Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ultimate Nullifier

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. postdlf (talk) 21:04, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ultimate Nullifier[edit]

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This does not establish notability independent of Marvel Comics through the inclusion of real world information from reliable, third party sources. Most of the information is made up of plot details better suited to Wikia. There is no current assertion for future improvement of the article, so extended coverage is unnecessary. TTN (talk) 16:30, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Appears to be nothing but fancruft, and not a feasible search term for any other particular article. By the way, TTN, do you use a template for all of these deletion requests? I tend to agree with most of them, but they all seem to be worded exactly the same. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 17:28, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I just copy and paste it while occasionally making minor variations depending on the article. I pretty much nominate articles that all have the same issues, so taking the time to type out what would be essentially the same rational each time seems pointless. TTN (talk) 17:47, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's what I figured, but that's why I was also wondering if you had a template for that; one where you just have to put up the template and fill in one field with the universe of the fictional item. I suppose copy and paste does about the same job, though. Red Phoenix ^{build the future...}_{remember the past...} 01:36, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep or merge into Features of the Marvel Universe. BOZ (talk) 17:57, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
~~Merge~~ into Features of the Marvel Universe. Worth a paragraph or so there, and redirects are cheaper than deletion. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 19:22, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:48, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:48, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I'm usually a pretty reliable "merge" vote in these discussions, but the Ultimate Nullifier is actually pretty notable. Someone built a replica here, it's discussed at length in this excerpt and (to a lesser extent) in this column, and it made "top ten" lists at IGN and Geeks of Doom. I feel fairly confident that I could dig up further references on its use as a deus ex machina, element of Silver Age storytelling, and more "top ten" lists. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 00:55, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per sources evidencing sufficent notability foound by NinjaRobotPirate. (Do you get to add "Zombie" to your name as a reward?)- The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:32, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Plenty of sources out there including:

Geektionary: From Anime to Zettabyte
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story
Marvelous Myths: Marvel Superheroes and Everyday Faith
Marvel Universe
Researching Beneath the Surface: Psycho-Social Research
Superheroes and Philosophy: Truth, Justice, and the Socratic Way
The Encyclopedia of Super Villains
The Gospel According to Superheroes: Religion and Pop Culture
The Science of Supervillains
The Supervillain Book: the evil side of comics and Hollywood

Warden (talk) 11:34, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Let this page stay. This is an important item in the Marvel Comics and it had various appearances throughout it's history. Rtkat3 (talk) 1:38, October 24 2013 (UTC)

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.