Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erevis Cale

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) — Music1201 ^talk 22:11, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Erevis Cale[edit]

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This character article does not establish notability. The quote from the review is a trivial descriptor, and unless it actually contains true discussion on the character, the source should just be removed. TTN (talk) 13:18, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 13:19, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 13:19, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as the source provided is an indicator of notability. Paul Erik provided that source to me, so you would have to ask him how much it discusses that character or if there were other similar sources for the character. If Keep is not the desired outcome, then I would see a merge to List of Forgotten Realms characters rather than deletion. BOZ (talk) 14:12, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The source is a review of the novel. While such reviews can certainly be used to establish the critical reception for a character, the way this review is currently utilized is trivial. Most reviews of works will mention the primary characters in some context, but not every review will be valid in establishing notability for those characters. If the review goes in-depth on the character development, that would certainly be a legitimate indicator of notability. The current scope of the citation does not indicate that. TTN (talk) 14:29, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per BOZ. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 05:35, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 14:03, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to List of Forgotten Realms characters#Erevis Cale a mention in a review is good evidence that the character belongs on Wikipedia somewhere, but is certainly not enough to justify a whole separate article. We have character lists for precisely this kind of case. Josh Milburn (talk) 20:14, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per BOZ. Jclemens (talk) 22:20, 10 September 2016 (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.