Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Surf's Up 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   delete. If there's anything you think is worth merging, do let me know. Courcelles 00:08, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

List of Surf's Up characters

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Unnecessary level of detail for singular film. Anything that is relevant can be included in the parent article. HornetMike (talk) 17:38, 21 October 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:13, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:13, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
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 * Merge into the film's article. I agree, there's no need for "list of characters" articles for a single film, and there's no indication that a sequel is planned. Plot seems excessive, but that can be fixed editorially. Jclemens (talk) 20:43, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep.  I would support a merge with adequate description, (but not excessive--I agree with JClemens that the current version is excessive) but this will not happen. Most film articles avoid a list of characters, and think it enough to simply list the cast and the names of the characters they portray, relying instead on an exceedingly brief plot summary to give their significance.  This is not an adequate way to deal with any work of fiction. As the people who apparently dominate that group insist on doing this, the rest of us need to preserve content. Keeping a separate article seems the only feasible way at present.    DGG ( talk ) 19:20, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete or merge with Surf's Up (film). The main article already has a plot summary, so nothing is technically required to be merged. If however someone prefers to work from the plotty character list, I wouldn't mind to see the Voice cast section of the main article getting expanded. Either way, film articles without a surrounding franchise nearly never need a separate character list to report on real-world information (WP:NOT), and neither does this film. – sgeureka t•c 11:45, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Keep This could be a very useful article for anyone who wants to know about the film. I think too much information is included on this page to merge onto the movie's page and not clutter it up. Housewatcher (talk) 02:17, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete A plot summary is quite enough to describe any film&mdash;long, excessive lists of personalities that feature in it are simply not needed.  Wackywace  converse 12:59, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I always support character lists for fictional franchises, but this is just a single film and likely to remain so, so a character list is better suited to very brief coverage in the film's article. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  16:57, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete no substantial coverage in third party sources to WP:verify notability of these characters. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:33, 2 November 2010 (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.