Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chuck cunningham syndrome (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. Michig (talk) 07:14, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Chuck cunningham syndrome
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No references and no indication of notability. Fortdj33 (talk) 18:11, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:31, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:31, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
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 * Comment. There seem to be some articles which discuss the "syndrome", but I'm not convinced that a standalone list is warranted. The term is described within Chuck's entry at Happy Days so I'd consider a redirect at most.  Gong   show  20:51, 12 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep per sources above. Notable, even if not by much. Redirecting to the character is not a good idea -the TV show phenomenon is named after him, but it is distinct from the character, who is just the first noted occurrence of it. -- cyclopia  speak!  12:07, 14 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Observation This term is almost certainly originated with TV Tropes . It's not uncommon for hip reporters to use TV Tropes memes in their reporting. TV Tropes is a virus of sorts, infecting Wikipedia. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 15:57, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Origin of the term is irrelevant. What matters is its actual coverage, not where they picked it up. -- cyclopia  speak!  16:03, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah that's why I didn't vote Delete. Just an observation. BTW the earliest use of Chuck cunningham syndrome I could find is from an April 2004 Toronto Star (Tanya Workman, "Canada vs. the world Sister, sister", Toronto Star, 04/24/2004 - Quote: "Last week in TV Talkback, Eirik Knutzen wrote about the "Chuck Cunningham" syndrome - where a TV sibling disappears to their bedroom"). TV Tropes opened in April 2004. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 16:07, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I retract the above, based on the previous AfD it appears this term arose in the 1990s, predating TV Tropes. It's difficult to source but opinion seems to be it was a shorthand used in online forums about TV shows for answering FAQ's about missing characters. Interesting discussion in the 2006 AfD. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 14:08, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I still fail to understand what has this TV Tropes thing to do with this AfD. --  cyclopia  speak!  15:53, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete passing mentions != in depth coverage. Stuartyeates (talk) 01:41, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 03:12, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Weak delete. I actually enjoy reading lists like this, but the problem with reading them on Wikipedia is that there hasn't been a reliable source presented to verify that "Chuck Cunningham syndrome" is the name of this apparent phenomenon. The first AfD I recall about this topic goes all the way back to 2006, but then it evolved into this.  Erpert  Who is this guy? 05:51, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2013 August 19.  Snotbot   t &bull; c &raquo;  06:07, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete This is a routine occurrance in series, and there is no indication that this is the usual term, or that it is generally discussed in connection with this particular individual.  DGG ( talk ) 21:21, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete- No sources, and has been deleted twice before. "A fictional charatcer in a TV show stops appearing in that show" is not the basis of an encyclopedia article, and listing a bunch of examples doesn't make it one. Reyk  YO!  05:01, 21 August 2013 (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.