Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/T.R.A.C.I.E.

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The result was delete. JGHowes ^talk 02:49, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

T.R.A.C.I.E.[edit]

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I am at a loss as to how this has avoided deletion for nine years, and also why this page was made in the first place. This was a contestant in the first series of Robot Wars, an immensely popular BBC show around the turn of the millennium, but we don't have a page for every Millionaire contestant. This contestant won its heat and took part in a six-way final at the end of the show, which it lost. At most, it was on TV for 30 minutes, as it never returned to the show afterwards. All we have apart from commentary on its performance is a claim that it was the first robot to run both ways up, and that a comedy actor was one of many students who took part in its building. There were Robot Wars contestants like Razer (robot) that had some minor real-world importance by competing and winning for years on end, but I struggle to see the importance of this one Unknown Temptation (talk) 21:01, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note of possible conflict of interest creation of this page: this robot was built by King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford. Creator says he became a data analyst at an unnamed school in Chelmsford in July 2011, just before making this page. [1] Unknown Temptation (talk) 21:15, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 22:00, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 22:00, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, fails WP:GNG with no significant coverage in reliable sources. Nothing to merge, no redirect necessary. Same vote and reason as given on WP:Articles for deletion/X-Terminator Footlessmouse (talk) 22:37, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - lacks coverage that is independent of the subject Spiderone 23:07, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per accurate description by nom. GhostDestroyer100 (talk) 18:18, 13 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails everything. JK.Kite (talk) 20:02, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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