Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of child superheroes


 * 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__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Liz Read! Talk! 20:34, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

List of child superheroes

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Another “list of superheroes by non-defining trait” article. No evidence age is a notable factor in superhero fiction, or that Aang from Avatar TLA is even a superhero for that matter, nor any explanation for why 19 is treated as the age of the majority when in most places its 18. Dronebogus (talk) 09:46, 17 June 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  12:35, 24 June 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  13:40, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements and Lists.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 11:28, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete Extensive original research with few sources to back up entries. Category:Child superheroes should also be scrutinized for its many dubious entries, such as Hello Kitty and numerous non-characters. –LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄ ) 19:03, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello kitty’s a superhero?! Dronebogus (talk) 01:02, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete This is simply pure fictional cruft, unlike the lists by ethnicity. I don't believe there is something particularly encyclopedic about whether a superhero's young or old, so it falls under WP:INDISCRIMINATE. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 19:11, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Not indiscriminate if there is a set requirement to be listed. Notable enough to have their own Wikipedia article, and below a certain age.   D r e a m Focus  15:43, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep Enough valid entries to be a legitimate navigational list. Category:Child superheroes has over a hundred entries.  Pruning of any entries that are not notable should be done.  Being a child is a notable aspect of these characters, that far more relevant than sorting by race or nationality.   D r e a m Focus  15:43, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * The question is whether the topic satisfies WP:LISTN - if child superheroes are discussed as an independently notable subject that would potentially be article worthy. I'm not sure that's the case, but if you have proof let me know. Otherwise, this article fails LISTN regardless of how many entries the category has. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 20:36, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I am also getting the strong feeling that Category:Child superheroes is an arbitrary intersection that should be upmerged into Category:Fictional children and Category:Superheroes, but shouldn't exist as a combination of both. So, being in that category does not prove or guarantee a single iota of notability. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 20:40, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * That says that is "One accepted reason", but not the only one. Read the second paragraph of that.
 * There is no present consensus for how to assess the notability of more complex and cross-categorization lists (such as "Lists of X of Y") or what other criteria may justify the notability of stand-alone lists ... ''Lists that fulfill recognized informational, navigation, or development purposes often are kept regardless of any demonstrated notability.
 *  D r e a m Focus  22:51, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete. I'm not seeing any indication of notability of the group here either. We have a category, it's enough. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 14:21, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete - Tons of original research going on here (like many of these "List of X Superheroes" many of the entries are huge stretches to refer to them as "superheroes"), and tons of non-notable entries. There are no actual sources included in the article actually discussing the concept of "child superheroes" as a concept or grouping, and there is not even a parent article on the topic here that could be argued this is a spinout of, making it a failure of WP:LISTN. Rorshacma (talk) 19:10, 1 July 2023 (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.