Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mrs. Puff (2nd nomination)

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 merge to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters#Mrs. Puff. — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 14:06, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mrs. Puff[edit]

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another minor character, suggest redirecting/merging with List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters#Mrs. Puff, per prior consensus in the SpongeBob SquarePants work group where it was decided that only the 6 major characters should have independent articles (see also recent related AfDs for Potty the Parrot and Fred) Frietjes (talk) 15:50, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_characters#Mrs._Puff. Too minor of a character to have an entire page. Lugia2453 (talk) 16:03, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy close as nominator is not calling for deletion so this isn't an AFD. Merging can be discussed at the relevant article talk pages or, if consensus already exists as is stated, done immediately. Keresaspa (talk) 18:53, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reject speedy close as merge or redirect are legitimate possible outcomes of an AfD. Reyk _YO! 20:37, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - The nominator has not asked for deletion so there is no reason for an AFD. Of course it is a valid outcome but only where somebody has asked for deletion. I quote the initial nomination - "suggest redirecting/merging". Therefore no request has been made for deletion, therefore no need for an AFD. Speedy close and go ahead with the merger based on consensus already quoted in the same nomination. Keresaspa (talk) 23:03, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - As long as the close is "speedy enforce merge consensus" and not "speedy procedural close and do nothing", I think we're actually in good agreement. Reyk _YO! 00:56, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      - We definitely agree on the merge - she's just a supporting character and an individual article serves little purpose but it is a plausible search term for a redirect. As consensus has previously been reached a mandate for merger already exists so I just don't feel this process is needed and rather merger can be completed right away. Keresaspa (talk) 01:38, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 20:10, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 20:10, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 20:10, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Go back to boating school, I mean Merge. I am quite amused by Mrs. Puff and her difficulties with SpongeBob, but there isn't enough third-party coverage of her at all. Too bad. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 10:58, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep it! She has been the main focus in certain Spongebob episodes to a point where the episode where she goes to jail is all about her are barely about Spongebob!

Is Mrs. Puff the subject of several, independent, real-world coverage? Even if she's an important character, if she lacks coverage, then this article will merely be prone to, well, puffery. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 01:15, 7 October 2012 (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.