Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Cars characters


 * 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. Spartaz Humbug! 19:48, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

List of Cars characters

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A list of characters in one film. Joe Chill (talk) 16:06, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Could you elaborate your reasoning for this, I wasn't aware that Wikipedia had prohibited list articles for fictional characters.  Fei noh a   Talk, My master 16:12, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * There is no need for a list of characters in one film. If it was a series, it would be necessary. This article is covered enough in the film article. Joe Chill (talk) 16:15, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up on that. I see your rationale and agree that we probably don't need a list article for just one movie. Delete  Fei noh a   Talk, My master 16:43, 19 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. Merging this back into the main Cars article is not a good idea at this time. SpikeJones (talk) 17:24, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep while it is only one movie, it is the topic of numerous childrens books. A merge with Cars would be completely unrealistic. The Weak Willed 19:33, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge or delete - Film characters are easily described within a cast section, so there is no need to bloat an article by repeating the same plot information over and over again. TTN (talk) 19:43, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - remember, the same characters will be seen in Cars 2, so duplicating that cast/character info on each film's page may not be a good idea. SpikeJones (talk) 19:51, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That's done in the Star Wars articles, two of which are featured articles, so it should be perfectly fine to do so with these two. Simple characters like these only need a few sentences anyway. The current information in this article is just filled with useless information. TTN (talk) 20:00, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Please Keep! I can't believe this is up for deletion! Keep it-every little, silly, trivial detail. Isn't this the whole point of Wikipedia? Where else are you going to find background info on the early life of Guido the forklift? This is the whole point of Wikipedia! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.61.81.249 (talk) 22:23, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  —PC78 (talk) 02:44, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, well referenced. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 04:31, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. I'm not a huge fan of this article, but because the characters are largely modeled after real-life (notable) vehicles, the level of detail is such that it is far too large to fit into the main article.  Powers T 12:58, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * In addition to 461,981,604 reasons I can think of to keep, the claim that it is "one film" is not entirely accurate. See Cars_(film), i.e. Cars 2 (a sequel film), Cars (video game), Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures, Cars Mater-National, Cars Race-O-Rama (that is correct at least THREE video games for major consoles), Mater and the Ghostlight (a short), Cars Toons (a series), and finally Cars Land (a whole section of a major amusement park!).  You can play with toys of, will be able to ride rides of, watch in multiple films and shorts, play as in video games, etc. these various characters who are naturally discussed in all the previews and reviews of these various extensions of the franchise.  Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 17:58, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Every dollar spent on movie tickets to see the film is a separate reason to keep an encyclopedia article listing its characters? Powers T 14:31, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, because I believe every person counts. ;)  Best, --A NobodyMy talk 16:50, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Even though this article has undergone many rewrites in its time, surely it can be made notable if characters from the videogames are included here. Plus, with Cars 2 on the way, this article will not cover just one film for very long. In other words, I support A Nobody and believe that this is the step we must take to make this article viable. --Crablogger (talk) 10:24, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Delete A list article should consist of links to other articles. Most of the characters are not notable enough to merit their own pages. WesleyDodds (talk) 12:03, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * "not notable" is not a valid reason for deletion, though. Best, --A NobodyMy talk 18:24, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * You seem to have misseed my point. WesleyDodds (talk) 00:34, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Trim and merge; the article fails to provide real-world context about the fictional elements, especially context that would signify such a list of characters from one film outside that film's own article. A reasonable amount of fictional detail should be included at the "Cast" section of Cars (film). — Erik  (talk • contrib) 18:52, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The list is detailed and very well done. Those who want to know more about the characters from the movie Car, can find it here.   D r e a m Focus  17:22, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The characters appear enough different media that it makes more sense to have a separate article instead of copying the information across several pages. Edward321 (talk) 22:49, 24 August 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.