Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mary Shelley (Doctor Who)

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The result was redirect‎ to Eighth Doctor#Mary Shelley. Courcelles (talk) 17:37, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mary Shelley (Doctor Who)[edit]

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While generally notable as a companion in universe and a notable fictional portrayal of Shelley, I can't find any sources relating to the character of Mary Shelley as a companion. I only found sources relating to The Haunting of Villa Diodati, which doesn't acknowledge this companionship, and none of the articles bar this one: https://www.themarysue.com/mary-shelley-deserved-better-on-doctor-who/ Actually discuss her in depth. I don't think there's grounds to justify the existence of the article separately. She's mentioned in both the Companion and List of Doctor Who Supporting Characters articles, so a redirect there may work as an alternative to deletion. Pokelego999 (talk) 16:30, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements and Science fiction and fantasy. Pokelego999 (talk) 16:30, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Companion (Doctor Who), where she is already listed. Her only appearances as a companion were in largely non-notable spinoff material, and her only appearance in the show proper was in a one-off episode that did not acknowledge those spinoff appearances. There are not enough sources to demonstrate this fictional version of Shelley is notable enough for an article. Rorshacma (talk) 20:49, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Update I am also fine with Eighth Doctor#Mary Shelley as the redirect target, as suggested by Sgeureka below, as that does seem to be the better target. Rorshacma (talk) 02:00, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect because the character does not have enough sources to meet GNG. I don't really care which target we choose, but I slightly prefer List of Doctor Who supporting characters. QuicoleJR (talk) 21:06, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect since nothing in the article suggests GNG is met, this is just a fancrufty plot summary as things stand. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:13, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect This character doesn't pass the WP:GNG. Shooterwalker (talk) 00:06, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Eighth Doctor#Mary Shelley (there is more info there on her than in the Companion (Doctor Who) article). No enough non-plot content for a stand-alone article. – sgeureka ^t•c 14:18, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Eighth Doctor#Mary Shelley per above.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 21:57, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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