Wikipedia talk:Vital articles/Level/4/Archive 36

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If there's one topic that's overrepresented on VA/E, film definitely has to be the unambiguous choice. We currently list 59 actors, 44 actresses, and 51 directors, producers, and screenwriters for a total of 154 spots on the list, which is too much for a genre of visual arts that's only been around for about 100 years. I think this number should be cut down to at least 100, if not lower, and actors and actresses are a good place to start. I've sorted the actors and actresses currently listed by country and moved the people on AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars to a separate list, which seems to be what this list was initially based on. The following series of proposals are all removals from the list of US and UK actors and actresses, although I have a few additions in mind as well. I'm starting off with 15 removals, but more will come later if most people agree with these. Malerisch (talk) 06:55, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Before voting, please consider the following samples of influential Americans and Britons not currently on the list. Are all of these actors really more vital than all of these people?