Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/In the Beginning (Supernatural)


 * 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   no consensus. Per Deletion process  Ryan Postlethwaite See the mess I've created or let's have banter 23:55, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

In the Beginning (Supernatural)

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article is nearly WP:ALLPLOT, and no indication of notability of this particular episode. if you were to remove the plot, the continuity trivia section, and the cultural references trivia section, you would be left with a single episode review. Frietjes (talk) 20:11, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Sir  Rcsprinter,  Bt  (gas)  @ 23:01, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
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The episode is notable in the fact it gives the entire backstory as to why the plot of the series itself exists. The plot can be made much more concise but isn't the goal to eventually provide information on all the episodes of a show such as other series see How I Met Your Mother, M*A*S*H, etc. Comedian1018 (talk)

What else would need to be added for the article to stay as a standalone page? Comedian1018 (talk)
 * look at the ones that are good or featured articles, like Pilot or Dream a Little Dream of Me. notice how the plot section is reduced in size, and there is no continuity trivia section or cultural references trivia section. Frietjes (talk) 16:56, 31 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, J04n(talk page) 20:45, 6 June 2013 (UTC)


 * "Notability" has a specific meaning on Wikipedia, which isn't the same as, say, "famous" or "important". Here, something is notable if it meets the criteria set out at the general notability guideline which is that it has received "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" (the words I've italicized there also have particular meanings; follow the link for more information). So, in particular, while providing the series backstory may make this episode important (at least, relative to other episodes of the series), it doesn't contribute to notability. Dricherby (talk) 22:10, 6 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, SarahStierch (talk) 19:46, 13 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2013 June 14.  Snotbot   t &bull; c &raquo;  05:43, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete nonnotable episode failing WP:GNG.  Sources available are wiki sites failing WP:RS.Curb Chain (talk) 06:20, 14 June 2013 (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.