Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Midnight Riders (band) (2nd nomination)

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The result was merge to List of Left 4 Dead characters. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:42, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Midnight Riders (band)[edit]

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This is my first time placing an article up for deletion so apologies if I'm doing it wrong. Anyway, it should be noted that this article was deleted once before on grounds that it lacked notability. This is the same reason why I'm nominating it. Its a fictional band from a video game that mainly has In Universe information in it. Can't really say much besides that. GamerPro64 22:00, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - This article is on a different subject from the one in the previously deleted article. The previous incarnation of this article was about a (quoting from previous AFD) "1980s band that only released one EP". --| Uncle Milty | talk | 22:18, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Did not notice that tidbit. But my point stands on it being non-notable. GamerPro64 22:27, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to ~~Left 4 Dead 2~~ List of Left 4 Dead characters. The in-universe stuff needs to go, but the real-world details can be merged. Or delete it, I guess, but that doesn't seem entirely necessary. They get a bit of coverage in reliable sources but not what I might consider enough to save a one-shot fictional band. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:38, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to List of Left 4 Dead characters. Seconding NinjaRobotPirate's statement that the in-universe type of writing needs to go, I do think that the band needs to go under the list of Left 4 Dead characters, specifically under Non Playable Characters. It doesn't really warrant its own article entry, but the information seems significant enough that it shouldn't be deleted altogether. TsukiKanade (talk) 02:25, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Actually, that's probably a better merge target. I've updated my comment. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:20, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions. (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk) • Gene93k (talk) 00:43, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:43, 21 January 2014 (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.