Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional characters who can manipulate superpowers

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:04, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of fictional characters who can manipulate superpowers[edit]

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{{{text}}}Per outcome of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional characters who can manipulate plants and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional characters who can manipulate weather - this list is an unencylopaedic cross-categorization which violates WP:NOTDIR. It also contains original research, which violates WP:NOR - I can't verify any of the claims concerning superpower manipulation in third party sources. Note that Superpower manipulation in fiction is not an encyclopaedic topic. Claritas § 10:57, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:22, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:22, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator misapplies WP:WAX. Manipulating superpowers is not a cross-characterization because the two topics, superpowers and the manipulation of others' superpowers, are clearly related. Unlike other lists, this one is actually a compound list, well put together and laid out, which lists five distinct sub-characteristics of superpower manipulation. Jclemens (talk) 17:18, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, the sub-characteristics are pure original research, and "relatedness" isn't a determination of whether two topics are cross-categorisable. Claritas § 18:02, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete pretty much per nom. This is a cross-characterization because the two separate topics haven't received discussion as a single topic in reliable sources, thus leading to a list compiled through original research. Them From Space 17:44, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Are you going to slowly nominate all of Category:Lists of fictional characters by superhuman feature or ability? Fences&Windows 21:27, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to nominate another three or four, and if they are all deleted, I'll batch nominate the rest. Claritas § 21:37, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Batch nomming the category may not be a great idea since some of the articles may be notable (List of fictional characters who can fly sticks out here) and at least one (List of fictional parasites) appears to be miscategorized. Batch nominations oftentimes end in a no consensus or a directive to renominate the articles individually since the debates can get bogged down in minutiae with editors giving split decisions or casting procedural votes. Unless the articles are all formated the same, with a single main editor and similar history, a batch nom won't be worth it. Them From Space 22:00, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To clarify, I only intend to batch nom lists with titles in the format List of fictional characters who can manipulate x. I understand the issues with batch-nomming lists which aren't very closely related. Claritas § 15:52, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still dubious -- for some of those, critical/scholarly material can be found. I strongly recommend one at a time, just to keep things on the rails. —Quasirandom (talk) 13:50, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take them one by one for the time being. Claritas § 14:03, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. -- —Farix (t | c) 11:21, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete- I agree with the nominator on every point. This list is crufty original research. I also think the advice given here is good, and that this list fails points 1,2,3,4,8 and 10. Reyk _YO! 19:31, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:OR and WP:LISTCRUFT. Tavix | Talk 03:22, 10 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Along with the other "List of characters with Superpower X" pages where "Superpower X" does not have an independent article. --erachima talk 06:24, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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