Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Giant bat


 * 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, with a redirect left behind to Panay Giant Fruit Bat. If someone digs up a better target, by all means change it. Shereth 20:22, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Giant bat

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Completely unreferenced and not notable. Unreferenced tag has been on page for over 2 years with no new references added. Possible fancruft as well. Googlemeister (talk) 16:31, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge/Redirect into Magical beast. BOZ (talk) 16:59, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * comment added rescue tag in the hope of scaring up some sources. Artw (talk) 17:57, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I can at least probably pull up where they appeared in D&D... :) BOZ (talk) 19:17, 14 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge to Magical beast per BOZ. A paragraph or two there won't hurt anything, but IMO this definitely doesn't need its own article. –Drilnoth (T • C • L) 19:18, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as non-notable; if anything gets put in a list, the sentence or two should probably be written from scratch anyway. Create a redirect to some real-world giant bat. –Drilnoth (T • C • L) 03:36, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment if deleted, dab to Magical beast and Megabat (which includes the giant fruit bats). If kept, add hatnote leading to both articles. -- Lenticel ( talk ) 00:40, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge to Magical beast. Edward321 (talk) 02:57, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment if deleted, redirect to the giant fruit bat article, whatever that one happens to be. 76.66.192.91 (talk) 05:40, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * It's the now extinct Panay Giant Fruit Bat.-- Lenticel ( talk ) 06:39, 15 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Totally unreferenced, and full of original research. I can't support merging this information as none of it has been verified.  Them From  Space  07:06, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 12:03, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Game-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 12:03, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete I don't think this creature is at all notabile. I also don't think a redirect to magical beast is appropriate.  There are not only more notable real-life bats referred to as "giant", but also other Dungeons & Dragons giant-sized bats that aren't magical beasts in all versions of the game (e.g. the Dire Bat in D&D 3.5). Calathan (talk) 13:50, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Good point. A redirect to a real-world "Giant bat" would be better. –Drilnoth (T • C • L) 18:43, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Savidan 02:11, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh. Wow. Delete. There might be an appropriate redirect target, but I oppose any merge. Frankly, from what I've seen, potential redirect targets are already cruft-laden; best to begin in a list entry from scratch. --EEMIV (talk) 02:37, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * merge a brief description should be included along with other similar, into an article on bats in D&D. DGG (talk) 22:43, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete don't merge; complete original research. Savidan 17:54, 20 July 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.