Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mr. Wormwood


 * 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   no consensus. BJ Talk 01:12, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Mr. Wormwood

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Non-notable character, in-universe. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 22:12, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

See also:
 * Articles for deletion/Bruce Bogtrotter


 * Redirect to Matilda. Nothing really worth merging here unless someone wants to create a "Characters" section there. JuJube (talk) 23:30, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * (ec) Merge with Matilda (novel) or Matilda (film). He appears to be non-notable outside of the context of the book/film, but he's major enough to be in a list of characters. Bart133 t c @ How's my driving? 23:32, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Geez, there are articles about non-notable people in other series. You're joking. Ask Spellcast or me what we think of this stupidity. --RoryReloaded (talk) 23:41, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * They should be deleted as well. This character has no real world relevance and the novel article has done just fine without a character section.  It should go.  And I honestly don't care if you think it's "stupid". JuJube (talk) 00:05, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable character in a book. WP:OTHERSTUFF is not a good argument to keep.--Pmedema (talk) 00:26, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Tidbits of plot summary with no real-world information. Lack of significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject indicates that this character is non-notable. Doctorfluffy (robe and wizard hat) 20:19, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep due to real world notability and significant coverage in reliable sources. Principal fictional character with appearances in a book by a notable author and portrayed in film by a notable actor as verified in reliable sources.-- Happy editing!  Sincerely,  Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles  Tally-ho! 22:00, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep The major character in a notable book and film by a major author. It compares the book and the film, and relates it to other characters by the author. How can that be small part of either of the tother two articles. Worth separate treatment. As for sources, all the reviews of either work will discuss her significantly. DGG (talk) 03:44, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete — no assertion of notability via sources independent of the topic. No prejudice against a merge into Matilda (novel) or Matilda (film). sephiroth bcr  ( converse ) 04:58, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep separately. At the very least the content should be merged into the book and film articles. There are plenty of mentions, certainly enough for a good article. I've just re-organized the article and rewritten parts of it, expanding the info about DeVito's portrayal in the film and adding to LGC's recent addition about DeVito's portrayal "stealing the show" (as noted by the NYT). Variety's critic also made a good point about British slang from the book (one of this character's lines) remaining in an American adaptation.--chaser - t 07:00, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge to either of the Matilda articles. Doesn't seem to have sources independent of the movie. Stifle (talk) 19:37, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge to a Matilda article. This one fails WP:RS and is completely in-universe. Undead Warrior (talk) 12:20, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge into a list of Matilda characters (not into the main Matilda article&mdash;it's too detailed to be appropriate there). Everyking (talk) 19:32, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional characters-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  22:00, 9 September 2008 (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.