Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grand Moff Tarkin


 * 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The result was   Withdrawn NAC. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 19:01, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Grand Moff Tarkin

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No citations to third-party sources to establish notability. Original research, such as bits about "exerting power". Entirely in-universe. --EEMIV (talk) 17:22, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Shouldn't he at least be mentioned in a list of characters somewhere? He's not some obscure character from the Cantina scene. He has a fairly signficant role in the first film, and is played by a notable actor. Zagalejo^^^ 17:32, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, he's already mentioned in List of Star Wars characters. --EEMIV (talk) 17:42, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * So is deletion what you really want? You can just turn the page into a redirect&mdash;no deletion tools necessary, and it keeps the page history intact in case additional production/reception info becomes available. (I bet there is some good production/reception info available in books and magazines already, although I'm not finding much at the moment, beyond a brief discussion of Tarkin's Nazi-like qualities.) Zagalejo^^^ 18:28, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * That's exactly what I'd prefer and what I did. It was reverted for much of the same thinking articulated below. --EEMIV (talk) 18:31, 14 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep. Articles on fictional characters are a well-established part of Wikipedia, and this character is a notable one within this particular universe. Does it need improvement? Yes. Deletion? No. Gamaliel (talk) 18:10, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep He was a fairly significant character in the films. If he was some minor character who only appeared in some Star Wars comic, that would be another matter.--CyberGhostface (talk) 18:22, 14 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Fuck it. Nomination withdrawn. If the editor who reverted the redirect wants to actually address the "heads up" I created on the talk page, we can hammer out something there. Otherwise, I'll restore the redirect -- and merge the recently added production info -- back to List of Star Wars characters. --EEMIV (talk) 18:44, 14 October 2008 (UTC)


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