Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional half-demons


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The result was   delete. Black Kite (talk) 17:26, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

List of fictional half-demons

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Fails notability - the concept of a demon-human hybrid is not notable, and we have no corresponding article. Claritas § 18:21, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. I can see both sides, but it's not uncommon to have lists for certain supernatural types of creatures in fiction. We have lists such as List of fictional demons and the general consensus is that such lists do pass WP:NLIST as long as the characters or the series pass notability guidelines, if I'm understanding this correctly. I know there's more to it than this, but there is that. I will say that the list as it is now does need some work and the definition of what makes up a half or demi demon would have to be slightly elaborated. As far as whether or not the concept of a demon/human hybrid is notable or not, it is. It's just that most of what I've seen tends to lean more towards talking about demonology as a whole rather than specifically mentioning half demons. I know that the term "nephilim" can be used to describe human/demon halflings, although it's commonly associated with human/angel halflings when it comes to religion. The angels are usually referred to as fallen, which is how some demons got their start, but I know that some still refer to them as angels.Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   19:12, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Having a list of like items, most of which have their own Wikipedia articles, is something useful.  D r e a m Focus  20:13, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Not a great argument. Claritas § 00:35, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I also mentioned it has a list of like items, most of which have their own Wikipedia articles, which obviously is what list articles are suppose to be. These characters get coverage for being half-demons.  Inuyasha's title character is half demon, and they do a lot of coverage about the problems being half does for both sides, and how he is originally obsessed with becoming a full demon by getting the shikon jewel.   D r e a m Focus  13:48, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the Article Rescue Squadron's list of content for rescue consideration.  D r e a m Focus  20:15, 17 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete For starters, "Half-demons" and "demon hybrids" aren't notable, academic terms; therefore this isn't a notable list. Furthermore, this is a list put together arbitrarily with original research (an editor making a judgement from his personal observations) without using any sources to label these as "Half-demons". Searches for "Half demons" on google books and google yield no applicable reliable sources.  Them From  Space  05:44, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Try searching for "cambion" instead - that's probably the term used for a half-demon in academia. Certainly it applies to both Merlin and Caliban, both famous fictional half-demons.  I would be surprised if there weren't at least a couple of academic papers on those characters.    Th e S te ve   05:38, 22 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete per Them. You know a page is in serious trouble when there's one reference and it's to an issue of Action Comics (!!!) (no seriously, for real, I'm not making this up!)  This also appears to be an unpopulatable list, with several of the characters being debatable or even downright nonsensical (Heat Miser?! What the hell?) Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  08:53, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 18:11, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
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 * merge to List of fictional demons as useful information, but not as an individually notable concept. Gaijin42 (talk) 17:41, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Right now the list concentrates on recent and pop-culture half-demons, but there are lots from traditional folklore, from European to Indian to Japanese. For instance, I added Merlin, one of the more famous half-demons, to the list.  Needs improvement, but should be kept separate from demons.   Th e S te ve   05:10, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete no reliable sources too establish notability of this concept as per WP:LISTN. Would support a merge to List of fictional demons if it would reach a compromise, and if the entries could truly be verified by multiple sources. Shooterwalker (talk) 19:28, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete or Merge Should not exist as an article itself, If anything should be merged with List of fictional demons as Gaijin42 said above.  ·Add§hore·  T alk T o M e ! 15:08, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
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