Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Louis de Pointe du Lac


 * 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. No support for this nomination. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 19:17, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Louis de Pointe du Lac

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Doesn't seem to be very notable, article itself is in bad shape with a lack of referencing and a primarily in-universe biography taking up the majority of article space. I think that the character should instead be an entry in List of The Vampire Chronicles characters only. I think that it could be argued that this article is notable based on some reliable sources analyzing this character, but in its current state I do not think that the character should have their own article. I suggest merging into List of The Vampire Chronicles characters or even the article remaining but being cut down severely on the biography section and adding more analysis from reliable sources. Otherwise, right now the article looks to me like fancruft. Roniius talk to me 17:49, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy,  and Literature.  Roniius  talk to me 17:49, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep: Probably one of the two most notable characters in the series, and the first vampire that Rice chose to use as a focus character. We shouldn't delete the article based on the fact that it doesn't currently utilize sources that could be used to enhance the article. That's an argument for improving the article, not deleting it. DonIago (talk) 20:59, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep: Why does it not seem to be very notable? Secondary sources like this book and this article discuss the character. The fact that they are not yet worked into the article is no reason for deletion, as WP:AFDISNOTCLEANUP. Based on the nomination, this should be a merge discussion, not a deletion discussion. Daranios (talk) 10:17, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Afd for this character seems nonsensical.★Trekker (talk) 16:54, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Louis and Lestat are the two most important characters in Anne Rice's books. The character of Louis influenced a lot of other vampire characters. (1, 2 and there are many other books and articles about the influence of this character). It should not be deleted. Dynara23 (talk) 13:43, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per Dynara23. A look at the sources shows that WP:SIGCOV exists, which is enough to improve the article to a state worth keeping. The article could definitely use a clean-up, but that's not what AFD is for. If we're still left with a stub of verifiable information post-clean-up, we might consider a merge. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:26, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep, per Daranios et cetera. /Julle (talk) 20:54, 25 May 2022 (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.