Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Houngan (comics)


 * 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. Most participants agree that the notability of the character is not quite sufficient for an article.  Sandstein  10:09, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Houngan (comics)

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Fails the general notability guideline. Simone (talk) 11:03, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Character has an entry in The Encyclopedia of Supervillians (New York, Facts on File, pp.158-159).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by SPNic (talk • contribs) 13:03, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - Let this page stay. Outside of the above, he is a popular character who was a member of the Brotherhood of Evil. Rtkat3 (talk) 9:58, October 2 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 20:06, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 20:06, 2 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep While the character name also doubles as a title, making the Google Books search have an inordinate number of apparently false positives, I can see the reference SPNic cites, and one other Superman-centric book reference on the first page of Google Books hits, meaning that this character meets the GNG. Jclemens (talk) 00:40, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: The fictional character does not have significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject, so it does not meet the general notability guideline. All that exists are primary or tertiary sources where he is discussed from an in-universe perspective, and I don't see any evidence that shows that the article can be improved beyond a plot-only description of a fictional work as there are no sources that establish reception or significance for the fictional character. Jfgslo (talk) 19:19, 6 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete fails WP:GNG. Needs significant coverage in third party sources. Stuartyeates (talk) 09:36, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Alpha_Quadrant    (talk)    15:34, 8 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment. There is also a paragraph about the character in 500 Comic Book Villians by Mike Conroy (Chrysalis Books, p. 279)SPNic (talk) 22:02, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: I'm seeing more of what Jfgslo is talking about: trivial mentions and/or tertiary directories about comic books. Needs sources that can WP:verify notability with information about significance and reception, not just plot, and a significant amount of it in order to meet the general notability guideline. I wouldn't disagree with a merge if someone came up with a suitable target. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:41, 10 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete fails WP:GNG. Stuartyeates (talk) 23:24, 14 October 2011 (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.