Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of species (Animorphs)

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. Ged UK 13:58, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List of species (Animorphs)[edit]

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This is an overly in-depth list of plot elements that are not critical to the understanding of Animorphs. It lacks any real world information from reliable, third party sources to establish overall notability for the topic, so this is something better suited to Wikia. TTN (talk) 18:38, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 03:44, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete There are two problems with this list. The first is that it's in remarkably poor shape. That, by itself, isn't a valid criteria for deletion. The second problem is that the selection methodology for the list is not in line with established practices. A "list of characters in a fiction franchise" type article does not list every minor character that has ever appeared in the franchise; instead it restricts itself to the main characters and the recurring, plot-important secondary characters. Look at List of Naruto characters, for example. That series is massive, and that is reflected in the the number of characters in that list. However every character in that list is either a major recurring character with significant face time across several books/seasons, or a major character that appears only in one plot arc but has an important role and significant face time across that plot arc. When putting together that list, there are dozens of characters that didn't make the cut. The same methodology can and should be applied here. While there are a small number of species that have significant roles in this series, most are best described as "monster of the week" type species. The small number of species that are notable are going to have notable characters, and discussion of the species can happen, briefly and where notable and relevant, in the article on those characters. Sven Manguard Wha? 05:05, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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