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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Yash! 08:04, 17 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

List of films set in the future[edit]

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What I said about List of films set in the past applies to this list as well. This is an indiscriminate list that could have included almost every sci-fi or speculative fiction movie, and would have been better handled by categorization. (See the previous nomination.) - Mike Rosoft (talk) 06:29, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. 'Set in the future' is insufficiently specific to have value as a list. --Michig (talk) 06:52, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. The list can be divided into category-sections and explained in each of them, or rearranged in any other way. New information such as the genre or theme of the films can also be added. I don't believe deletion is the best idea, especially in a list like this one, which exists since many years and so many users contributed to. - Alumnum (talk) 07:55, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. I think the value of that article may not be evident at first glance: e.g. it could also be called a "List of films set in the future with known year of setting". It's not intended to be a useless pile of films that play in the future but an index of past filmic visions of the future with provided date and content (not directly as of right now) of said and the date of production. I also agree with User:Alumnum. --Fixuture (talk) 13:07, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:33, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:33, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:33, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per WP:CLT. I was initially predisposed to !vote delete. The nominator is right in that a list like this will never be complete. But such a list enjoys several advantages over a category, as outlined in WP:AOAL. The category is never going to allow you, at a single glance, to view and sort these films by year of release or setting. I actually think this is a great idea! Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:10, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Per Shawn's reasoning, above. Jclemens (talk) 20:28, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep – Qualifies for an article per WP:NOTDUP relative to Category:Films set in the future. Also qualifies per WP:LISTPURP as a useful information source and navigational aid, as evidenced in part by the 7,961 page views the page has received in the last thirty days. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:17, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep As per WP:PURPLIST. Obviously this list is never going to be a finished one, but that doesn't mean it should be deleted, it just means it should be expanded. This list is also useful because it allows for sorting whereas a category wouldn't. Omni Flames (talk) 04:39, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.