Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Extraterrestrial places in the Cthulhu Mythos


 * 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. – sgeureka t•c 09:21, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Extraterrestrial places in the Cthulhu Mythos

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Random collection of placenames with no indication of real world significance. Many are not even Lovercraftian but come from works by writers inspired by his universe. Pure WP:PLOT, no indication this passes WP:GNG, WP:NFICTION or WP:NLIST. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 13:14, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here  13:14, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

-- Auric   talk  22:04, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete There is only one potentially notable location on this list. &#8213; Susmuffin Talk 15:00, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete Non-notable fancruft and inuniverse WP:ALLPLOT content.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 21:42, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment The Cthulhu Mythos involves more than those works created by Lovecraft. Lovecraft was quite open to other writers using his settings and a number of them did. See the lede: "In addition to the celestial places created by Lovecraft, the mythos draws from a number of other sources, including the works of August Derleth, Ramsey Campbell, Lin Carter, Brian Lumley, and Clark Ashton Smith."
 * Merge or Redirect to Elements of the Cthulhu Mythos. Goustien (talk) 21:41, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I would rather not merge these articles, as that would flood the elements page with random plot information. However, the other option would be fine. &#8213; Susmuffin Talk 23:24, 18 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 13:36, 20 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep. Nothing random whatsoever. The Cthulhu Mythos is a recognised setting and deletion of information like this serves no good purpose. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:57, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
 * WP:ITSHARMLESS is not a valid AfD argument. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 04:06, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * And was not used! -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:24, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment Using "random" also implies that the list is not yet complete and can be expanded.-- Auric   talk  22:44, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  NNADI GOOD LUCK  ( Talk &#124; Contribs ) 13:48, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete - As mentioned by Susmuffin, only Yuggoth is potentially notable on its own. The rest of these are largely not covered in much detail in reliable secondary sources, because they were not prominent locations in the mythos itself, only being used in a single story, or mentioned off hand without actually being the focus of a story.  The information here is presented entirely as in-universe plot information, sourced to primary sources.  Information on the few notable planets could possibly be added to Cthulhu Mythos to flesh out that article with some information on the few prominent examples that were important to the setting, but that does not really require the preservation of this list to do.  Rorshacma (talk) 16:14, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete — excruciating fancruft.--Jack Upland (talk) 01:57, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete - Trivial, in-universe fictional minutia. Notability is not established for the grouping. There is nothing to show this is a necessary fork article. TTN (talk) 01:12, 23 November 2019 (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.