Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. Clayton Forrester (Mystery Science Theater 3000)

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 redirect‎ to List of Mystery Science Theater 3000 characters. RL0919 (talk) 21:03, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Clayton Forrester (Mystery Science Theater 3000)[edit]

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The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing Wikipedia:General notability guideline requirement nor the more detailed Wikipedia:Notability (fiction) supplementary essay. WP:BEFORE did not reveal any significant coverage on Gnews, Gbooks or Gscholar. The article is a plot summary with a single citation (academic) to a passing comment the actor made about the character. If nobody can find anything to rescue this, I'd suggest SOFTDEL solution of redirecting this to List of Mystery Science Theater 3000 characters (which is sadly unreferenced, but probably rescuable). _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:04, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, and Television. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:04, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. I've also boldly redirected the equally bad article Doctor Clayton Forrester (The War of the Worlds) to The War of the Worlds (1953 film). Neither title is really something that a reader is likely to search for, but redirects are cheap. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:42, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Clarityfiend Any thoughts on redirect vs delete for this article? Your comment suggests you are ok with redirecting but your vote is for deletion? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:24, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's unlikely that someone would search for this specific title, but a redirect is harmless. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:54, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to List of Mystery Science Theater 3000 characters. I think a redirect is preferable over outright deletion since readers may be looking for information on the character, and a viable redirect target exists. The list is very rough shape, but I could see areas for improvement. I did find some coverage for the character, but in my opinion, it is too limited to justify an independent article. I could see other MST3K characters being redirected into this list. I would also not oppose a redirect to Mystery Science Theater 3000, but I do see a potential in a separate character list. It's a shame as I am a huge MST3K fan, but the coverage I did find seemed rather limited. Apologies for the lengthy response. Aoba47 (talk) 23:31, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect Agree with the idea of redirecting to List of Mystery Science Theater 3000 characters. There's not enough for a standalone article, but probably enough to warrant inclusion in that list. Red Fiona (talk) 23:01, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to MST3K. If we’re going to redirect a character nobody remembers from WotW we should also redirect the arguably more famous Dr. Forrester Dronebogus (talk) 10:34, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am fine with a redirect, but I find your logic (that because we're redirecting a lesser-known character, we should redirect a better-known one) to be odd. Rhindle The Red (talk) 18:34, 19 May 2023 (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.