Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doctor Octoroc

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 no consensus. Courcelles 11:53, 9 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Doctor Octoroc[edit]

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Graphic and computer animation designer of unclear notability; prior prod (on the grounds of lack of sourcing) was removed by creator when he added some "sources" — but those sources still fail to constitute actual reliable sourcing, as every last footnote is to a blog entry, a Twitter feed, his own website or iTunes, and not a single one of them is to real media. I'm willing to withdraw this nomination if somebody can Heymann it up with some real sources, but as of right now it's a delete. Bearcat (talk) 07:24, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions. (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk) MrKIA11 (talk) 16:43, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 23:21, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 23:21, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note on sources: Kotaku and GameSetWatch are considered reliable sources by the videogames wikiproject; and Joystiq considered situational (WP:VG/RS). So my only consideration is if the coverage at these sites can be deemed significant. Marasmusine (talk) 08:14, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Additional Note on sources: As an extension of the previous note by Marasmusine, other sources are worth mentioning as per their status on Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sources.

Kotaku - Considered reliable after 2010 (2 such citations made, #28 and #29); considered unreliable before 2010 with exception "...only those (significant) opinion posts that are written by established writers are allowed." Established writers cited: Brian Crecente, Editor-In-Cheif (#8) and Michael McWhertor (#2).

GameSetWatch - More information on the reliability of this site as a source can be found here.

1UP.com - Listed as reliable source (footnote #21 cites an interview about the artist's scope of work).

Offworld - Normally considered a situational source, however the writer of the cited article (#7) is Brandon Boyer, who is considered the exception to the situational status of the blog.

User:Jazzlevi (talk) 18:13, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: I had originally prodded it but the article has been much improved with references to significant coverage on such sites as Kotaku and 1UP.com. ... discospinster _talk 04:30, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Passes WP:GNG, although arguably scrapes WP:CREATIVE. — HELLKNOWZ ▎TALK 18:58, 7 July 2011 (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.