Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kobolds in gaming


 * 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 to delete. Merge can be discussed elsewhere. Ruslik_ Zero 14:12, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Kobolds in gaming

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Kobold (Dungeons & Dragons) is notable per WP:NOTE but the subject of this article, Kobolds in gaming, is not. It consists of original research and has been tagged as needing references for over a year. WP:NOT, Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Drawn Some (talk) 00:33, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 01:46, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 01:46, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, nominator got it on the nose, no real evidence of notability for this topic. Mintrick (talk) 02:12, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Indiscriminate list (and they left out TaskMaker). Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 18:26, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge to Kobold. The first paragraph from the original version of the article would fit perfectly into the Kobold article.  Powers T 13:37, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge the whole cannon fodder meme has been notable for decades. I'd think the three articles could be merged - kobold is 46k total, and the others pretty small. Together they are better than the sum of the parts for the overview of the development of the idea as a whole. Casliber (talk ·' contribs) 04:39, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Evidently notable. Here's a nice source, for example. Colonel Warden (talk) 17:50, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Showing how many times it has been featured in different games is notable enough. Listing the years it was shown in what fictional series, would be nice also.  The article shows a description of how the same general concept is used, but the description changes greatly, and sometimes evolves into something different from there over time, so just the name is the same.  And interesting bit to study.  I'd like to see the same list for orcs and other things as well.   D r e a m Focus  15:38, 19 June 2009 (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.