Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Megatron (Beast Era)

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. John254 00:24, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Megatron (Beast Era)

This version of the character Megatron does not establish notability independent of Beast Wars through the inclusion of real world information from reliable, third party sources. Most of the information is made up of original research and unnecessary plot details. There is no current assertion for future improvement of the article, so the current coverage in Megatron#Beast Wars is enough detail on this version of the character. TTN (talk) 22:00, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - This is getting rediculous. TNN just keeps randomly nominating fictional character for deletion, and this is clearly a major fictional character, appeared in 2 different TV shows, comic book by 5 different publishers, been spotlighted at toy conventions, had over 2 dozen different toys made, been the subject of numerious bootlegs, parodies, and is voiced by a famous cartoon voice actor, David Kaye. Mathewignash (talk) 23:19, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment not completely ridiculous in what you consider to be nomination of various fictional characters, as per usual treatment of fiction, only major characters belong on wikipedia, minor ones can be mentioned in the "list of _____ characters" articles, but do not warrant their own article. WP is not a repository for fictional plot, or a place for indiscriminate information ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 23:29, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This is a MAJOR character though, which is why I don't get it. Mathewignash (talk) 00:53, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This has nothing to do with being major or minor in the work of fiction. Real world coverage is all that matters. This specific character does not establish that it is independent from the original version through real world information, so it does not require an article. TTN (talk) 23:36, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect per nom.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 03:39, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Erb? Are you saying his reason for deletion is actually a reason to redirect and that the redirect will be useful in some way as a likely search term? Hobit (talk) 06:20, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep [1], [2] both seem relevant. Given the rather large number of shows, books and (soon?) major film, seems likely significant sources exist. Hobit (talk) 06:20, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The first one does not mention this character at all (this is separate from the main Megatron, which is certainly notable), and the second one is an overview of the series. Neither helps assert notability for this character. TTN (talk) 18:36, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I never expected to see one of these articles that actually could be a stand alone article, rather than just part of a merged combination article or list, but it seems this meets the requirements in terms of sourcing. i've been advising merging consistently,but I guess there are some rare exceptions--not thta thsis a reason to let down our standards on the others. DGG (talk) 07:43, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per DGG. Article could use a little work, but it's relevant enough to warrant a separate article. Graymornings_(talk) 11:45, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Meets the standards for inclusion. Nom is full of bunk, as usual, and will probably merge regardless of the outcome of this discussion yet again. Vodello (talk) 21:33, 18 December 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.