Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Devlin O'Ryan


 * 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. (non-admin closure) [Belinrahs|talktome⁄ ididit] 17:53, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Devlin O'Ryan
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It is questionable whether all fictional DC Comics heroes are notable. All references are to comic books in which the subject appears. I was unable to find significant, reliable coverage for this character, as well. [Belinrahs|talktome⁄ ididit] 17:48, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Comment from article creator: Devlin O'Ryan was a bona fide member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, one of DC Comics' four major teams (along with the Justice League, Justice Society and the Teen Titans). To the best of my knowledge, every member of each of those teams has a Wikipedia page. Devlin was one of the glaring exceptions. The character is notable enough for inclusion. ABCxyz (talk) 17:53, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I still see no sufficient assertion of notability, and the argument in my nomination stands; please see WP:OTHERSTUFF in response to your argument that the other characters have articles. [Belinrahs|talktome⁄ ididit] 18:05, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment from article creator: I would disagree with the comparison, given the clear precedent of granting a article to virtually every member of every major superhero team at Marvel and DC. Singling out this one member seems almost arbitrary.  But, consensus will rule. ABCxyz (talk) 18:16, 20 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:OTHERSTUFF. "In categories of items with a finite number of entries where most are notable, it serves no useful purpose to endlessly argue over the notability of a minority of these items." Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 18:55, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per Hullaballoo. Angryapathy (talk) 19:01, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - Given that every other Legionnaire has an article (and Devlin appeared in a fair number of more stories than some of the other less well known Legionnaires with articles), the character seems to be sufficiently notable to me. Nutiketaiel (talk) 19:49, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep: A member of The Legion of Superheroes. Joe Chill (talk) 22:49, 20 November 2009 (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.