Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Phillip Swift (Pirates of the Caribbean)


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The result was   redirect to List_of_Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_characters. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:28, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Philip Swift

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Does not meet notability guidelines. atnair (talk) 16:23, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:05, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:05, 20 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Note. There are a lot of sentences in it, such as, "The character was introduced to replace Orlando Bloom and his character Will Turner". Judging by the cover it was probably true and since this is a film, it's there for open to interpretations. My only disagreement with that is that being that I don't plan on watching it, I can't trust it since there aren't any links to a source (News Paper, Book, trusted internet site ect...).
 * Question why doesn't this meet notability guidelines? I haven't seen the film in question but it's not obvious to me that a major character in a major film wouldn't be notable. Could the nominator (or someone) explain which notability guidelines are relevant and why this character does not meet them? 79.123.57.130 (talk) 13:58, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment dia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability#Notability_requires_verifiable_evidence Notability --atnair (talk) 15:25, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides since the character is not known beyond this film. It generally takes multiple media appearances (increasing the likelihood of coverage) and/or strong claim to fame (like Scarface's Tony Montana) to have a stand-alone article. Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 14:38, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Also fine with redirecting to List of Pirates of the Caribbean characters. Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 14:36, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: The article has been moved from Phillip Swift (Pirates of the Caribbean) to Philip Swift. - The Bushranger One ping only 02:51, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mediran  ( t  •  c ) 10:55, 26 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Redirect to List of Pirates of the Caribbean characters. It fails general notability guidelines: he hasn't become an iconic character or one with life outside the franchise; the films haven't been the subject of serious critical study; there isn't substantial coverage in independent reliable sources. The article also probably fails WP:NOTPLOT because there's little analysis, and none of it referenced, while most of it is plot summary. He's already mentioned in the list of characters, so that would be the logical source of information. --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:31, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge and Redirect to List of Pirates of the Caribbean characters. Insufficient content for a standalone article, unlike many of the other characters, unlike other characters based on existing characters. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 05:46, 1 March 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.