Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lowly Worm


 * 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 on the issue of "keep" vs "delete". No consensus on the issue of merging. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:21, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Lowly Worm

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Are individual Richard Scarry characters really that notable? I cannot be sure but this article is badly laid out. It consists completely of original research(such as the statement saying he looks like a Pez dispenser), is slightly redundant as the Busytown article already gives better info on this character, lacks a talk page and much of it is unencyclopedic. The only more encyclopedic statement I see is the bit that says that the Tyrolean hat he wears being paid as a homage of one Richard Scarry wore and this has no citation. In history it appears that this article was created back in May 2009 and over a year has passed and there has not been any improvement on it at all. This article seems unnecessary to be independent of the series (since it does not even describe any of the characters role unlike in the Busytown article). trainfan01 14:46, July 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:56, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge Yes, they're probably important to note, but I don't see any of them being individually covered aside from their original context. This is a reasonable search term and should point somewhere appropriate, but I don't see Lowly or the other cast as needing their own articles. Jclemens (talk) 00:46, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to busytown He's notable to ME (i was a kid a long time ago), but i dont think he qualifies for his own article. busytown doesnt have a descrip, so put the descrip there. nice pic of him here.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 04:07, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep There seem to be plenty of sources and at least one extols the character: "Lowly Worm is the real star of the series". Colonel Warden (talk) 11:45, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Yea, but "at least one" does not help it enough. trainfan01 —Preceding undated comment added 13:17, 3 July 2010 (UTC).
 * yeah but no but... I have added a second citation which headlines the Lowly Worm. Colonel Warden (talk) 14:20, 3 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. I've added several more references to the article, including a Variety (magazine) ref to the effect that Lowly is the real star of the series, his widow's statement that Lowly was his favorite creation, and a recall of Taco Bell Lowly Worm finger puppets. Not that I know what the current consensus on stand-alone fictional character articles is. I'll admit I'm somewhat swayed in this direction by the sheer volume of Google hits on him - 657 before Google puts out a 'we have omitted some entries very similar to the 657 already displayed' warning. . Stuffed animals, crafts, Ebay, whatnot. I fully realize those aren't reliable sources and that we still don't have an in-depth analysis of Lowly's meanings in an RS; I still think he deserves a stand-alone. Novickas (talk) 21:51, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - Good enough. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) 02:14, 7 July 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.