Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mr. Ratburn


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The result was   merge to List of Arthur characters. T. Canens (talk) 02:34, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Mr. Ratburn

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The other Arthur characters, other than Arthur and Buster, have been deleted/merged/changed to a redirect. I see no way how this character is more important than Fracine or Muffy Crosswire. There also appears to be a lack of sources, and is written in a mostly in-universe perspective. Harry Blue5 (talk) 14:35, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy close this is a request for a merge and redirect, not a matter for AfD. Just do the merge. As far as I can see no one has tried it... Hobit (talk) 15:18, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment I never said I wanted this to be merged. This article has no cited information, and has no real-word coverage. Just deleting this entire article (and maybe making it a redirect) seems the best course of action. Of course, that's just my opinion. Harry Blue5 (talk) 11:24, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge. Many faults but not AfD.--Technopat (talk) 17:15, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment When I said lack of sources I meant NO sources. Whatsoever. Unless we find sources, can we even MERGE the information? Harry Blue5 (talk) 18:43, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Good point, but again, that's what unref tags are for. Not AfD. --Technopat (talk) 19:15, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment I believe there are no sources. I've seen the show and read the entire article. It's completely in-universe, and I don't think they're are ANY real-life sources. Thus, it fails notability. Thus, I'm nominating it for deletion. Harry Blue5 (talk) 21:27, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Redirect. I'd redirect the article right now if someone would give me a target. Is there a list of characters, or should we go to the show itself? The redirect would retain the history, so material (such as it is) could be merged over later on if sources are found. Ignoring the show's website (which lists this character), I've watched the show with my kids and can confirm that the character exists - that's good enough for me as far as listing the name on a list of characters, or some similar option. Anything more in-depth would require proper reliable sources, which are lacking (though the books might hold some value, there). On point of procedure, this didn't need to go to AFD. UltraExactZZ Said~ Did 12:34, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
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 * Merge to List of Arthur characters. Jclemens (talk) 15:22, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge kind of a questionable AFD since it seems to hint that merging would be suitable. But may as well discuss it here. Support merge. Shooterwalker (talk) 05:57, 29 June 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.