Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alternative versions of Lex Luthor


 * 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 delete. If anyone wants to merge content from this article elsewhere, please ask me (or any other admin) to restore the article to your userspace for this purpose. ‑Scottywong | [babble] || 01:53, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Alternative versions of Lex Luthor

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As with most of the others deleted, this is a collection of trivial plot-only details lacking real world information provided by reliable sources to meet WP:GNG. It's just an unneeded plot dump of every minor variation of the character that could easily be handled by two paragraphs describing the most prolific of them in the main article. If any of these need actual attention, they can be placed on relevant character lists or series articles. TTN (talk) 14:41, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 14:41, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 14:41, 6 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete There is no reason for this to be a seperate article. I am also unconvinced that Lex Luthor in other media needs to be a seperate article.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:26, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge I've worked on the article in an effort to make it more cohesive, but I agree that overall there is no reason for it to be a separate article. I do think there should be a separate article for the Lex Luthors of Earth-3/Crime Syndicate related because they have multiple incarnations and stories, but most of the other alternate Luthors only exist in a single story and some only as a cameo, and as such almost every one of them can be summed up in a sentence or two. I think it should be merged with the main Lex Luthor article.AlanSigma (talk) 23:47, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete as a non-notable WP:CONTENTFORK that does not meet the WP:GNG. We have three articles about the same thing, with an article about Lex Luthor in other media along with the main Lex Luthor article. If an article becomes too long we should summarize and clean-up the main article. This spinout article doesn't meet our WP:NOTABILITY standards. Jontesta (talk) 20:15, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - Lex Luthor is one of the most iconic characters in comic books, and his multiple incarnations over the years are covered substantially. If someone wants to create separate articles for some of the more pertinent versions of the character, as AlanSigma suggests, I would not be opposed to that. But as of now, this list needs to be rewritten or converted to prose. Not everything with "Alternate versions" in the title is an invalid content fork.  Dark knight  2149  03:54, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge whatever is referenced to the main article. No sources have been shown that suggest that the concept of LL's alternative version deserves a stand-alone article. WP:FANCRUFT. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 06:52, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete This article is better material for a DC Comics Wiki or its equivalent.TH1980 (talk) 01:08, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Wikia-cruft and a non-notable content fork. Fails GNG, per others.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 22:51, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:CFORK collection of fancruft trivial plot-only details. Anything that becomes notable can be easily handled in the main article.  // Timothy ::  talk  08:48, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete as a non-notable content fork that doesn't meet WP:GNG. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:30, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete, Wikia material, sourced to primary/in-universe material, strange topic. Geschichte (talk) 10:20, 14 November 2020 (UTC)


 * 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.