Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of recurring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters

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The result was keep‎. and rename List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:14, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of recurring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters[edit]

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This is an odball, considering the contents of Category:Lists of Star Trek characters. Many Star Trek shows have lists of characters (on top of List of Star Trek characters, as well as the longer alphabetical List of Star Trek characters (A–F)). Only two ST shows have 'recurring' lists - DS9 (here) and List of recurring characters in Star Trek: Enterprise. I am unsure whether we want to rename this by removing 'recurring', or just redirect it to the List of ST characters? I'll note that many entries in Category:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters are unconsistently redirected either here or the alphabetical "all-ST" lists. Some cleanup is clearly needed here, and I think we can first discuss what to do with those two oddball "recurring" lists? My preferred suggestion would be to keep them, and rename them by removing recurring, but I am open to other ideas? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:42, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, Television, and Lists. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:42, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I think both could be BOLDly renamed, perhaps adding either a series of {{main article}} tags or more likely a single {{main list}} tag under a section header, to point at the main characters or the cast lists which point at them. —siro χ o 07:42, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep 19 characters have their own articles. If you want to prune the list of others, that can be done through normal editing practices. It shuold be renamed to line up with other articles of this type. Dream Focus 12:33, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:12, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I guess I will !vote keep for the AfD discussion, renaming is fine. —siro χ o 06:22, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Rename List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters and add the regular cast. ~~"Recurring" really makes no sense for anything other than a soap opera.~~ Clarityfiend (talk) 01:14, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Rename to List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters--to which the regular characters are added--would indeed be the best solution. TH1980 (talk) 02:04, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Rename to List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters and add the standard cast, per others. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 13:47, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Rename and rescope as the consensus WP:ATD. Shooterwalker (talk) 19:57, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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