Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pikachu (sculpture)


 * 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 Lower Garden District, New Orleans. Aren't gardens places where one catches these pokémon, anyway? Rough consensus is to cover this topic, but as part of an existing article about the statue's location.  Sandstein  10:38, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Pikachu (sculpture)

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Got a brief flurry of coverage in August and February, and nothing of note afterward. Violates WP:NOTNEWS, WP:SUSTAINED. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:47, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Arts and Louisiana. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:47, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes Pokémon test.  Bluerasberry   (talk)  02:05, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Not a policy and not applicable here anyway. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 02:11, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge to Pikachu or Pokemon Go. Likely the latter where it could merit a sentence. Star   Mississippi  02:43, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment. Monument is covered by academic in see google preview, seems closer to WP:SUSTAINED than "a brief flurry of coverage in August and February" of 2016–2017. ☆ Bri (talk) 05:05, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge - This was tricky. Subject is absolutely notable. Sure, the blitz of coverage was quick, but significant and so once notability is established, even temporarily, this is okay per NTEMP. I disagree with the application of SUSTAINED. Overall I would have just adopted a "live and let live" attitude with this article, there is sooooo much stuff to XFD. But seeing as it is here, I take no objection to Star's merge suggestion. Recommend it is included in the main Pikachu article. MaxnaCarta (talk) 04:01, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * , since you wrote this over a dozen good sources have been added. Turns out that the coverage was sustained for years, notability has certainly been established and, since this has now met your criteria above, please consider that Pikachu's turn at bat has proven noteworthy. Randy Kryn (talk) 04:07, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge to Lower Garden District, New Orleans. Per the sourcing, has closer relation to local area events than to the video game or character. It's trivia for the latter two. czar  04:49, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * for the sake of closer assessing consensus, I'd also be fine with this target or any other that's proposed. Covered in context will be much more helpful to the reader. Star   Mississippi  15:24, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Same. Happy for any appropriate merge. MaxnaCarta (talk) 11:29, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Maybe everyone should read Another Believer's comment below which seems to solidify the article as GNG compliant. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:43, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge per Star Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 12:13, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep as a notable statue which had fairly wide press coverage, more media than most works of art have or most works of art will receive, and more public acknowledgement than most individual Pokémon of which 30 different characters have Wikipedia pages. Bri shows some sustainability above. The statue was publicly exhibited for a time, vandalized by ruffians and anti-Pikachu goons and roustabouts (or maybe a neighborhood guy out walking his bat), and still exists in private hands. Randy Kryn (talk) 10:54, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm biased as the stub creator, but I'm going to vote to keep as well per GNG. It is simply not accurate to say the statue "got a brief flurry of coverage in August and February, and nothing of note afterward". Did you even try Google? There's coverage ranging from 2016 to 2019, within reputable source specifically focused on the statue including multiple paragraphs in a book about monuments. There's coverage of the work's installation, vandalism, repair, removal, and auction, along with enough descriptions of the monument to flesh out a commentary/reception section. I'd rather see this entry expanded to its fullest potential, not deleted. In the future, consider sharing concerns on the article's Talk page before jumping to AfD. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:18, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * This comment should end the talk of a merge and should give the good faith nominator reason to consider a withdrawal of the AfD nomination. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:41, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Note to closing admin, I am not really against Keep either. I did state notability was established. I'm honestly happy with a merge or Keep - the subject belongs on Wikipedia. I do not see the harm in merging to Pikachu or Lower Garden District New Orleans, and creating a redirect. Nor do I see the harm in keeping. In hindsight, a merger proposal would have been more appropriate. MaxnaCarta (talk) 00:37, 28 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Merge to Lower Garden District, New Orleans. Its absolutely a notable search term. Note, the nominator has been reprimanded for being too trigger happy with AFD nominations relating to a different a topic - no shade to Ten Pound H intended. Since there are a couple of obvious merge locals, perhaps a merge discussion should have been opened before going straight to AFD? >>  Lil-unique1  (  talk  ) — 23:37, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * More than a notable search term, it's a notable topic. The criteria that the nomination lays out have been met and its premise nulled out, so giving weight to a merge on an already defunct AfDeletion request seems a bit unfair to me (why more nominations aren't withdrawn after criteria have been met is one of my head scratchers). Randy Kryn (talk) 04:25, 28 July 2022 (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.