Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arthur Tragg


 * 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 redirect to Perry_Mason. (non-admin closure) – Davey 2010 Talk 23:29, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

Arthur Tragg

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This article doesn't show notability, contains no references to prove the importance of "Arthur Tragg" character. Umais Bin Sajjad (talk) 08:43, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:45, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:45, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep I added references and categories and expanded the original unreferenced article. I would be sympathetic to merging random characters from a typical TV show to the main article about the show, but the character of Lt Tragg has appeared in numerous Perry Mason novels starting in 1940, then on a daily radio series from 1943-1955, then a highly rated TV series from 1957-1965, a 1967 Perry Mason stageplay, and a revival of the TV series in 1973 and 1974. The Tragg character has received significant coverage in at least two reliable and independent sources, satisfying notability. See page 351 of Quarterly Review: A Journal of University Perspectives, Volume 56, which has a 131 word coverage of Tragg, and Icons of mystery and crime detection, page 562 which has a similarly long paragraph about Tragg. Naturally there are numerous passing references and directory listings in addition. One reference described Tragg as being in the "first team" of recurring characters in the novels. Tragg was described as an intelligent, friendly adversary of Perry Mason, but also called luckless and hapless. In one TV episode Mason pointed to him and told his naive client "The smiling policeman is not your friend." Edison (talk) 18:02, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect to a relevant main article. Currently, none of the sources in the article cite significant information. None of the information pertains to cultural significance or critical review, but rather just basic details about the character's existence that can be easily summarized elsewhere. TTN (talk) 18:48, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  19:19, 23 August 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Redirect to the Perry Mason article. Nothing in this article indicates the subject's significance and agree with TTN that all the info can be summarized in the Mason article. ArchieOof (talk) 11:21, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 05:30, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Perry_Mason; not individually notable. K.e.coffman (talk) 06:50, 4 September 2016 (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.