Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Punch-Out!! characters

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The result was keep. qedk (t 桜 c) 08:33, 1 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

List of Punch-Out!! characters[edit]

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list of mostly non-notable characters, WP:LISTCRUFT Prisencolin (talk) 04:23, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 07:02, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 07:02, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 07:02, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Definitely notable. Large amount of refs, such as Hardcore Gaming 101, Kotaku, and Vice that gives opinions about the characters. Not to mention how both Little Mac and Glass Joe have their own articles. WP:NOTCLEANUP._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 09:40, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to a properly trimmed and referenced characters section on the article on Punch-Out!!. Most of the references are "list of [x] characters" ("Top 25 Baldies", "The Top 7... Biggest drunks in games", "The 25 Douchiest Video Game Characters") and reviews, which I guess just proof that a character is in a particular game. The references used about stereotypical depictions are useful, but I wouldn't keep an entire separate list on characters just because of that. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 12:33, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The franchise article Punch-Out!! just links to this list, so this would at best be merged there. This is then not a valid deletion nomination per WP:ATD, even notwithstanding its unelaborated reliance solely on an essay. postdlf (talk) 16:08, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to the main article -- not because of flaws in this article, just because the main article is pretty short and this would liven it up considerably. Definitely don't delete. -- Toughpigs (talk) 16:27, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Little Mac, Glass Joe, King Hippo, and Donkey Kong have their own articles, as does Mike Tyson of course. The sources found by Zxcvbnm talk about the characters enough to pass the general notability guidelines. Dream Focus 03:24, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The sources identified by ZXCVBNM establish notability. — Hunter Kahn 03:40, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 18:08, 13 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Merge - There are definitely sources about the characters, but it feels like there is a much better way to organize this information. The main article could also fit the current list (though it obviously needs to be cleaned up). The characters are pretty bare-bones, so it would be better to have a mostly basic list for their fictional details. The real world details on the positive and negative aspects on their character traits and stereotypes would be better organized as a general discussion on all the characters with better-picked examples used throughout. TTN (talk) 12:29, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as per the reasonings regarding the sources and how the list meets the general notability guidelines. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 02:57, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, b uidhe 22:50, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, Per ZXCVBNM the sources and the list meet notability. Alex-h (talk) 13:00, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - per ZXCVBNM, article passes WP:GNG. Videogameplayer99 (talk) 22:58, 29 February 2020 (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.