Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Fox News Channel

Explanation of vote count is at the bottom of the page. BD2412 T 16:29, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Fox News Channel
If one excludes the twenty-four quoted segments from Countdown with Keith Olbermann (ten of which come from his "Worst Person in the World" segment) and the two quoted segments from The Daily Show with John Stewart, there is a grand total of two quotes remaining, both of which attack the network. This article is a classic example of an attack page, serving no purpose but to disparage Fox News. As such, this article appeared to qualify for speedy deletion; the nomination was declined and moved here. — ~ S0CO  ( talk 23:45, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Vote closes: 00:00, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. ~ S0CO  ( talk 00:17, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. Arzel 00:28, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This is the above user's first (and only) Wikiquote contribution. BD2412 T 17:43, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I had placed a notice about this VFD on the talk page of this article's entry in Wikipedia, where Arzel has logged over 2,300 edits. ~ S0CO  ( talk 17:38, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Understandable, but he has logged exactly one edit on Wikiquote, and can not be expected to fully understand the inclusion criteria developed by this community without having effectively participated in its creation and ongoing execution. BD2412 T 03:12, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Only the first one would be the sort of short, pithy quote that we ought to have at all, and the vast majority of the quotes are not about the channel itself, but about reporters who appear on it. I notice also that we don't have entries on CNN or MSNBC (or other channels, studios, media outlets, etc.), and probably for good reason. Cheers! BD2412 T 07:15, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * And even that quote is cited with a dead link. ~ S0CO  ( talk 18:36, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, but severely trim. I agree that many of these quotes should be removed, but the subject is certainly notable enough and I would imagine that there are plenty of sourced quotes about the channel (as opposed to MSNBC or CNN, which are often less controversial). I would rather trim this down to a stub than delete it. ~ UDScott 19:50, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree that the subject is notable, but is that our standard for having an entry on a subject? This is essentially a theme page - why is FOX News a theme worth having in a compendium of quotes? Bear in mind, it is at bottom a corporation, and I'm not apt to having lots of pages on corporations to serve as magnets for their fans or foes. We really need a guideline on this built into WQ:Q. BD2412 T 05:32, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: I share these concerns, but would go farther. When I read the preamble of Wikiquote this is not the sort of thing I feel led to expect, yet there are large quantities of similar material on Wikiquote. I am not voting here because I suspect my expectations may differ from the consensus of community intent, but I may share some thoughts at the WQ:Q discussion. ~ Ningauble 17:38, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete unless trimmed to avoid repetition of sources. At one time this article was going to be deleted: its only quote had been removed on the grounds of irrelevance to the subject. I then added the Fran Lebowitz quote to rebuild the page.  Since that time the page has turned into What Keith Olbermann Thinks of Fox News: A Perpetual Journal. - InvisibleSun 22:00, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. I would also like to redirect our notice to a discussion which deals with a related question. Perhaps if we had more input and consensus on that subject, we might be better able to deal with these problems as they arise. - InvisibleSun 22:00, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment I declined the speedy, firstly because I wasn't clear that it was an attack page (it is clearly NPOV but that is not grounds for deletion), secondly because maybe one or two quotes are worth saving. I incline towards Keep but trim.-- Poetlister  11:29, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete or trim drastically. Stratford490 18:43, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete or trim - most of these quotes are not very good.--Cato 22:01, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Admitted sockpuppet vote struck. BD2412 T 04:50, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep It's a perfectly notable subject. However, I agree that it needs pruning.--Yehudi 13:01, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Admitted sockpuppet vote struck. BD2412 T 04:50, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - too many problems...Modernist 21:58, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment I have no time enough examine this case, so only put my caution. It is alleged some votes are stacked with sockpuppetry. The admin to close this vote may welcome to contact CUs, if necessary. --Aphaia 18:54, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Giving little weight to Poetlister/Cato/Yehudi's schizophrenic sock voting, and giving little weight to Arzel's well-meaning new user vote, that leaves five fully weighted votes to delete (Jc-S0CO, InvisibleSun, Stratford490, Modernist, and myself), and one fully weighted vote to keep with a drastic trim (UDScott). I therefore believe this VfD comes out on the side of deletion, and am closing it accordingly. BD2412 T 16:28, 20 September 2008 (UTC)