Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist

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The result was keep. -- Cirt (talk) 20:12, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist[edit]

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This episode of Monk (TV series) fails to meet the GNG or the interpretation of it given in FICTION. TV plot articles without any clear rationale for significance fail the definition of WP:IINFO#1. This article may be suitable for creation at http://monk.wikia.org but Wikipedia is not for episode guides or a fansite. PROD removed, so raising for wider discussion. Fæ (talk) 22:18, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. -- Fæ (talk) 22:19, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I am one of those people who believes that Monk (like every other show out there) should have an article for every episode. House, The Office, Seinfeld, and many others do. Unfortunately, for some reason, not all shows are allowed to. I understand the notability rules, and yes, not every single episode of House is that memorable, and neither is every episode of Monk. However, I believe that Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist has its significance and helps influence the plot of several later episodes. DReifGalaxyM31 (talk) 22:26, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep with a Caveat I am of the camp that think that not every episode in a series deserves an article. If you look at something like Family Guy, which I do like as a show, most of the articles are GA class because there is a group of people that watch the show, put the work in, and make sure that whenever anyone mentions that maybe, just maybe, every single episode isn't notable, there is a roar to drown the idea out. Well, if it is going to be psudo-policy that every episode in a series gets a page, this page shouldn't be deleted. That being said, it needs sourcing work, preferably before this AfD is over. Sven Manguard _Talk 22:47, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. There are a couple other episodes of this show that are currently up for deletion, and I voted delete on those. However, this episode is memorable, and not just to fans of the show. A section with comments about the episode's reception would be nice, and the section with the song lyrics might be better at Wikisource, but overall, I vote keep. Kevinbrogers (talk) 22:54, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can you demonstrate in what way it is memorable? All TV shows have a couple of memorable episodes, but this one doesn't demonstrate how (except that it's a favorite of a cast member, without a statement why). Otherwise, the article state is not better than any other Monk ep article. – sgeureka ^t•c 09:27, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Like I said, it needs a reception section, and probably more than just that. I think it can be done, though. Kevinbrogers (talk) 20:23, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or redirect I'm one of those that thinks that there shouldn't of necessity be a vast article about every episode of some TV programme. (Or for every track of every record of every singer...) And especially when it appears there are no independent reliable references anyway... The series itself appears notable (and even I've heard of it but without knowing or wanting to know what it was...) and has its own article. I have doubts about the inclusion of the lyrics, as presumably they are copyright to someone or other. I don't think publishing the full song here is fair use or even necessary. Peridon (talk) 23:27, 27 November 2010 (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.