Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/GirlFriends


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The result was   delete. Cirt (talk) 04:44, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

GirlFriends

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Says it's a manga, for which we don't have explicit specific notability guidelines. So, falling back on our general guidelines, it appears it might fail general notability, since the google search doesn't reveal any "extensive coverage" or whatnot. This could, however, be due to it being foreign language, so I figure I'll try posting here in case anyone is more specialized in the topic. Cheers. =)  slakr  \ talk / 06:31, 23 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 06:39, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Would suggest merge and redirect to article on Miruku Morinaga, but it doesn't appear to exist. So yeah, delete. (Also, the title is wrong, should be Girl Friends (manga)) --erachima talk 07:48, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
 * A couple other articles redlink to Milk Morinaga, which seems to be the offical romanization of her penname. —Quasirandom (talk) 14:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe she goes by Morinaga Milk as a pun on the name of an actual milk company. --erachima talk 19:04, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Looks like somebody tried to correct the situation, and the results were speedy deleted. Lovely.  208.245.87.2 (talk) 12:11, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Right, but Morinaga is listed as her family name, so in Western order that'd be Milk Morinaga. Unfortunately her website seems to be down at the moment, so I can't tell what her preference is, and IFAK she's never been licensed in the West so there's no officially sanctioned order. Either way for this discussion tho'. —Quasirandom (talk) 20:21, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Her name is sometimes romanized as "Milk Morinaga" in her works (example), so it can be considered an "official" romanization. —MakiMaki (talk) 22:24, 26 September 2008 (UTC) (UTC)
 * Thankee. —Quasirandom (talk) 17:16, 27 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. I don't see any notability either. There are thousands of them, surely not all notable. -- Alexf42 10:20, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete we cant host an article for any manga. No notabillity, per nomination.  abf  /talk to me/  17:15, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Why not? Running out of space, are we...? 208.245.87.2 (talk) 15:02, 24 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment: Actually, we do have notability guidelines for manga: per the relevant wikiproject, WP:BK applies. —Quasirandom (talk) 14:42, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment As one of the few ongoing yuri manga not being run in one of the Yuri Hime titles, this title gets a lot of discussion in forums, especially yuri-related forums -- a lot of attention for something not yet licensed in English. The only reliable source coverage I can find in a quick search, however, is Erika Friedman's review of volume 1 (yes, self-published, but expert in the field, and so approved by the folks over at WT:RS at one point). There may be more coverage in Japanese, though I note that there isn't a ja-wiki article, which is usually a strong indicator of non-notability for manga. Withholding !vote till I can research more. —Quasirandom (talk) 15:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. It's gotten notice in English, which is strongly indicative of notablity, but I cannot find enough to demonstrate it to the requirements of WP:BK. If anyone can find notice in Japanese, I would change that to a keep, but until then, no. —Quasirandom (talk) 18:28, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Doesn't meet the notability guidelines. Kazu-kun (talk) 03:53, 28 September 2008 (UTC)


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