Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Secondary characters in Calvin and Hobbes (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 no consensus. Yakka foob mog. Grug pubbawup zink wattoom gazork. Chumble spuzz. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 15:13, 10 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Secondary characters in Calvin and Hobbes[edit]

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Unnecessary content fork whose "sources" are all selected comic strips. The first AfD was over ten years ago with a result to merge (which I proposed this time, but it was opposed), but that apparently didn't happen; in addition, the same issues appear to exist. Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 13:39, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep- While there is no question that this page needs an overhaul, the secondary characters in C&H are notable enough, and varied enough, to have their own page. My fear would be that the main article would be bloated by trying to put the onus on it to hold the secondary characters information, which will undoubtedly occur as editors will see the need to insert more and more. Indeed, I semi-proposed in the merge discussion mentioned by Erpert (which I opposed) that the "Secondary Characters" section of the main article should be deleted or its information moved to this page to make both the main article and this one better, as the source used in the main article (the 10th Anniversary Book) is a RS as it is not just the strips but also Watterson's commentary and thoughts. Deleting the Secondary Characters page would, imo, have the unintended (though not unforeseeable) effect of risking the main article getting worse. I say fix this one as much as possible. It may not ever be perfect, but it can get better. But don't risk the integrity of the main C&H page or the inevitable edit wars that will happen as editors think that "this" information needs to be in and others don't. What's the old phrase? Cutting off the nose to spite the face? Vyselink (talk) 15:06, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
If you think the article should instead be fixed, well, why don't you do so? (FYI: the !votes in AfD discussions are "keep" and "delete", not "support" and "oppose".) Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 19:07, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
A) Thank you for the notice on keep/oppose. I have changed it. B) I may very well try to get to helping fix the article, however, even should I not, it does not invalidate my opinion on this thread. Vyselink (talk) 01:42, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. GameInfirmary Talk 16:47, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. GameInfirmary Talk 16:47, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Calvin and Hobbes is indisputably notable, discussing the cast of characters is an important part of covering a work of fiction, and in this case it's reasonable to separate that discussion. The set of Calvin and Hobbes secondary characters is collectively notable, even if individuals in that set don't have sources devoted to them. AfD is not cleanup. XOR'easter (talk) 19:33, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
redirect to Calvin and Hobbes#Secondary characters Huge WP:OR fest of strip narrative/analysis which needs to go away. Maybe the current section could be expanded, but not from this. Mangoe (talk) 21:14, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per Mangoe--no secondary sources in the article present does make this a WP:OR/WP:NOT-fest. --Izno (talk) 18:29, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per Mangoe. power~enwiki (π, ν) 03:24, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - redirecting is fine as well, but I don't think this is a likely search term. Argento Surfer (talk) 13:26, 28 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - To keep the descriptions concise on the main page for Calvin and Hobbes, and also because the strip is significant enough for each character to have a healthy description of him/herself. Songwaters (talk) 20:58, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
KeepThe strip is significant enough to need this kind of "fork", and if it is deleted or merged, the main article will become bloated. --MelanieN (talk) 23:48, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: could use some concision, but this is a valid topic and stand-alone article is appropriate. K.e.coffman (talk) 04:14, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 15:20, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, particularly with regard to what others have said about this as a necessary fork to avoid main article bloat. Etzedek24 ^{(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record)} 18:12, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per Mangoe » Shadowowl | talk 18:43, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I removed some cruft and added some references. XOR'easter (talk) 21:49, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- More cruft removed, more references added. XOR'easter (talk) 00:20, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

~~Merge~~ Changed vote to Redirect per User:Mangoe. All characters on that page, just not that specific section. Clarification may need to be made. Redditaddict6 9 01:14, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - In-universe fan cruft. Carrite (talk) 09:49, 8 September 2018 (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.