Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gary the Snail


 * 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   redirect to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters. L Faraone  01:15, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Gary the Snail

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Fancruft. No out of universe notability. JJ98 (Talk) 15:36, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters. No significant coverage in reliable sources, but a plausible search term. Pburka (talk) 15:44, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. JJ98 (Talk) 16:06, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. JJ98 (Talk) 16:06, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. JJ98 (Talk) 16:08, 9 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Redirect to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters as suggested, not enough there to make a stand-alone article. Frietjes (talk) 16:32, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect per above. Ansh666 17:41, 9 June 2013 (UTC) wait and see, wait and see Ansh666 01:53, 10 June 2013 (UTC) Since nothing has been added, Redirect per everyone else. Ansh666 06:30, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characaters. He may not meet Wikipedia's notible guidelines if anyone is considering to delete it. You have other SpongeBob characters such as Patrick, Sandy, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs. Ashbeckjonathan 17:52, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Alright fine, since all of SpongeBob characters are fancrufty and does not pass WP:GNG like Brock Samson of The Venture Bros. which I've nominated for deletion almost three years ago. JJ98 (Talk) 18:31, 9 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment What about the other articles? I think SpongeBob himself, Patrick, Squidward, and Sandy are notable enough, based on their articles (sigcov); the Mr. Krabs and Plankton are more in line with this one. All of them rely heavily on primary sources, bordering on WP:OR. Ansh666 19:04, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Let's not derail this discussion with a discussion of WP:OTHERSTUFF. If they're non-notable, nominate them separately. Pburka (talk) 21:35, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I was actually thinking about a group nomination, since the three articles are extremely similar - plot summary with direct script sources, and a small section about TY Beanie Babies. The ones I listed as "notable enough" have other sections, such as concept or controversies. Ansh666 22:26, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I think it's a bad idea to add articles to a deletion discussion once opinions have been expressed. It makes it difficult to determine the outcome, as it changes the nature of the discussion part way through. Pburka (talk) 22:35, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Meh, you're probably right, though it's been done plenty of times before in my experience. Ansh666 22:53, 9 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep The nomination's claim that the topic is not notable is false as the topic is discussed in detail in sources such as Learn to Draw The Best of Nickelodeon and the Journal of Popular Culture. The latter reports that Gary the Snail is the second most popular character for female college students and that's almost worth a DYK by itself.  Patrick comes first, I see.  I'm not sure who he is as all my knowledge of this show comes from AfD.  I'd watch it but it's probably not as good as I imagine.  Is Gary as witty as Brian the Snail, who had college students enthralled back in my day?  Note further that WP:CRUFT and WP:IDONTLIKEIT are still not policy but WP:PRESERVE is. Warden (talk) 23:17, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * @Warden: add them in, then, and we'll take another look at it. Ansh666 23:21, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * No, I shall go to bed instead. Please see the magic word. Warden (talk) 23:33, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Abracadabra? Ansh666 23:35, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

AFD is WP:NOTAVOTE. — Statυs  ( talk,  contribs ) 17:51, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters. —  AMK152  (t • c) 23:20, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters... Mediran ( t  •  c ) 11:29, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters. Stuartyeates (talk) 05:38, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Poor/no reason for deletion. I think many people in this discussion should read WP:BEFORE. The content in the article is not what you judge, it's what content that is available. Doing a quick search, I'm convinced that there's enough out there. — Statυs  ( talk,  contribs ) 17:51, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
 * And that's what the problem is here. I'd love to keep to the article, but it is not worthy since WP:NICK and WP:SBSP has been died out since Nickelodeon and SpongeBob SquarePants had been going downhill after the WP:RM, while Cartoon Network and Adventure Time has strongly increased. There had been unsupported attempt to remove any fancruft and any original research, but nobody cared and did not cleaned up. I love to see any good Gary the Snail article and the rest of the SpongeBob characters, but alas, nothing is happening. JJ98 (Talk) 01:42, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, the fact that nobody really cares to improve the article isn't a reason to get rid of it. — Statυs  ( talk,  contribs ) 04:35, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Can you provide some examples of significant coverage in reliable sources? Pburka (talk) 13:45, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Only knows about it. He/she knows about SpongeBob then I do. JJ98 (Talk) 22:03, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters per Pburka. Dominus Vobisdu (talk) 17:44, 16 June 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.