Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cultural depictions of William III of England


 * 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 keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. ✗ plicit  12:13, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Cultural depictions of William III of England

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This is a very short article consisting only of trivia (and is tagged as such since 2016); plus, i believe the topic is much better handled at the parent article's "legacy" section. I propose deletion, possibly after merging anything usefull in the aforementioned section. Handmeanotherbagofthemchips (talk) 18:40, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Royalty and nobility, Popular culture,  and England.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 18:48, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment. You'll find more cultural depictions of him among pro-British people in Northern Ireland. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 20:00, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
 *  Weak Keep. Would only support the deletion if there is a more structured plan for merging the higher quality content. Smirkybec (talk) 21:58, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Having thought about the comment about the prominence of depictions in Northern Ireland and Johnbod's comment below, I'm changing my vote from weak keep to keep. Smirkybec (talk) 09:29, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   06:56, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep The article as it is is pretty crap, but the subject is highly notable. No doubt this was deliberately split off from the main article - such split-offs shouldn't then be picked off by deletionists. Johnbod (talk) 22:02, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
 * But here is what I can’t understand: the parent article’s legacy section is much larger and encyclopedic, while this article is just a stub with some bullet points, and has been like this since more than 5 years ago. Would it not be easier if we just enrich the parent article instead?
 * Plus, the fact that, in all of this time, nobody has made any effort to improve the article, means that it’s just not worth it. Handmeanotherbagofthemchips (talk) 09:37, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
 * The length of time a maintenance tag is up, unless it is questioning the notability of the subject, is not grounds for a deletion. Smirkybec (talk) 19:12, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
 * You haven’t seen the articles history?
 * Excluding minor edits, absolutely nobody has attempted to improve the article since then. Handmeanotherbagofthemchips (talk) 09:44, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I have, if you look at the history you'll see I have edited this article myself. Smirkybec (talk) 22:28, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep per the above. StAnselm (talk) 23:47, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep - depictions of William III are rare but highly notable, e.g. in Northern Ireland. There is perhaps a case for renaming the article or editing its scope.
 * Godtres (talk) 11:30, 31 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Keep: there is no doubt this is a notable topic. Despite the assertions of the topic's rarity, the article shows already that he is depicted in a wide range of media and can be cited reliably as such. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:42, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep. Poor article but William of Orange has had (and does have) a huge cultural influence in parts of Ireland, and even today appears on the gable end of many houses in the North of Ireland. Aszx5000 (talk) 19:31, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep This is part of a series on British monarchs, and I do not see a reason to exclude William III from that series. Dimadick (talk) 17:13, 3 June 2023 (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.