Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean


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The result was keep. Kurykh (talk) 15:09, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean

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This article contains no proper information on the episode's production, nothing on its reception when broadcast, nor does it cite enough references for the information within. GUtt01 (talk) 14:15, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:37, 9 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep per the notability guideline for TV-series and per long established precedent in WP:BCASTOUTCOMES: "Television series broadcast nationally by a major network or produced by a major studio are usually kept as they are considered notable." I think it is fair to say that Mr. Bean has been widely broadcasted and rebroadcasted internationally for the past 25+ years, according to the video here in "190 territores around the world". We have the parent article at Mr. Bean (not nominated for deletion), we have the episode list at List of Mr. Bean episodes (not nominated for deletion), and then we have 15 individual episode articles (all are up for unbundled deletion). This structure is the accepted standard per Manual of Style/Television and is fine per WP:SPINOFF with a Main in Mr. Bean#Episodes per WP:SS. Lack of information on the episode's production is not a policy based reason for deletion, it is not even an article requirement, see WP:TVPRODUCTION. A few words on its reception when broadcast would certainly be nice, but is not mandatory, see WP:TVRECEPTION, and again, its absence is not a policy based reason for deletion, it's a WP:NOTBUILT argument. I agree with nom that most of these 15 articles are poorly sourced, but it is a WP:UNRS argument to be avoided, as WP:ATD-T (policy) specifically suggests tagging for such problems, and because notability is based on the existence of suitable sources, not on the state of sourcing in an article. And finally there is the question: why take these article to AfD in the first place instead of considering WP:ATD-M (policy) into List of Mr. Bean episodes or a WP:ATD-R solution (policy)? If the titles did not exist and were requested at WP:AFC/R, I would not hesitate with responding to the request by creating them as categorized  redirects. — Sam Sailor 22:17, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. — Sam Sailor 22:18, 12 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep per the excellent explanation by .Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:48, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep as per above. CAPTAIN RAJU  (✉)   12:45, 16 February 2017 (UTC)


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