happened was that someone had added three red-linked names.  Now, I could easily go delete those names, as including non-notable people is a violation of .  But if this list didn't exist, and were a category instead, such a problem could never occur (as long as people watching new pages are paying attention).  But that doesn't solve the bigger problem.  Depending on how you interpret , it can be argued that we should not have people on this list unless it can be 1) verified that each person is a self-identified Muslim, and 2) their religion is directly related to why they are notable.  Now, in order for a conscientious editor, who felt this to be important, to check, s/he would have to click through each link, learn about the person, and determine whether or not the listing was relevant.  Instead, by using the category method, we can rely upon the editors of each article (who we trust are following the explicit restrictions on  on categorization of religions and sexuality) to monitor each article individually.  Finally, I cannot actually think of any value for this list.  The standard argument for the keeping of a list is that they form a sort-of duplicate categorization method, that allows people who want to look for some information for which they don't know details.  Can anyone actually name a circumstance when they need to "look up" a list of all (except, of course, it won't be all) notable Muslims in India?  In other words, is there actually any encyclopedic value to this list; and, if there is, does that potential value outweigh the BLP concerns
— User:Qwyrxian, 21:56, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:NOT||WP:BLP||WP:BLP (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not)