Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deathwatch (Warhammer 40,000)

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 delete and redirect to Space Marine (Warhammer 40,000). King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:45, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deathwatch (Warhammer 40,000)[edit]

Strictly in-universe, and contains zero independent sources. Candidate for transwiki to WH40K Wikia. Possible redirect&protect to Space Marine (Warhammer 40,000). Jaysweet (talk) 16:56, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete these are (for the unitiated) a specific flavor of the space marines, a sub-faction of the Imperium in Warhammer 40K. They are (for play purposes) usually set up with different units on the field of battle and (for cosmetic purposes) painted differently than other space marines. They are unlikely to have significant impact outside the tabletop game and their signficance to understanding the tabletop game as a whole is largely limited. There are no (see here for the litany) independent sources cited which would establish notability per the WP:GNG. I have no problem with a merger into space marines. Protonk (talk) 17:14, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect as the nominator suggests. This should be the default for situations like this. Compromise is what will keep the list of Afds down to a manageable size. I think Protonk explained well to me why this should not be an independent article. DGG (talk) 07:06, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As long as it's redirect and protect. That's the problem here, I am pretty confident that if I just did a redirect, a 4channer would revert me :D --Jaysweet (talk) 17:16, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No real reason to protect it. If 'redirect' is the outcome of the AfD, then you can revert all day an attempt to reconstitute the content. Protonk (talk) 21:02, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect as a sensible move.. Space Marines are well established IRL (so to speak) and the 40K variety are a subset of that with Deathwatch being the SAS, SBS, Delta Force, SEALS, of the Space Marines. Jasynnash2 (talk) 09:11, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Game-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 23:46, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep due to titular nature of topic, which suggests at worst a legitimate search term. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 05:20, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- That is a reason for a redirect --T-rex 18:40, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete/redirect/etc. In any event, not the subject of significant coverage from reliable secondary sources as required by Wikipedia:Notability. I should note that "Deathwatch (Warhammer 40,000)" is not a likely search term. Pagra shtak 16:39, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and redirect to Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000) - no out of universe notability. Even in universe notability is questionable. No independent sources given on the topic. --T-rex 18:40, 1 August 2008 (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.