Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Let the Right One In (TV series)


 * 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 redirect to Let the Right One In (novel). Whether to merge anything from history is up to editors.  Sandstein  12:18, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Let the Right One In (TV series)

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Never-aired TV series, consisting of a single unaired pilot episode that was passed on by the TV network that ordered it. Filming finished over three years ago, and it's been dead since then. Fails WP:TVSHOW ("Television pilots that have not been picked up to series are not normally eligible for Wikipedia articles...") TJRC (talk) 20:51, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. TJRC (talk) 20:51, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction and fantasy-related deletion discussions. Toughpigs (talk) 21:40, 25 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete - not notable for its own page. The book (which is notable) has a page, Let the Right One In (novel), and this aborted TV series is already referenced there, which is right and proper. There is no need for an additional page, nor any reason to merge anything on this page, as the relevant information is already there. Redirects are WP:CHEAP so no objection to a redirect pointing from this to the novel page if anyone thinks that would be useful. -- Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 10:50, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Let the Right One In (novel) Unlike most pilot articles this seemed to actually be ordered to series by A&E and TNT, but the latter's discombobulation from the AT&T-Time Warner merger and fallout scrambled a number of things, including TNT's overall programming direction, so this ended up on the outside looking in and the pilot not becoming a series.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 14:49, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I see no reason for a redirect. No one is going to search on "Let the Right One In (TV series)". If they search on "Let the Right One In" looking for the failed TV show, which I guess is at least imaginable, they'll go to the novel's page anyway. Keeping a redirect is just cruft. TJRC (talk) 21:54, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment Maintaining a small-byte redirect page per WP:CHEAP will hardly even be felt by any of the WMF servers...and like everything in Hollywood, there's always a chance a new pilot will go to series in the future.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 08:35, 1 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Merge to target identified by User:Mrschimpf – there is potentially useful content here. We must not "delete and redirect", as suggested by User:Sirfurboy, without a specific reason as to why the page history (not just the article) is problematic. Modernponderer (talk) 15:10, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * A little confused by "must not" here. As per WP:DEL-REASON, #8, this article qualifies for deletion because it does not meet relevant notability guidelines. Deletion is appropriate. Moreover there are no talk page edits and minimal page history to preserve. The content of Let the Right One In (novel) already contains a paragraph on the series, fully cited and listing all the main information, including major cast, that could be merged from this page. There is just nothing left to merge. As I have already said, I have no problem with creation of a redirect - but there is no policy reason not to delete this page. -- Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 15:41, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * User:Sirfurboy, if a page can be redirected (or merged) there is no reason to delete it by default. You need a separate policy reason to delete said page (i.e. a problematic edit history). Modernponderer (talk) 20:11, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * The page cannot be merged. No content on this page can be merged elsewhere. There is also not a strong case to redirect. I only agree that a redirect is possible because redirects are WP:CHEAP. The policy reason for delete is as above. It is not notable per WP:TVSHOW. This show is unaired and receives almost no coverage in WP:RS.  It meets the deletion criterion 8 in WP:DEL-REASON. That is the policy reason for deletion. Precisely what content do you propose to merge elsewhere? -- Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 20:56, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * User:Sirfurboy, I am quite baffled as to why you insist so adamantly that the page "cannot" be merged when there is plenty of content that could be used to expand the relevant section of the book's article. Even the entire infobox could theoretically be moved there.
 * And you still haven't explained why exactly you think it's a good idea to have an entire deletion discussion, wasting an administrator's time closing it and deleting the page, all only to have another user create a redirect at the same title. Modernponderer (talk) 12:34, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
 * This is becoming repetitive, and potentially meta. If you wish to discuss the merits or otherwise of the AfD process, please come and discuss on my talk page. The suggestion of putting an infobox about a TV series that never happened on an article about the book is unlikely to be well received by editors of the book article, who already gave the series a whole section. I am reaffirmed in my view that deletion is appropriate. -- Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 15:05, 27 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Let the Right One In (novel): Per Nate. SUPER ASTIG 03:57, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * BTW, if you're thinking of arguing with me over my vote, don't bother responding at all. I'm not looking for an argument here. So, I won't reply any further. I stand by my redirect no matter what. SUPER ASTIG 04:00, 1 March 2020 (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.