Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic cult following


 * 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 My Little Pony Friendship is Magic.  Sandstein  07:05, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic cult following
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Not encyclopedic or notable enough for its own article. While I do think the unexpected adult fanbase the series has amassed is worth noting, especially given its acknowledgement by individuals involved in the show's production like Lauren Faust, Daniel Ingram, and several other staff members, I don't think it's nearly enough to justify its own article. A lot of the stuff in the article is kinda fancrufty as is. Cyberlink420 (talk) 22:28, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The problem is that Wikipedia is pretty much anti-4chan, and people will always remove the info from the Reception section just because of that little fact. You maybe able to do that to a section of a main article, but you can't do that to an another article. Rain  bow  Dash  22:58, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete/Merge - There's no reason why this can't be consolidated into a section in a "My Little Pony" page. Doesn't need to be it's own page. Sergecross73   msg me   23:46, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge to main MLP:FIM page. There are RS's that describe its viral nature, but that's part of the show's reception. --M ASEM (t) 02:21, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The article right now is pretty terrible, and focuses too much on 4chan, despite this being an internet-wide phenomenon. Should probably be a section in the main MLPFiM article, at least while there aren't that many reliable sources yet.  Grue   11:21, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I am willing to allow a merge as article creator. I chose a bad time to bring the article into mainspace, and it's clear that I should have done more work on it before prematurely bringing it into mainspace. Rain  bow  Dash  14:23, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

"It just seems to me like there's so many better options that can be made rather than just deleting anything that doesn't adhere without a second thought...then again, that's more or less my experience with Wikipedia in a nutshell... -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 01:17, 21 December 2009 (UTC)" Oh the irony..... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.211.146.193 (talk)


 * Merge per sergecross73. May I please ask those who are bound to come here via canvassing Rainbowdash.net to please refrain from socking/meatpuppetry. Phearson (talk) 16:31, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge per above arguments. thither (talk) 18:42, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 00:28, 27 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge: No reason to have this type of fancruft outside of the main article. If notable, it is only notable in the context of the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic show, and should remain as a subsection of that article.  Ebikeguy (talk) 20:03, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete/Merge This particular "cult following" is poorly sourced and otherwise non-notable. Liberal Classic (talk) 15:16, 1 June 2011 (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.