Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Draconian (Doctor Who)
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- 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 redirect to Frontier in Space. Liz Read! Talk! 02:55, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
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One off alien race who has only appeared in spin-off media since. Does not seem to meet GNG or SIGCOV, and a search for sources yields nothing. Pokelego999 (talk) 00:57, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, and Television. Pokelego999 (talk) 00:57, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- Keep: has been mentioned in-show and frequently in spin-off media and is considered one of the main villains. Regards, Anameofmyveryown (talk) 14:21, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- Note The user https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pokelego999 has over approx two days mass-nominated for deletion fifty-one Doctor Who-related articles as follows:
- Blinovitch Limitation Effect, Destrii, Muriel Frost, Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart, Iris Wildthyme, Shayde, Fey Truscott-Sade, Sam Jones (Doctor Who), Molly O'Sullivan, Jason Kane (Doctor Who), Flip Jackson, Mila (Doctor Who), Charley Pollard, Evelyn Smythe, Thomas Brewster (Doctor Who), Abby (Doctor Who), Vislor Turlough, Rutan (Doctor Who), Draconian (Doctor Who), Sisterhood of Karn, Henry Gordon Jago, Professor George Litefoot, Forge (Doctor Who), Timewyrm, Threshold (Doctor Who), Coal Hill School, Nimrod (Doctor Who), Nobody No-One, Borusa, The Monk (Doctor Who), Polly (Doctor Who), Ben Jackson (Doctor Who), List of UNIT personnel, John and Gillian, Shalka Doctor, Sabbath (Doctor Who), Chris Cwej, Grandfather Paradox (Doctor Who), The Other (Doctor Who), Alan Jackson (The Sarah Jane Adventures), Vortis (Doctor Who), Thal (Doctor Who), Ogron, Werewolf (Doctor Who), Sil (Doctor Who), White Guardian, Mara (Doctor Who), Sabalom Glitz, Castellan (Doctor Who), Professor Edward Travers, Alpha Centauri (Doctor Who)
- Such a mass deletion would significantly alter the coverage of Doctor Who on Wikipedia. WikiProject Doctor Who was not informed beforehand. Regards, Anameofmyveryown (talk) 14:42, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- Redirect to Frontier in Space, their first appearance and only appearance in the TV show. What few sources I can actually find outside of fansites regarding the species is pretty much entirely just regarding their appearance in that single episode. There is no coverage that would indicate that the species is notable enough for their own article. Whatever importance they may have in the franchise (and honestly, it looks like they actually do not have very much at all) is irrelevant to actually passing the WP:GNG. Rorshacma (talk) 16:36, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- Redirect to Frontier in Space as WP:ATD, as they are not individually notable as a fictional race. I oppose redirecting to the list of aliens, as I don't believe they are major enough to even merit a mention there. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 06:23, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
- Redirect to Frontier in Space, per ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ and Rorshacma. To the argument, by Anameofmyveryown, that we need to keep things that are mentioned and are "one of the main villains" (Tardis Data Core page seems to imply they are only referenced in the tv show twice in 2 throw away lines, in episodes outside of Frontier), that's an Assertion of notability without providing the thing that is needed for WP:GNG, that being sources in third-party WP:RSs. Cakelot1 ☞️ talk 13:19, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete/redirect notability requires verifiable evidence. There isn't enough WP:SIGCOV in third party sources to support this article. Shooterwalker (talk) 23:08, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
- 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.