Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kevin McCallister


 * 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   keep. (non-admin closure) Alpha_Quadrant    (talk)  15:02, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Kevin McCallister

 * – ( View AfD View log )

This article fails WP:N, WP:WAF and WP:NOT. Queen of smart alecks 02:32, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: This AfD was created on 17 September; however, the nominator failed to complete steps 1 and 3 of the AfD process at the time. The effective opening date of this AfD should be 7 October, the first date it was listed in the AfD log. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 14:27, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:45, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:45, 7 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep but clean up and discuss the possibility of redirecting. The character is discussed as part of coverage about the first two Home Alone films (and let's face it, there isn't going to be good coverage about the fourth film). I am open to redirecting because it is possible that the character can be encapsulated in the first two films' articles. A preliminary search engine test does not appear to show books or academic articles analyzing the character in an isolated manner. One exception is here, but it can be part of coverage about the film. A general search does not seem to put the character on any kind of credible list of famous or popular characters, but feel free to point them out to me. Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 16:53, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep This is a very well known fictional character.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 03:49, 8 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep amd clean up article on sourcable character who is the subject of more than trivial coverage in multiple secondary sources. However, a second option better than outright deletion would be to properly merge and then redirect to Home Alone.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 00:26, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: The fictional character does not meet the general notability guideline and the content of the article is a plot-only description of a fictional work, material not appropriate for Wikipedia. Jfgslo (talk) 07:32, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The content of the article is not relevant because content can be cleaned up or replaced. I think we can agree that the first two films are notable and that Kevin McCallister is the star character in both films. What is your criteria for when a character can have a stand-alone article? Coverage about a fictional character will inevitably be tied to the works in which he or she appear, so what is the threshold for a new article? Also, in this case, the person's name is a plausible search term, so why not recommend a redirect? Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 17:34, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Character is notable, propelling Macaulay Culkin's career. Jclemens (talk) 02:08, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Weak keep or merge to Home Alone series article. There are no sources here to WP:verify notability. I'd speculate that some exist, but I can't be sure at this point. Since most of the article is a recap of the plot of the movies, and the movies are primarily about this character's experience, it seems this might be redundant to the plot recap of the series. Better to maintain one plot summary than two. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:37, 10 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.