The result was keep for now. The nomination raises valid points regarding the lists, but the consensus is that these issues can be resolved through the normal editing process (i.e., by tightening and clearly defining their scope and membership criteria). Whether the list is restricted to notable entries only or includes minor, non-notable characters as well will depend on what inclusion criteria are selected. Neither option is without precedent and could be justified; the important thing is to define clear membership criteria and implement them.
Since the core of the overall argument to keep the lists rests on the premise that the lists can in fact be made to pass Wikipedia policies and guidelines, failure to produce such improvement within a reasonable amount of time (e.g., six months or one year) could form the basis of a future deletion nomination. A list does not need to become (or even have the potential to become) a featured list in order to be kept, but it does need to be able to meet Wikipedia's basic inclusion standards. The argument that the lists can be improved to address the issues raised in the nomination is not invalid, but it is essentially speculative until such time as the improvements take place.
Editors working to improve the lists should adhere to Wikipedia content policies and guidelines—in particular, the guideline for stand-alone lists and, of course, the policies concerning verifiability and original research. Lists, like all pages in the main namespace, may not contain original research and content in lists needs to be sourced to reliable sources; it is not enough to simply link to another Wikipedia article, which may or may not contain appropriate sourcing. –Black Falcon (talk) 07:52, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]