Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cult of Orcus


 * 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 merge to Orcus (Dungeons & Dragons). Selectively; what is sourceable.  Sandstein  10:22, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Cult of Orcus

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This fails to establish notability. TTN (talk) 10:33, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 10:34, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 10:34, 8 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep or merge back to Orcus (Dungeons & Dragons), from which it was originally split due to length. I think that we have established that Orcus is one of the most significant figures in this fictional universe. Things associated with Orcus are therefore bound to be used as plot elements in stories and other works within the franchise. On this score, the Cult of Orcus is comparable to the Death Eaters of the Harry Potter universe, or the Sith of the Star Wars universe. bd2412  T 13:26, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * While I think the main article is probably one of the few truly notable fictional D&D subjects, the actual content in the article can easily be cut down to below half with little issue. If this particular topic is not notable, it should have been appropriately trimmed rather than split. As this article is fully plot information and does not establish notability, I cannot see any justified reason in keeping it split due to size issues. TTN (talk) 13:38, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I didn't write the content, I just broke it out and formatted it. However, someone went to the trouble of writing all of this, and I see no need to diminish the work that has been contributed. bd2412  T 20:38, 8 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep or merge per BD2412. BOZ (talk) 15:44, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge and trim appropriately per the above. Jclemens (talk) 18:10, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect or maybe merge to Orcus (Dungeons & Dragons). A bunch of primary sources can't establish notability.  This kind of detailed, in-universe history belongs on Wikia.  I guess this could be selectively merged, but it's waaay too detailed to be copy-pasted.  We can't document every single aspect of D&D on Wikipedia.  This isn't a D&D fan site. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:24, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to the article on Orcus himself; if this makes the article too long, a trim is appropriate. Josh Milburn (talk) 14:54, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to Orcus (Dungeons & Dragons), as recommended above. Aoba47 (talk) 16:56, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 14:04, 12 October 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.