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The result was speedy keep. inclement weather, nom withdraw (non-admin closure) _David ^WS _(contribs) 18:52, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heights of United States Presidents and presidential candidates

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Trivia, filled with OR, seems like it's more about proving some sort of point about who gets elected rather than satisfying WP:ENC. Yes, all people mentioned in the article are WP:N, and it's relatively well-referenced, but the people are notable, not their heights. roux 10:12, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Heightism in politics appears to be a valid topic, and this is really nothing else than an example of that. Of course the statistics are original research, so unless they can be referenced, they should go. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:21, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I believe that US Presidents are extremely important, and that does mean that certain personal qualities become worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia, which would not be considered notable enough otherwise. For example, a president's signature and religion, and the names of his children, are in his infobox. I would not think that every biography in this encyclopedia should contain those things. A president's height is something that is documented for all kinds of legitimate academic and administrative reasons. There is academic literature to support the view that a person's height affects his career prospects, his ambition, his electability, and so on. - Richard Cavell (talk) 10:34, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, desperately OR and trivial. Stifle (talk) 11:35, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. It is essentially a record of US Presidents' heights, and for that it should be kept - where else can you find such a record on the internet? If there is any OR, it is only mathematics and uncontroversial. Wcp07 (talk) 12:07, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep - Well presented and useful list BritishWatcher (talk) 12:30, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Well-researched and well-written. Good article! Ecoleetage (talk) 13:53, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep this comes up every four years--the question of whether it's true that the taller person always wins. Notable topic w.r.t. U.S. presidents. JJL (talk) 15:52, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep is informative, people will want to read it, and it is well researched.Captain Gamma (talk) 15:57, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep keep keep Notable, relevant, and well-sourced.--Loodog (talk) 16:10, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep- Its finite and can be sourced. I see no reason for deletion. Umbralcorax (talk) 16:20, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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