Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Spartan


 * 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 and redirect to main article. The was consensus the appropriate material can be covered in the main article and concerns about original research & lack of referencing. Vassyana 03:44, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

John Spartan

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Several articles about characters from the film Demolition Man. No notability, no references--just a recitation of trivia and of plot details already covered in the film's article. Shelf Skewed  Talk  15:02, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge and Redirect anything useful from the article to Demolition Man. No value to having a seperate article when the main article can accomodate character profiles (provided the original research here can be overcome and some ref's established.) Pedro | Chat  15:24, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge - if there's anything not already covered in the main article. ◄   Zahakiel   ►  15:39, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge all per the nom. No reason to duplicate content - Pedro's OR concerns are important and will need addressing; there is perhaps more chance of this if all the content is in one place. EyeSerene TALK 18:29, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 05:17, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete or only selectively merge one or two points each, to avoid bloated plot summary. No clear case for note for the characters. MrZaius  talk  08:36, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete all Although articles like this are fun to write, a biographies of the characters in a 1993 action film--- or for that matter, in nearly any other film -- are seriously limited. Take John Spartan, for instance... all of the original research on this Sly Stallone character comes from two hours worth of film.  And there have been no new developments since 1993 (or 2032, for that matter).  I loved the film Demolition Man, but there's never going to be any new information on the character in the movie.  Because there's nothing new that can be added, these types of articles become turf wars.  Someone puts in a statement and then some purist takes it back out.  At least with a recurring television character, there is, arguably, an article that is subject to change, even for shows that have not been produced in many years.  But a 2 hour film?  Even if the character was on screen the entire time, that's all you've got.  Even when a DVD commentary comes out, there's not much more.  I like the article, but there's not much there that can't be part of the article about Demolition Man Mandsford 21:49, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Redirect Appropriate search terms for film. SNS 19:10, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete all as non-notable. Article content fail WP:NOT.--Gavin Collins 09:58, 21 September 2007 (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.