Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hanso Foundation


 * 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   merge to Dharma Initiative. Spartaz Humbug! 08:18, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Hanso Foundation

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Element of fiction with, in my opinion, no significant evidence of real-world notability; most of the article is written from an in-universe perspective, much of which seems to be speculative. PROD was disputed, so bringing it here. (I would suggest merging to a parent article, but there doesn't seem to be any appropriate one.) r ʨ anaɢ (talk) 04:14, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge, into either Lost (TV Series) or one of its associated articles, probably Dharma Initiative --it's a plot element in the series and that seems the closest association;   someone who actually knows the series can do better to suggest one than I, or I'd have done it myself.  What I do know, is that there is no reason to lose the information, and WP:BEFORE is the applicable policy.   DGG ( talk ) 04:20, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Dharma Initiative is probably the best merge target; I'm not a Lost expert but as far as I know Hanso is supposed to be what funds Dharma, so this article could become a short section somewhere in that one. Lost (TV series) is not a good merge target because it wouldn't be appropriate to have such minor plot information in the parent article. r ʨ anaɢ (talk) 04:31, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge. Not a Lost expert, though. Andewz111 (no 'r') (PingusTM) - Linux rulez! (nudge me) 04:45, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 13:39, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 13:39, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I've watched all of the Lost series but I'm not an expert on Wikipedia's article rules. I don't think it's necessary to merge this with the DHARMA Initiative. It has yet to be seen in the final series of the show if The Hanso Foundation has a lot of further significance outside of funding the DHARMA Initiative. I think that the article's documentation of the alternate-reality game, real-world websites and other "Lost" marketing methods are interesting and noteworthy. I'd actually like to see more information about details of the fictional "Hanso Foundation" from the web-sites that are now shut-down and the alternate-reality game, whether these are included in this article or merged with the DHARMA Initiative article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.232.237.10 (talk • contribs)
 * Merge with Dharma Initiative per above. I've followed the show for a while now, and this foundation's role is not very significant in my opinion.  Jujutacular  T · C 21:05, 10 April 2010 (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.