Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Characteristics of epic heroes (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   delete. If there is any evidence Wikiversity actually wants this I'd be happy to provide a copy. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:39, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Characteristics of epic heroes
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This was nominated for deletion previously on the grounds that it is a University essay, rather than an encyclopedia article - and I think that fact deserves to be considered more carefully than it was in that first discussion. It is original research and duplicates the discussion at Hero. The title implies an article about all epic heroes (probably impossible to generalise about without OR) but the article itself is limited to (some) Greek heroes... Furius (talk) 23:45, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
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 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:55, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:55, 9 March 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * This could plausibly be a redirect to Epic poetry, where epic hero goes or to Hero's journey, which is relevant. Patar knight - chat/contributions 16:01, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOTESSAY. This looks like (part of) a term paper that WP:SYNTHesizes two sources on epic poetry. Some very selective merging to Epic poetry might be warranted, but I don't see how the topic can be treated apart from treatment of the epic hero as such. Cnilep (talk) 02:08, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ad Orientem (talk) 02:10, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Copy to Wikiversity: It looks like the kind of essay thet would fit there.--Pacostein (talk) 21:27, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't see how this this personal "essay" is going to improve Wikiversity. Britishfinance (talk) 17:33, 22 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete. Essay material and WP:OR / WP:SYN territory; needs WP:TNT.  WP has individual quality articles on many of the "heros" listed in this article.  We don't need an under-sourced, inferior, potentially POV'ed stub versions as well.  Don't redirect/copy/merge etc.  This is just not useable material.  We are fully covered on these mythical characters. Britishfinance (talk) 17:30, 22 March 2019 (UTC)


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