Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Life Model Decoy


 * 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. Keeping. Feel free to propose merge for it on the talk pages (not through AfD again). SarahStierch (talk) 00:40, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

Life Model Decoy

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This does not establish notability independent of Marvel Comics through the inclusion of real world information from reliable, third party sources. Most of the information is made up of plot details better suited to Wikia. There is no current assertion for future improvement of the article, so extended coverage is unnecessary. TTN (talk) 09:27, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems fairly well sourced; and as to future expansion, the comics are ongoing, so new character will be listed as time goes on. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 10:08, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Those are all primary sources, so they have no bearing on notability. It needs reliable, third party sources detailing the topic significantly enough and providing real world information to write an article from an encyclopedic standpoint. Things like lists of related characters are overly in-depth, so they are better suited to Wikia. TTN (talk) 10:14, 28 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep The nomination is itself a cookie-cutter imitation. We have numerous articles about this concept including body double, doppelgänger, evil twin, impersonation, look-alike, political decoy, simulacrum, stand-in.  LMD is Marvel's standard plot device for this which they routinely use to retcon a character's death.  Someone was telling me just this week that Agent Coulson might be an LMD.  We therefore have plenty of alternatives to deletion. Warden (talk) 10:27, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge to Features of the Marvel Universe. Could be described quite easily there, and it won't have trouble establishing notability.  As it stands, all the sources are primary and do nothing toward establishing notability.  Nobody disputes that it's a common plot device in fiction, but this particular incarnation of it is not notable. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 12:10, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per above or merge to S.H.I.E.L.D. BOZ (talk) 16:35, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:55, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:55, 28 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep. I agree with Warden. This concept is not only used in comic books but also in movies and television. Sources, other than primary, are available. --Crazy runner (talk) 10:48, 1 December 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.