Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Clannad characters

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. Time is up on this debate after its relisting so I am therefore closing it with general consensus to keep the article. There has only been one redirect contribution but a second relist would not be beneficial considering there has been no further discussion in six days. (non-admin closure) st170e^talk 01:43, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

List of Clannad characters[edit]

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These series characters, as a set, are not independently notable from the main series, as shown through their lack of significant coverage from reliable, independent sources. (?) As such, it would be sufficient to say anything we need to say about the characters in the character section of the parent article, which is a GA and already covers the characters. A redirect or merge would only make sense if the sourcing warrants adding more to the existing character section. czar 15:12, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. czar 15:13, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. czar 15:13, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. czar 15:13, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I assume the creator of this article got their information from watching the show, which I believe would count as a reputable source? If the creator of the article User:Juhachi could indicate where their information came from, it would help this AfD discussion and perhaps close it.Sheepythemouse (talk) 21:06, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The show wouldn't go towards meeting the WP:GNG though, since it's not "third party". Sergecross73 msg me 04:30, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Depending on the website, there may be plot summaries or links to official sites that do Sheepythemouse (talk) 22:59, 16 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I refuse to believe that Clannad, one of the most famous visual novels ever due to the quality of its storytelling and depth of character, has no RS coverage about its characters. A cursory Google search shows many hits in Google News and Google Books, and Clannad reviews will probably explore the characters in more detail. Unfortunately I'm on a filtered internet connection right now and thus am unable to access said sources. There's real life stuff I need to get done but I'll try to expand the article before the end of the week. If not, I request userfication if delete is the final consensus. Satellizer el Bridget ^(Talk) 23:15, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I think in total the reliable source coverage of the characters is enough to support an article, and the characters are an important enough aspect of the franchise to warrant us having a separate list article. One source that talks about the characters in detail is Anime News Network's podcast on Clannad [1]. Other sources also provide a lot of information on the characters, such as the Fandom Post's three part article series on Clannad [2], [3], [4], or the various reviews of the game and anime (such as the ones linked in the Clannad article). The list currently links to the official character page, [5], which is a reliable (though not independent) source, and could also be used to source basic descriptions of the characters. Calathan (talk) 05:07, 21 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Some great sources, thanks. Satellizer el Bridget ^(Talk) 13:44, 21 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I found references towards the characters in old issues of Newtype USA plus references in two different books by [6] [7] by Dani Cavallaro. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 17:31, 21 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:36, 22 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect instead as although this is starting to suggest Keep as its close, I simply am not seeing how it can be its own convincing article, obviously best known to the series itself. SwisterTwister talk 01:02, 22 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per my and Calathan's points above. Satellizer el Bridget ^(Talk) 11:31, 22 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as a standard character list covered by WP:CSC #2. VMS Mosaic (talk) 02:53, 23 May 2016 (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.