Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Mortal Kombat species


 * 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 delete. Keep arguments presented here do not address Wikipedia expectations for articles on fictional topics. Mango juice talk 03:49, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

List of Mortal Kombat species

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This is a non-notable list of the species of Mortal Kombat, and is thus a repetition of plot and gameplay information from the Mortal Kombat game articles. It is thus entirely duplicative and has no encyclopedic value. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 23:45, 26 November 2007 (UTC) Judgesurreal777 (talk) 23:45, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep This is important to the MK universe... --Dekabreak101 (talk) 01:30, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
 * But it needs reliable out of universe sourcing to show that its notable enough to be listed in Wikipedia. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 01:42, 28 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia articles need to have real world context. This maybe very important to the context of the game universe, but it has no real world context at all. Ridernyc (talk) 23:33, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete because the topic completely fails to utilize secondary sources per WP:FICTION. As a result, it's merely a compilation of plot detail with no real-world context, which is a violation of WP:PLOT. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 15:42, 28 November 2007 (UTC) *Delete. No secondary sources, no evidence of notability. Does not meet the requirements of Notability (fiction).  Pagra  shtak  15:49, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep as it is a discriminate and verifiable list with real-world notability of characters from one of the all-time most influential video game series that has been adapeted into toys, comics, and films. Sincerely, --  Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles  Tally-ho! 17:44, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Really? Post a real world reference to establish that that is true. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 17:51, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
 * The video game series is popular, but it does not permit a compilation of mere in-universe information. WP:NOT states, "Summary descriptions of plot, characters, and settings are appropriate when paired with such real-world information, but not when they are the sole content of an article." —Erik (talk • contrib) - 18:39, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Delete fails WP:Plot, WP:OR, WP:WAF, WP:FICT, WP:RS. Ridernyc (talk) 00:16, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of video game deletions.  Pagra shtak  15:49, 28 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep. Includes relation between in-game characters and real-world similarities, contains valid and useful information about elements of a highly popular video game franchise. Sources are in the form of the actual video games themselves. Not being a fan of the game or showing interest therein ≠ games utter lack of importance. — №tǒŖïøŭş  4lĭfė   ♫   ♪  06:40, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * That may be true, but the video games are primary sources. According to Notability (fiction), "[F]ictional concepts are deemed notable if they have received substantial coverage in reliable secondary sources." This article has no secondary sources, so there is nothing to prove notability in the article.  Pagra shtak  13:53, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included on the list of Mortal Kombat-related deletions. --User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 00:07, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Listify in Mortal Kombat and Delete&mdash;Create a short list with one- or two-line descriptors in Mortal Kombat as a new section; sourcing such a list in the context of the larger article from Primary Sources is allowable if the overall article topic has been established as notable via Secondary Sources; this is an aspect of using Primary Sources for verifiability but not for notability. The arguments for retaining the article are WP:ILIKEIT-based (either primary or by proxy for fans) and don't hold up under the requirement to have real-world relevance supported by Secondary Sources. --User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 20:02, 2 December 2007 (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.