Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nite Owl


 * 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 Keep all, I see no arguments being made for deletion in this discussion. There is a divison of opinion over whether a merge and redirect is appropriate but this does not need an AFD discussion to be implemented. Davewild (talk) 12:44, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Nite Owl

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Also nominating Silk Spectre, Captain Metropolis, Comedian (comics), Hooded Justice, and Ozymandias (comics). Most of the articles have no assertion of notability outside of the comics themselves; putting the relevant info into List of Watchmen characters would be the best thing to do with these. Even with the upcoming film, not enough third party commentary (none in the articles, or just original research, and not much dealing with the characters themselves looking for sources.)  Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 21:59, 16 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment If you want them merged, then you should start with merge tags. This is "Articles for Deletion" not "Articles for Merging." —Quasirandom (talk) 22:14, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Since the plot summary for all the characters is already in the main characters list, I don't see the point of a merge. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 22:24, 16 March 2008 (UTC)


 * So redirect all. This seems like a waste of time. --Dhartung | Talk 22:43, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Drakkenfyre - Given that this page has much more detail than the list of characters page, and given that if you merged all the character pages it would become one of the longer pages on Wikipedia and therefore less accessable, I think this is a bad idea. As Wikipedia's guidelines for deletion say: "Articles that are short and unlikely to be expanded can often be merged into a larger article or list." This is not a short article and it is likely to be expanded when the upcoming movie is released. I have reviewed the other character pages you've nominated for deletion and linked to here and this seems to hold true for all of them. Drakkenfyre (talk) 11:59, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been added to the LGBT WikiProject discussion board. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 15:08, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Redirect all to List of Watchmen characters - they all fail WP:FICT. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 15:08, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep all. There is coverage, ranging from incidental to substantial, of most if not all these characters in seemingly reliable sources... interviews (1, 2) that discuss casting and character in the upcoming film, entries in Toonopedia, and I'd venture plenty more for reliable sources for those willing to search them out.--ragesoss (talk) 22:15, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep Silk Spectre, Ozymandias, Nite Owl, Comedian. Each main character is sufficiently signifigant in both story terms and metafictional/symbolic status to warrant a separate page. And the upcoming film coverage will mean expansion for each. We don't want one crowded megapage.--Noclevername (talk) 23:12, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Change the List of Watchmen Characters to a List of Watchmen Supporting Characters. The critical analysis of each major character is detailed and would be a loss to the Internet and Wikipedia if it were lost. --Eideteker (talk) 02:32, 22 March 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.