Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mai (Battle Royale)


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The result was   merge to Battle Royale (film). Spartaz Humbug! 20:25, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Mai (Battle Royale)

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Minor character that appears for a few seconds in each film. Has not been the subject of significant coverage. Little out-of-universe context. No third-party references. Propose deletion on the grounds of WP:N, WP:WAF and WP:V Marasmusine (talk) 09:06, 2 November 2008 (UTC) 
 * Delete. Unsourced article about a minor character. Not likely to be useful if redirected, either.--Michig (talk) 09:20, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. I'm going to side with keeping because Mai is an iconic character related to this franchise, though the article can be improved. 23skidoo (talk) 17:35, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. I couldn't find any significant coverage. If it exists, then the article could be improved, but I think we need some evidence that such coverage exists to keep this. Otherwise, the character could be adequately covered in the Battle Royale article - the character articles don't seem to go much beyond detailing the plot as it concerns these characters and crufty filler.--Michig (talk) 19:37, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment there's probably significantly more coverage in Japanese... since it had some impact in Japan. 70.55.86.100 (talk) 09:54, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge into a suitable page on minor characters. This is one of the issue that should be compromised. Except for truly famous or classic works, truly minor characters such as this should not normally have separate articles. DGG (talk) 20:18, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge as suggested by DGG, but only if sourcing or cites can be found on this character. If this character is as "iconic" as people claim, this should not be a problem.  I fear the article as is is WP:OR.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 00:12, 8 November 2008 (UTC).
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Juliancolton Tropical  Cyclone  15:48, 8 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep because even tho she appears only briefly in the movies, she has a haunting presence that lingers. I for one appreciated seeing this info.--Goodmorningworld (talk) 17:24, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Merge Fine to include this information in parent article(s). No suggestion of notability outside of relation to film. I don't even think a redirect would be helpfulChildofMidnight (talk) 17:32, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge- I didn't even know she had a name. I always remembered her as that "creppy smiling girl from Battle Royale. Jonny2x4 (talk) 06:11, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge or redirect I need something more compelling to suggest that this character is "iconic", since that is the sort of characterization that befalls most fictional person bios when they come to AfD. Not sourced.  Very little information aside from WP:PLOT.  Is there a third party source that attests to the strong presence of this character in the films?  If not, we shouldn't have an article on it. Protonk (talk) 01:42, 14 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Merge or redir - Merge into an article about minor characters from the film if sources for her being 'iconic' are found, or simply redirect if otherwise. &mdash; neuro(talk) 09:18, 14 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Definite merge to Battle Royale (film), character not notable outside the film's universe. The DominatorTalkEdits 17:58, 14 November 2008 (UTC)


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