Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Phil Leotardo


 * 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 List of The Sopranos characters.  Sandstein  06:16, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Phil Leotardo

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At the risk of getting wacked, the number of articles devoted to the show The Sopranos has become an issue. I nominate unsourced “Phil Leotardo”, a character on the show, for deletion or merger into one of the many, many other articles with repetitive information about the show. He is a representative of a longer list of secondary characters from the show (not the actors) receiving separate article treatment that includes: Carlo Gervasi Little Paulie Germani Benny Fazio Butch DeConcini Rosalie Aprile Little Carmine Vito Spatafore Patsy Parisi Johnny Sack Charmaine Bucco Eugene Pontecorvo Ralph Cifaretto Bobby Baccalieri Artie Bucco Furio Giunta

The Sopranos article itself is long and detailed. Separate articles are devoted to single episodes of the show. More articles connected to the series include “list of The Sopranos episodes” , a synopsis of every episode over 7 years; “Sopranos timeline” ; and “Soprano crime family.” There is one “List of Sopranos characters” and a separate article for “List of characters from The Sopranos in the Soprano crime family”. There is a separate “List of Characters from the Sopranos – friends and family” and another separate article for “List of characters from The Sopranos in the Lupertazzi crime family”. The credited 25 primary actors each have separate articles in addition to each’s character receiving a separate article. Each supporting character within the show has a separate article. Many of these articles mirror what is available at HBO.com. WP:Not Other aspects of the show receiving separate article treatment include “FBI on The Sopranos” and “Soprano Family Tree”.

Wikipedia is beginning to look more like the book, The Sopranos Encyclopedia. Eudemis (talk) 19:28, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: So what's your plan? Kill them all and let God sort them out?  Perhaps merging to lists is appropriate for a number of the characters, but why put up a vague and frustrated-sounding post in AfD?  Wouldn't merge tags be more appropriate?  - BalthCat (talk) 20:02, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Merging is possible but see WP:Delete"Merging Articles that are short and unlikely to be expanded could be merged into larger articles or lists." These bios aren't short articles even if unsourced. Also regarding bundling the articles WP:AfD "If any of the articles you are considering for bundling could stand on its own merits, then it should be nominated separately. Or to put it more succinctly, if you are unsure of whether to bundle an article or not, do not." Eudemis (talk) 21:57, 14 May 2010 (UTC)


 * BalthCat's hit the bullseye. Merge all to List of The Sopranos characters in accordance with the usual procedure, leaving a redirect.— S Marshall   Talk / Cont  20:16, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:01, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:01, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Redirect per S Marshall. As with most of the "I watch a lot of TV" articles that were added to Wikipedia in the mid-2000s, these can now be placed somewhere else.  It conceals its existence remarkably well, but there is a The Sopranos wiki, which, based on the fact that it has only 52 articles and the fact that it wasn't even linked in the Sopranos article, suggests that it could use a lot of help.  Mandsford 23:17, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect per S Marshall, but upload the full articles to that elusive Sopranos wiki which could really use them. Alzarian16 (talk) 14:11, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge all to list per S Marshall because there are insufficient sources to support stand-alone articles at this time. In the long run there is nothing to stop people from expanding each section in a list until it is time to spin a new article out. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:15, 21 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge Merge all of the individual character articles to List of The Sopranos characters. As Alzarian notes, transwikiing of the full articles ot the wiki would be a friendly thing to do for the series fans. The time line, crime family, individual character lists (other than the real one), family tree, FBI response, etc need to be dealt with separately, with most I suspect needing merging or deleting. -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 23:43, 21 May 2010 (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.