The result was a trainwreck. There is so much here that no meaningful consensus can be derived. I am particularly disappointed at the volume of single-purpose submissions which appear to have been solicited off-site.
There appears to be one main argument on each side: on delete that the list is OR and has no well-defined inclusion criteria, and on the keep side that "common misconceptions" is a subject which has been covered in reliable sources and that it would be a loss to the encyclopedia to remove it. Neither side holds a clear weight of numbers, and neither has substantively defeated the other's key arguments; these are the two usual measures upon which, rightly or wrongly, deletion debates are judged.
The way forward is something to discuss at the article talk page. I urge the sides not to entrench themselves in their opinions. We may well end up back here in a few months (and if we do, I would be supportive of semi-protecting the AFD page). It may be that the page ought to be split somewhat to avoid becoming a dumping ground for what someone thinks is a misconception. UK telephone code misconceptions is a stable article about misconceptions. I am sure there are others.
As an aside, I am conscious from my fast-approaching-five years as a sysop that the deletion system has failed badly here. I could just as easily have closed this as delete by fiat, at which time it would be hauled to DRV (as I am half-expecting this closure to be) which would promptly spend another seven days coming to an outcome of either "no consensus, default to keep deleted". Perhaps voting has its merits on occasion? Stifle (talk) 11:11, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]