Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Morshu

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The result was delete and redirect to Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon. Daniel (talk) 03:23, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Morshu[edit]

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Should be a redirect, but an ip is insistent on recreating this article about a fictional character, which doesn't come close to having enough in-depth coverage to pass WP:GNG. Zero real-world notability. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 22:35, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Another person mentioned that Morshu is a very well known internet meme. I agree and believe that Morshu is a big enough character on the internet to keep his article.
Delete - I was in the process of writing a nomination myself. The pre-existing redirect target, Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, barely mentions Morshu so I think that deletion is more appropriate. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 22:37, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - I was one step away from reporting the user for repeated vandalism anyway, so may as well get this out of the way first. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 22:43, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 22:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 22:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I agree with Rosguill. The character is so minor, and is not even really covered on the article for the game, so Deletion would be far more appropriate than keeping it, even as a Redirect. Rorshacma (talk) 22:50, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Few minor, passing mentions. Not close to passing WP:NFICTION or GNG. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 00:45, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The reason I personally believe that Morshu deserved his own article is because of how massive he has been on the internet for over a decade. I did personally feel that with multiple articles that covered him, I personally felt that was good enough considering of how unique his case is. Yes I know that he is only known for memes and not his own appearance, but I personally felt that kind of cemented his staying power on the internet. I mean yes, IGN and GameSpot never mentioned him in an article of their own, but that's mainly because he was only in one game released almost three decades ago. His staying power is solely because of the internet despite him being rather insignificant in his own game. And considering his staying power is so large, I feel that is deserving of an article. However, if you guys don't see it that way, I think a good compromise would be to mention the YTPs and the many other memes that were made because of the CD-i games. I say that because when it comes to early video mashups online, they were dominated by theses vids. Vinnylospo (talk) 1:18, 4 Feburary 2021 (UTC)
Delete and redirect. Per WP:CHEAP and WP:RFD#KEEP there is no reason to get rid of a harmless redirect that is potentially useful to readers (for example, one could imagine a reader coming across a reference to Morshu and typing it into the search bar to see what the name is from). WanderingWanda (talk) 01:52, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- WanderingWanda, Ok, but redirect where? Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon?--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:49, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yes, that's what I'd do (Incidentally, I think I'd also like to add a sentence or two to that article about this fan render of the character: [1][2][3]) WanderingWanda (talk) 03:01, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    - I like that too, along with maybe the many memes that he and other characters have gotten over the years. I think that's the perfect compromise. Vinnylospo (talk) 1:18, 4 Feburary 2021 (UTC)
Delete and redirect to Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, where Morshu is mentioned. There are only two short pieces in reliable sources, both by the same author on Nintendo Life,[4][5] which does not suffice for GNG. IceWelder [✉] 07:31, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete due to not having WP:SIGCOV to make this notable. Jontesta (talk) 15:30, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon per WP:ATD, since the character's notoriety is solely derived from their appearances in that particular series of games. Just because the subject topic is barely mentioned in prior versions of the target article, does not mean content cannot be added. Haleth (talk) 03:03, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - per nom. Videogameplayer99 (talk) 04:54, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or Merge This character's only notability is being in a meme. Either delete the page or merge it with List of internet phenomena. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 14:08, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Merge at least for now Jenyire2 11:47, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete no significant coverage, and does not pass WP:NFICTION or WP:GNG. There are some passing mentions at best. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:47, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon – the character is mentioned in that article so there is a target – cheers, Epinoia (talk) 23:11, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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