Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Max After Dark


 * 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   merge to Cinemax.  MBisanz  talk 10:11, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Max After Dark

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Is the marketing name for an informal time block on one network sufficient for a stand-alone article? Recommend Merge with Cinemax. Oliver  Twisted (Talk) (Stuff) 12:58, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  --  I 'mperator 13:30, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: insufficient independent 3rd part coverage, WP:LISTCRUFT. JamesBurns (talk) 04:40, 6 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge to Cinemax. I agree, its just an unsourced list of mostly red links. TomCat4680 (talk) 05:24, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Redlinks? Ah... time for some new articles then.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 18:03, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge It's short enough to be included in the regular Cinemax article. Quistisffviii (talk) 07:08, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The article can grow in time. A notable program, since so many notable shows came from it.  I see enough blue links in the list to tell me programs featured on it, were notable.   D r e a m Focus  12:42, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
 * right, and they are also listed on the Cinemax page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by OliverTwisted (talk • contribs) 13:53, 6 April 2009
 * It's not a program, and the shows didn't come from it.. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire - past ops) 22:50, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Its like Adult_swim then? A time slot dedicated to certain types of shows it promotes?  Did it take things someone else already did only, or were there some shows produced specifically for it?  Sometimes they create a series of shows specifically for one thing, which would never make it on their own.   D r e a m Focus  01:48, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Adult Swim has been the subject of numerous reliable sources. Has this block? None are in the article.
 * The quality that the articles do not share is the only quality that matters (coverage in reliable sources), but I am unconvinced if this is merely a quality of the article (which is fixable) or the subject (which is not). - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire - past ops) 02:37, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Google gets 706 for it, but I don't see any reviews that aren't from that company. Still, many notable things came from it, which makes it notable, they produced for it.   D r e a m Focus  02:59, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * A television block is not a production company, so it didn't produce anything. You're conflating Adult Swim with Williams Street, the company responsible for Adult Swim and the production of many of its shows. Do you have any sources that indicate that a similar unifying production company is at work here? - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire - past ops) 04:19, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete pure indiscriminate list-cruft.Bali ultimate (talk) 22:57, 6 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Merger Proposal, please respond: I officially proposed that this article should be merged into Cinemax instead of deleted. Please respond at Talk:Cinemax. TomCat4680 (talk) 10:39, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Reiterate delete. Nothing of substance to merge.Bali ultimate (talk) 20:27, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Elaborating on merge request: I propose that the Max After Dark article be merged into the Max After Dark section of the Cinemax article. Yes, it is just a stub article consisting of a list of shows (half of which are red links) and it isn't long enough for its own article. However, since Cinemax is most known for this programming block (it even has a separate section in their official site), I think the list of shows and movies both past and present produced for or shown on it should be kept in that section for historical and notability purposes. I also think the original Max After Dark series should have their own articles, since there is continuity and drama like regular serial shows, not just sex scenes. TomCat4680 (talk) 20:50, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Cinemax and merge anything relevant. AniMate  talk  15:38, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge the prose, leave out the list. The time block, with its various names, is an appropriate thing to mention in the main Cinemax article, as with other channels with blocks. It isn't notable enough for its own article, though, and a list of a ton of unknown softcore flicks that are nearly impossible to verify isn't needed (many channel articles are also moving away from such lists anyway, per WP:NOT). -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 19:42, 8 April 2009 (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.