Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kenny's deaths

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 keep. Cirt (talk) 06:08, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kenny's deaths

I feel this article should be deleted because it lacks any real notability. It has absolutely no sources or references at all! It is full of original research. It is of very poor quality and this subject is probably only worthy of five or six sentences in the main Kenny McCormick article at best. Sloan is back!! (talk) 18:00, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:20, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:20, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom, article is a violation of no original research (WP:NOR) policy. JBsupreme (talk) 18:31, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Kenny McCormick, for obvious reasons. Well written and researched, it just needs some sources. --Captain Infinity (talk) 18:49, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Kenny McCormick. - -The Spooky One (talk to me) 20:51, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Question Why is it again that we should be merging uncited original research into another article with the very same problem? There is a firm policy against this. The "obvious reasons" are not obvious and any !vote not congruent with current policy can and should be discounted on those grounds by the closing admin. JBsupreme (talk) 00:48, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, my god, let's merge Kenny! But not the endless in-universe details. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:30, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- What information that is documented by a third party source would you like to see merged? Just asking. JBsupreme (talk) 02:37, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge his death seems to get some coverage. 70.55.86.100 (talk) 03:21, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge; Kenny's deaths are not restricted to fans of South Park any longer, as the running gag has become a well-known part of popular culture. Notable and clearly well researched. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 05:09, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Sorry to have to keep asking the SAME question over and over but "well researched" by whom? Fellow Wikipedia editors? There are no third party sources to speak of cited in this article. JBsupreme (talk) 06:03, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge At the moment it has obvious reference issues but the fact that Kenny's deaths are no longer a phenomenon restricted to South Park, but have shown up in other parts of popular culture clearly show that notability not one of the issues this page has. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:50, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Sources exist.[1][2][3] - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 04:41, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Kenny's deaths are a cultural phenomenon; if the article is properly sourced (and as already demonstrated, the sources exist), there's no reason to delete. SchutteGod (talk) 16:58, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I strongly feel that until proper sources appear in the article. It is still classed as WP:OR. Therefor, all keep votes so far are going against policy and must be considered null/void. Sloan is back!! (talk) 17:19, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The keep votes a perfectly valid. There is no WP:OR violation since everything written on that article is sourced on the episodes. Just check the South Park website, watch the episode, verify the information and correct if necessary. EconomistBR 02:45, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This still isnt notable enough for its own article! If not deleted it should clearly be merged with the Kenny McCormick article. Oh, and the sources need to be in the article. Sloan ranger (talk) 12:32, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep but merge all of these stubs into Kenny's deaths. They are a common and notable meme, are the subject of many available sources, and are more than just news. Bearian (talk) 20:05, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - The article has quality and it can't be violating WP:RS since it is sourced on the episodes themselves, that means that everything that was written is verifiable. This article has been under the AfD process too many times. EconomistBR 02:30, 31 October 2008 (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.