Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men)


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The result was redirect to Two and a Half Men. However, List of Two and a Half Men characters seems to be better here. (non-admin closure) ~ Aseleste  (t, e &#124; c, l) 03:54, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men)

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFICTION. The article is pure plot summary, +OR on running gags, and is pretty much unreferenced. Some parts like the long and unreferenced section on masturbation seem like hoax. Or trivia. BEFORE failed to find any substantive coverage (a mention in passing or plot summary here or there, although there is a chapter about him in a Bachelor Thesis here ). The other academic mentions are, as noted, in passing - maybe one or two sentences [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14680777.2017.1308411? here], half a sentence here, same for books... IF this is kept, the entire ORish/HOAXish 'running gags' section needs to go (which would leave us with nothing but a long plot summary). Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 02:30, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here  02:30, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here  02:30, 19 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Two and a Half Men. Google News gives me nothing but Screen Rant and Looper results, and we all know how reliable those two sources are. Academic coverage only discusses the character within coverage about the show. and as well all know Notability is not inherited. 👨x🐱 (talk) 12:52, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Two and a Half Men. There does not appear to be enough in the way of reliable independent coverage to argue that WP:GNG is met. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:26, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect - No available sources to satisfy WP:GNG. TTN (talk) 00:09, 20 April 2021 (UTC)


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