Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)

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The result was keep. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 20:55, 20 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)[edit]

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This fails WP:GNG, WP:WAF, and WP:PLOT. TTN (talk) 12:26, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 12:26, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction and fantasy-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 12:26, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 12:26, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This is a tough one to unpack, but this is what needs to be done. Move this article to Cylon as the obvious WP:PRIMARYTOPIC while moving the disambiguation page to Cylon (disambiguation). Merge the other 2 Cylon articles into it (this page is the oldest of them), while heavily pruning them for cruft. Cylons are definitely notable (see also: Cylons in America: Critical Studies in Battlestar Galactica), but the two separate articles are rather unnecessary._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 17:46, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep but selective-merge Cylon (1978) and Cylon (reimagining) into this. The concept is clearly notable enough to pass AfD per Zxcvbnm, but all the WP:Content forking is unnecessary. – sgeureka ^t•c 09:22, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The topic is notable beyond mere plot regurgitation. As ZXCVBNM points out, there have been critical analyses not just about Battlestar Galactica as a whole, but about the Cylons specifically. I'll add another to the list: [1] That said, merging the content forks would be wise. --GentlemanGhost (séance) 15:45, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Zxcvbnm. I agree that this seems to be the primary topic so a move would make sense to me, but that is a different conversation entirely. I also agree with Sgeureka as I think it would be beneficial to somehow have one comprehensive article on the Cylons from both shows. I am not entirely sure how it would work, but it is a good idea at the very least. Aoba47 (talk) 01:57, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep but merge three entries into one per sgeureka. It's sad that when there's a ton of fancruft on minor and clearly non-notable topics this one is in such a dire state. Merge all three entries, yes, but I think the topic of Cylons is notable. Here are some sources which seem to discuss this fictional race in depth: [2], [3], [4], [5], and somewhat less in-depth but still worth noting [6]. Most fictional races are not notable. This one very much is. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:24, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and merge as above. Clear primary topic. As usual, deletion of information which can be merged elsewhere benefits nobody. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:53, 16 December 2019 (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.