Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Papyrus (Character)


 * 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 Undertale. czar 06:11, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Papyrus (Character)

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Character in a video game, does not have SIGCOV from IS RS addressing the subject directly and indepth. Content is OR/SYNTH, nothing to merge. Don't think a redirect is helpful, but no objection if others wish to redirect to Undertale. WP:NOTGUIDE  // Timothy :: talk  01:29, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  // Timothy :: talk  01:29, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions.  // Timothy :: talk  01:29, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep Major character from a notable video game. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 19:08, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Merge with Sans (character), I think a duo article like Papyrus and Sans is a sensible option since they are almost always seen as a duo. Papyrus has some notability, as the character gets a page-long mention in the published work Things I Learned from Mario's Butt (2021), as well as numerous mentions in gaming articles. (I've always thought they were inspired by Ornstein and Smough, especially considering the Anor Londo-esque Asgore's palace where you fight Sans.)ZXCVBNM (TALK) 20:32, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * '''Hey guys, this is the creator of this page User:Sonic Punch Revival here, this article is set for deletion, I need better citations for Papyrus partacily the In Undertale and Deltarune sections in the article and I like to have other people improving this article for me. 23:13, 14 February 2021 (UTC) User talk:Sonic Punch Revival
 * Delete After Draft:Papyrus (Undertale) was declined twice for relying on unreliable sources and for showing no indication of notability the author decided to create a duplicate version of this in mainspace. SK2242 (talk) 01:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment To the article's creator: You might want to learn Wikipedia's article formatting guides before creating an article. I am not going to say that Papyrus is unnotable, just read Help:Your first article first. (Oinkers42) (talk) 21:00, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete - As others have said, the sourcing doesn't demonstrate notability. Also, I would advise to not merge as Sans is in my understanding a more culturally prominent character, unless there are sources to demonstrate Papyrus's notability. Also, their merging seems a little synthetic to me, in that it could imply they've well known largely as a duo, when they are popular as individual characters. In other words, people talk about "Sans" and "Papyrus" a lot but not "Sans and Papyrus"; they've not the Koopalings. - Novov T  C  07:42, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Bungle (talk • contribs) 15:42, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Undertale - I agree with the delete arguments above regarding the lack reliable sources, as well as Novov's arguments against merging this with the article on Sans. However, redirecting this to the main Undertale article would make sense.  Rorshacma (talk) 18:26, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Undertale. Sans is verifiably a more culturally prominent character; and this prominence usually doesn't involve him as part of a duo. (Example: Super Smash Bros. added/is adding Undertale characters to its lineup but so far it's only been the protagonist and Sans.) Gnomingstuff (talk) 03:26, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Undertale. Papyrus is simply nowhere near notable as Sans.  Hansen Sebastian Talk 17:27, 22 February 2021 (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.