Wiki How:Articles for deletion/Shark (comics)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was merge to List of minor DC Comics characters. Spartaz ^Humbug! 05:47, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shark (comics)‎

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Contested PROD. None of the three fictional characters meets the general notability guideline as none has significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Lacking reception or significance in reliable secondary sources, any article about them can only be a plot-only description of a fictional work and an indiscriminate collection of information, making the subject of the article inappropriate for Wikipedia. Jfgslo (talk) 16:43, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Jfgslo (talk) 16:44, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. Jfgslo (talk) 16:44, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy keep. It's obvious that this is nothing more than a blatant attempt to purge the DC Comics characters from Wikipedia. The bbest known Shark is covered for example in The Encyclopedia of Super Villians (p.314) and 500 Comic Book Villians (p. 261)SPNic (talk) 18:13, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - If not kept, redirect/merge to List of minor DC Comics characters is a better course. Perhapse something that should have been proposed prior to PRODing and then AfDing. - J Greb (talk) 15:21, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:07, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Keep Truly no guidelines have been violated, this is a very descriptive and encyclopedic article, with actual book sources. – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 16:27, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- "No guidelines have been violated" is not a reason to keep. And the "actual book sources" you mention are the comic books themselves. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:51, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect/merge to List of minor DC Comics characters. Inclusion in The Encyclopedia of Super Villains or 500 Comic Book Villians doesn't confer notability. No reliable sources have been added, and this B-list villain seems unlikely to have coverage significant enough to meet the WP:GNG as anything more than an entry in the list. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:46, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, v/r - T P 15:47, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to List of minor DC Comics characters. Fails WP:GNG. Cusop Dingle (talk) 17:21, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.