Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aqualad

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. J04n(talk page) 20:03, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Aqualad[edit]

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I propose Aqualad be redirected to Garth (comics). Because only two characters have owned the "Aqualad" moniker, per WP:HATNOTE/WP:SIMILAR, a hatnote at the top of Garth (comics) that directs you to Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm) is sufficient. Feedback ^☎ 21:16, 29 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:25, 30 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:25, 30 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Keep Redirection is not achieved by deletion. In any case, there should be an Aqualad page per WP:COMMONNAME and to explain the continuity, just as we have Robin (comics). Warden (talk) 11:18, 30 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep If the proposal is for redirection to merger, then propose a redirection or merger, not a deletion. This is an inappropriate use of the deletion nomination process. Since no one seems to actually want the article deleted, including the nominator, the process should be halted. Mathewignash (talk) 11:50, 30 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I want all content in the article removed, considering it's just content forking. Robin (comics) is a different example because there are approximately 9 Robins. There are only two Aqualads though, so per WP:HATNOTE/WP:SIMILAR, the page should go directly to Garth (comics) and use a hatnote that directs to Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm). I'm arguing for the deletion of the current page and replacement with a redirect. If you think that I should have done this myself instead of using AFD, you have a total misunderstanding of the AFD process. The article should be deleted, along with its content and its history. Obviously, the "title" should still be in use for a new redirect page though. Feedback ^☎ 17:29, 30 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This article has a longer history than the Garth one. We shouldn't delete that either. Warden (talk) 22:48, 30 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Per what motives should we keep the history? For three years, this was a redirect to Garth (comics). Since "Jackson Hyde", someone decided to turn this redirect into a pseudo-disambiguation page for both characters. That is just silly. Redirecting the page to Garth, and having a hatnote saying "Aqualad redirects here. For the Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm) click here." is more appropriate. Feedback ^☎ 01:28, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. What purpose does this serve that cannot be served by the two other articles, aside from disambiguation? Gamaliel (talk) 23:30, 2 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep - Apart from everything else, the fact that the nominator is actually asking what motive there is to keep the page history demonstrates that he lacks even the most rudimentary knowledge of what the procedure is for what he's trying to do. Redirecting a page does not involve AFD except in very unusual circumstances; since the nominator himself admits that there are no unusual circumstances involved, this article obviously has no reason to be in AFD.--66.31.212.169 (talk) 12:41, 3 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Theopolisme (talk) 01:00, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Keep per Warden. — Joaquin008 ^(talk) 09:36, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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.