Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Niko (The Mask)


 * 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   delete. Not redirecting as the title is not a likely search term and there is no sourced content that could be merged. An appropriate redirect can be created editorially.  Sandstein  08:52, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Niko (The Mask)

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''See also: Articles for deletion/Dorian Tyrell (3nd nomination). This article was previously co-nominated with Dorian Tyrell back in 2006.''

While I must say this is an interesting persona, being an appliance of the unscrupulous mafia boss stereotype often used in popular culture, the majority of this article is in-universe cruft and unsourced info. The character's only appearance was in The Mask (film). Any informational value can be put at that page, or at The Mask: The Animated Series. theFace 17:04, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 20:39, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 20:40, 9 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete or redirect no notability outside of the movie. Article is mainly WP:PLOT with no sources about the character's real world significance. See also writing about fiction. Nothing significant to say here that isn't already covered in the main plot in the main article. Gillicutties (talk) 18:58, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: The fictional character does not meet the general notability guideline and any article bout him can only be a plot-only description of a fictional work. The article barely provides a reference which is actually for the film The Mask. A quick search engine test shows nothing to presume that the character has relevance beyond the plot of the film. Jfgslo (talk) 14:37, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge any relevant info to The Mask and then Redirect I have contributed quite a bit to this article in the past but I have unable to garner any further secondary sources and it seems no one else has either. Any information of value that can be used for The Mask article then hopefully that can be done and both Niko and Dorian Tyrell articles should be redirected to The Mask. --Auger Martel (talk) 22:26, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Welcome back! :-) I've got a question: years ago, during this major overhaul, you inserted a paragraph about an early draft of one episode of the Mask cartoon. Do you happen to remember where you got that information from? I have merged the section into The Mask: The Animated Series. If this articles passes the AfD, I will revert that if you want to. Dorian Tyrell also contains stuff (again unsourced) about an alternative ending of the 1994 movie. I could merge that into The Mask (film), but I'm not sure how, as the article has no Production section. Cheers, theFace 10:45, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi there. Actually, that section was originally inserted by the user Jienum on the Niko article. I believe the original edit for that is here. I added it to the Dorian Tyrell article and attempted to find a reliable source and my particular edit by myself was re-inserting information that had been removed for no reason. That section is one which I have been unable to find any information at all. I have drifted away from both articles for a while now, so unless someone can unearth some reference for that, or if Jienum can clarify, it probably should be removed altogether. Sorry for any trouble. Cheers --Auger Martel (talk) 12:06, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I see. Well, I did inform User:Jienum about this pair of AfDs, so let's hope they respond. - theFace 17:42, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * See Talk:The Mask (film). - theFace 18:03, 16 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete article is mainly a plot summary, and Wikipedia articles are WP:NOT plot summaries. Also lacking in sufficient coverage in independent and reliable sources to WP:verify notability. Shooterwalker (talk) 01:42, 13 July 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.