The result was no consensus to delete, default to keep. After substantial consideration of the arguments presented, that's about all I can say, except that the principal question - at what height should the lists start? - appears to me to be less an encyclopedic fact in need of sourcing, but a matter requiring the community's editorial judgment, i.e., consensus and discussion. Policy is of little help here, as several people have noted. I suggest a half-year moratorium on any further deletion requests. Sandstein 07:18, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
A potential candidate for the List of most protracted deletion topics on Wikipedia. The back history of deletion discussions is documented at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 January 30. The last full discussion (AfD4 above), which lead to a delete was overturned after review of the deletion review (Note to all editors: Please please please always log a bolded opinion), and I'm listing both lists here for consistency. Please also note the parallel discussions on List of short men. This is a procedural nomination, I have no opinion (yet). ~ trialsanderrors 19:43, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Option | Effort required? | Result |
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Keep as is | No (close discussion) | The articles are kept and discussion moves to the talk page. |
Delete | No (close discussion) | The articles (and any useful info they contain) is lost from WP |
Rename to List of the tallest men/women | Yes (edit article to fit new title) | A list of the tallest men/women is created (currently, throughout time, by region, etc.--that's a technical issue for the talk page). Problems include: lack of reliable data prior to mid 20th Century, variation of height between countries (a 6'2" sumo is a very tall man in japan) |
Rename to List of men/women notable for their height or List of notably tall men/women (or something similar) |
Yes (edit article to fit new title) | A list is created that includes only those individuals whom a WP:RS lists as being notably "tall" or who are otherwise famous because of their tallness (e.g., the tallest man/woman alive). |
Redirect to List of notable giants | No (all very tall people are already on there) | The only people remaining on the list are those who truly are 'tall', and are notable for the height (as opposed to being known for something else and happening to be pretty tall). This option is broken and inaccurate because height and gigantism are not synonymous. |