Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of deceased 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. —Quarl (talk) 2007-04-28 07:42Z

List of deceased superheroes

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Delete - with very rare exceptions we do not maintain lists or categories on the basis of living or dead status. For fictional characters, especially superheroes, this is particularly problematic becuase of the notoriously impermanent nature of comic book death. There are also WP:NOT issues based on the indiscriminate nature of such a list and the loosely associated nature of such a listing, especially across publishers and franchises. Otto4711 12:43, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete there were only two listed characters from what I could see. The rest of the article contained a link to another website. I agree, there is no reason to have this incomplete list. -- Cy ru s      An dir on   [[Image:Flag_of_Indiana.svg|24px]] 13:01, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Virtually content-free. It's about six weeks old; I'd expect something a bit more substantial by now. BTLizard 14:53, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Current status is impossible with fiction, especially considering big publishers like Marvel and DC have separate lines of comics running simultaneously like Ultimate X-Men, Elseworlds, whatever.~ZytheTalk to me! 14:57, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Unmaintainable even if it did pass - I can't think of a single dead superhero who hasn't come back to life later —  irides centi   (talk to me!)  19:00, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete unmaintainable list. Doczilla 21:50, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete You all make good points (from the creator). --WTRiker 01:17, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Given the fluidity of "comic book deaths" (see: Barnes, Bucky and Todd, Jason) this is a transient category at best. Netkinetic  (t / c / @) 15:10, 25 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions.  -- Pax:Vobiscum 16:14, 26 April 2007 (UTC)


 * delete With carchters daying and coming back in practically every otehr isuue of comics, this list is too hard too maintain. Plus, if it was kept, EVERY carchter, including the obscure ones would have to be included here, which would be impossible. The Placebo Effect 13:09, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete because of the extreme prevalence of the comic book death effect. If it were deceased fictional characters in any other genre, I might consider the question. Not here. Inherently contradictory and impossible to maintain. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 02:26, 28 April 2007 (UTC)


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