Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicktoons


 * 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   redirect to List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon. L Faraone  00:28, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

Nicktoons

 * – ( View AfD View log  Stats )

Almost 100% shows are at List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon, some of its original, some of its not. The main navbox had its TFD and merged into Nickelodeon original series. Since it has only few sources, I believe the article is redundant. JJ98 (Talk) 20:34, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. JJ98 (Talk) 20:39, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. JJ98 (Talk) 20:39, 23 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Redirect to List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon Would be delete under normal circumstances, but there is no possible way that this article can be deleted without it being directed to somewhere, knowing the Nick article community way too well. Well-known branding for the network's animation (however diluted it is now), but this is just a list of titles and non-sourceable airdates.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 23:18, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon per above. Mediran ( t  •  c ) 00:25, 24 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Redirect to List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon - per comments above and the nom's statement. Seems like a sensible solution under the circumstances. Stalwart 111  00:49, 24 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Redirect to List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon - Agreed. It's also a major pain trying to moderate the vandalism and date-fakery that goes on here. So if we don't need this article to exist, that's cool. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:15, 24 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep: Actually, it seems to me that the problem with this page is that it should really be expanded into a full-fledged article, rather than existing as a simple list. There are numerous things that could potentially be written about here that would not apply to all of the collective programing that has ever aired on Nickelodeon or any one of the network's original cartoons individually. The lead already contains an interesting introduction to the history of Nicktoons and I wouldn't be surprised if that could be lengthened. Other relevant topics include video games  , trading cards , theme park appearances    and even in-depth analysis . All this page needs is someone who is willing to put the necessary time into it. I probably wouldn't take this on myself, but my understanding is that even if an article does not meet Wikipedia's standards in its current state, it is still allowed to remain, as long as it has a clear potential for meeting those standards. If you ask me, this article has a lot of potential. Oh, and the airdates actually can be sourced    . --Jpcase (talk) 16:45, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
 * And that's the problem right there. I'd love to keep, and under normal circumstances I would. But the WP:NICK project has historically been a very weak and unsupported attempt to reign in the cruft and unsourced info prevalent with Nickelodeon articles; I have asked them to rescue articles of this type many times before which would be easy keeps if they just buckled down and got some sources, but the editors of Nick articles just prefer to go on and on about some SpongeBob episode instead, the critical importance of Nickelodeon's robofeed in Croatia to the world, or how Nick Studio 10 is a televised war crime. This is just a list easily merged with the List of article which came about after sheer frustration with inane detail made it the only article direction we could go in without anyone being annoyed or becoming an easy vandalism target. If they could actually buckle down and put some effort into creating a good Nicktoons article, this is an easy keep. Alas, I just don't see it happening.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 00:17, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I hear what you're saying, but still have to stand by my final point. Just because an article currently isn't in great shape and may not be for a long time doesn't mean that it shouldn't exist. It sounds like we both agree that the most ideal outcome would be for this page to remain as its own article, only in an improved state. In that case, what difference would it really make whether it is merged for now and re-created later when someone is willing to put in the necessary effort or is kept and gradually improved over time? Not much; although I do feel that the liklihood of it reaching its full potential would be higher if it is kept for various editors to work on as they come, rather than making someone start over from scratch. Also, merging this into List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon might look sloppy, since this article's lead has interesting information that ought to be preserved, but the list doesn't contain any prose other than the opening sentence. The lead paragraph would obviously fit best under the Animated ("Nicktoons") sub-section, but that would make it incongruent with the numerous other sections, all of which are mere lists. --Jpcase (talk) 03:11, 30 May 2013 (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.