Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional characters with heterochromia


 * 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   redirect to heterochromia. Feel free to merge any usable content from the page history. Tim Song (talk) 03:18, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

List of fictional characters with heterochromia

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No evidence that "fictional characters with heterochromia" has been the subject of significant coverage in reliable sources. These characters have no relation to each other apart from one minor physical characteristic, useful for making a character remarkable, frightening, prdestined, or whatever the author wants with it. A category may be feasible. Fram (talk) 14:51, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:40, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:40, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment In plain English, heterochromia is the medical term for the case of a person whose two eyes are different colors, and in 50 years, I've only met one person who had that trait. I like the list, it's interesting (particularly for other persons who have spent their lives dealing with the various initial reactions of every person whom they have been introduced to), and the reason given for the nomination seems to be a stricter standard of notability than we usually ask for.  I may be misinterpreting this, but it appears that the nominator is seeking proof that there has been a list of people with two different colors of eyes published elsewhere.  That said, I see other problems with the article and have my doubts that this would be able to survive as a standalone.  I'd recommend merging it over to another article about heterochromia or to combine with one about real persons who have heterochromia.  Mandsford 16:13, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * My general rule for lists is not that such a list has to exist in reliable sources already, but that the topic of the list has to be the subject of reliable independent sources. If there are articles, book chapters, ... about "fictional characters with heterochromia" or "the use of heterochromia in fiction" or anything similar, then a list of such characters could be an acceptable article. However, when "characters with X" is not notable, then a list of characters with X is not notable, even if some of the characters are notable themselves. Fram (talk) 06:47, 4 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge salvageable content into heterochromia and redirect. Heterochromia is a notable topic, and a list of fictional characters with this condition would be a worthwhile element of that article. However, most of the entries on the current list are nothing more than trivia developed from original research -- for example, several of the entries are cartoon characters who are depicted with two different eye colors (possibly for reasons known only to the artist). The list should be limited to fictional characters who are in some way documented to have biological heterochromia. Characters whose divergent coloration is not discussed in the fictional work or whose divergent coloration is attributed to some other circumstance (including, but not limited to, having one glass eye or one transplanted eye, being part-demon, having undergone a ritual, or being an extraterrestrial) should not be listed. --Orlady (talk) 16:17, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge per Orlady. I like the idea of this list. E2eamon (talk) 18:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:53, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge per Orlady, some of the list appears good. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:53, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete as pure trivia with no encyclopedic, almanac, or navigational value. Since a list of examples does not offer any additional incite into the subject of heterochromia, a merge would not be appropriate as it would be an "In popular culture" section. —Farix (t &#124; c) 13:04, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * In popular culture would expand the scope of the article though and would show in my opinion influence and usage in manga and such. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 15:27, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * An appropriate "In popular culture" section would require that the entries be cited as examples of heterochromia in popular culture by reliable third-party sources. —Farix (t &#124; c) 03:25, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
 * That is why not every example on the list would make it, the notable characters with more coverage and such would be more likely candidates to merge. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 03:34, 8 June 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.