Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of mad scientists (2nd nomination)

List of mad scientists

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This list violates WP:NOTDIR because it is a list of fictional scientists which may a certain subjective stereotype. There is no clear way to determine whether any individual member of this list can be considered a "mad scientist", and the judgement is often purely subjective and based on ones interpretation of a work. None of the entries are currently cited, and while deletion is not a route to solving problems within the article, the lack of sourcing is a serious problem with the article which must be sorted within a reasonable timeframe if it is to be kept. Anthem 19:19, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Löschen This is very subjective, and in theory ought to rely on broad external consensus that every scientist on the list is deemed mad...external consensus which, by its own nature, will be inevitably subjective and open to interpretation. The Nathaniel Hawthorne example -- the second item on the list -- is a perfect illustration of how subjective this list is by its very nature. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡbomb 20:58, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or fundamentally re-envision. I'm less concerned about WP:NOTDIR here as the fact that, as it stands, this entire list is a giant collection of original research. A list at this title is probably possible; the core concept is unquestionably notable. At a minimum, that will need clear references to reliable sources, preferably ones that discuss the characters as mad scientists rather than just dropping the phrase. What is at the title currently lacks that for literally every entry. One way or another, we cannot keep this in its current form. Serpent's Choice (talk) 21:40, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]