Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Little Paulie Germani


 * 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   keep. There is no consensus to delete this. Whether it really deserves a stand-alone article is not clear from the discussion here but can and should be discussed on the relevant talk pages since a merge/redirect can and should be done without prior deletion anyway. Regards  So Why  14:02, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Little Paulie Germani

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Fails Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Neelix (talk) 19:38, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:07, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:07, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge into a list of minor Sopranos' characters. Major franchise, poor deletion rationale. Note that there are 2 Google News hits and 2 Google Books search. Jclemens (talk) 20:16, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete as nominator - My express reason for deletion is stated concisely, however it is not poor rationale. Topics must pass the notability criterion in order for an article to be justified. Of the two Google Books hits mentioned, one is a list of characters without any accompanying information and the other states no more than which actor portrays the character in question. I have not been able to find any hits on Google News, despite Jclemens' statement that there are two. "Little Paulie Germani", "Paulie Germani", and "Paul Germani" all come up with nothing. Neelix (talk) 21:38, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Yes the notability is questionable, but I think it barely qualifies. The problem with a merge is that there is already multiple Sopranos character listings that are very long, so separate articles were created. --Ted87 (talk) 03:01, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
 * If the character is not individually notable, then the amount of information about him should not exceed what is included on the list. Any supplimentary information, namely that included on this article, should simply be removed. What substantial, independent, reliable sources cause this character to qualify for individual notability? Neelix (talk) 13:58, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep significant character is very important fiction. when the fiction is of this great cultural significance, more than just the key characters should get articles.   The application of the notability criteria and when exceptions are to be made is to be decided by the community. This is one of the cases where"other things exist" is a relevant argument, showing how the community applies it in cases like this .    DGG ( talk ) 04:36, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Please remember that "other things exist" is not "a widely accepted standard that all editors should normally follow," but rather an essay which "may represent widespread norms or minority viewpoints". No matter what essays happen to be written expressing different views, all Wikipedia articles must adhere to the general notability guideline, something which this article does not. Neelix (talk) 13:24, 17 March 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.