Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gnoll

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The result was delete. Tone 18:53, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gnoll

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Despite being a pretty well known and common D&D race, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of notability or passing WP:GNG here. While there is the 1912 "gnole", this article is clearly about the D&D version, and the former isn't notable either. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 13:34, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 13:34, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction and fantasy-related deletion discussions. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 13:34, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 13:34, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and Redirect to The Gnoll. Surprisingly few sources on the creature, and what there is just falls into the usual array of game material. There is a one-sentence mention in the The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters that merely states that their names were taken from the 1912 story mentioned in the article, which is not significant coverage. The "Other Appearances" section in this article is also rather strange, as it is claiming that a completely unrelated creature, that was very likely just named after the same source that D&D Gnolls were named after, is somehow connected to the D&D creatures with absolutely no sources to back that up. After deletion, though, a redirect to the article on the more notable subject of The Gnoll should probably be created in its stead. Rorshacma (talk) 16:35, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete. Shame we can't find enough sources to have a generic (not just DnD-specific) article on the entire race, which does have recurring presence in various media. But I can't find any in-depth coverage that is not pure niche PLOT, either. The best I could find is one sentence of literary analysis here. Perhaps a mention of gnolls in literature would therefore belong in The Book of Wonder? Do ping me if better sources are found, but I don't think this can be rescued with one sentence of good quality content (reminder: GNG requires in-depth analysis). PS. Mention added. If we had an article about the short story in question, a disambig could be considered, but since we don't, I think redirect as suggested above is best, with a hat note that 'for gnolls, see Book of Wonder anthology'. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:41, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - The topic fails to establish notability, and there's no particular content worth saving. Even if it deserves a spot on a limited creature list, nothing in this article is particularly relevant. TTN (talk) 23:32, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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