Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gods of the Old World

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The result was delete. Tone 15:04, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Gods of the Old World

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Another fictional pantheon that is effectively WP:LISTCRUFT. Fails WP:NFICTION, pure WP:PLOT, no coverage of this outside WP:PRIMARY works and fansites. And on the subject of fanstites, https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Old_World_Pantheon does a much better job than our article, so keeping this sad list here is also a disservice to the Internet and we should apologize to anyone who clicks on our link instead on the wikia one. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:32, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:32, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fantasy-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 14:13, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 14:13, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Major element of a major fictional setting. This recent swathe of attempted deletions of articles on fantasy and science fiction topics makes me uncomfortable, as it suggests that some editors are having fun getting rid of valid content, which is certainly not what Wikipedia is all about. We delete rubbish and very minority interest material. We do not usually delete material that is central to major literary works and games. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:19, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. The Warhammer Fantasy is not a literary work. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:58, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, actually, yes it is - there are many literary works based in the setting. But it's also one of the biggest games ever produced. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:46, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  - Lord of the Rings is borderline literature (though the characters are, for the most part, far from Dickensian). I don't think you'll find any scholar who would claim the same of any Battlehammer work. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:49, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Pure fancruft that fails WP:LISTN._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 03:30, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Pure PLOT. Fails GNG/NFICTION/LISTN.Kacper IV (talk) 12:28, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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