Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Supersoldiers in fiction (2nd nomination)


 * 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. No arguments have been made showing how this list meets our requirements, per policy, for inclusion. Therefore, this list's subject is found to not be notable. &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 00:07, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

List of Supersoldiers in fiction
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This was nominated late last year. That discussion ended with no consensus. What did seem to be agreed upon was that only entrieds that are properly verified by reliable sources should be listed. After the AFD closed I removed all entries that were not verified and this is what we wound up with. One single entry. Not a list at all. The problem would seem to be that there re not many sources that actually use the term "supersoldier" and terefore, despite what our own observations may tell us, Captain America is the only supersoldier in fiction. One entry is simply not enough for a list article. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:24, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. N ORTH A MERICA 1000 18:41, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. N ORTH A MERICA 1000 18:41, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. N ORTH A MERICA 1000 18:42, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Delete. During the first AfD discussion, I noted that "Defining who qualifies for this list has been done almost without sources, and I find it difficult to imagine how one could ever find reliable sources for such claims." Now that the unsourced material has been removed, there's almost nothing left. Even that entry is debateable, since the term "supersoldier" is ill-defined. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 19:28, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep was able to restore a couple of entries without too much effort, will look at doing the same for more over the weekend. Artw (talk) 21:40, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, postdlf (talk) 22:52, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. There are several superhero lists better suited to any worthwhile material that might be here, and Captain America will already be on them. Pax 09:48, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. As demonstrated in the article, it's possible to find scattered trivial mentions of fictional supersoldiers in questionable sources, but the vast majority of sources discuss Captain America, as expected.  If there's anything to say that doesn't involve Captain America, it can be added to Supersoldier.  If someone can demonstrate notability for the list, the article can be recreated, but it will take better than what's there currently. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:29, 5 March 2015 (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.