Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Quan Chi


 * 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 Mortal Kombat characters. Eddie891 Talk Work 23:44, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Quan Chi

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I was pondering if I should stop nominating MK articles for a while, but Quan Chi's article is worse than Noob Saibot's. It actually fails the notability guidelines. GlatorNator (talk) 23:29, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions.  𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘈𝘺𝘩𝘢𝘯07   01:33, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘈𝘺𝘩𝘢𝘯07   01:35, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. GlatorNator (talk) 01:52, 6 April 2023 (UTC)undefined
 * Comment - For the record, the fact that other Mortal Kombat character articles have been nominated lately has no bearing on if you should keep nominating further ones, especially if many have been closed as merge/redirect. Variety in nomination subject is not a requirement. It's only a problem to keep going if nominations are continually being closed as keep. Anyways, just wanted to mention that before any editors start up with that "this is biased persecution of MK characters" silliness that's popped up here and there lately. Sergecross73   msg me  02:11, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * @Beemer69 I guess I'll do 2 more afd soon. GlatorNator (talk) 03:08, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge to List of Mortal Kombat characters as usual. Reception section is WP:REFBOMBed with all trivial mentions as usual - no substantive commentary anywhere. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 04:13, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge Reception is not spectacular, tends to rely on presence in lists and asides. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 03:04, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment I found this, but have a feeling it won't be enough. He was certainly heavily pushed by Midway two decades ago but today seems far more recognized for his Fatalities than anything else he's contributed to the series. sixty nine   • whaddya want? •  03:38, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Nice job on finding it, but that alone lacks third-party sources, and thus failing WP:SIGCOV GlatorNator (talk) 03:41, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * It's a very impressive source. If another source just half that good that can be found, I would be all for keeping the article. But I'm probably not going to !voting on this one either, at least not yet. On one hand, Quan Chi is a very important character to the series, creating the assumption that more sources on him may exist, but on the other hand, I'm not seeing much, besides Den of Geek. But still, I am looking. MoonJet (talk) 02:49, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Also found this. Not necessarily an endorsement for keeping the article, but worth a look. sixty nine   • whaddya want? •  04:31, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I've seen that source when searching, but didn't post it, because Screen Rant, much like its sister site, Game Rant, is iffy when it comes to establishing notability. In fact, current consensus among the video game project is that these sources, while reliable, are not to be used to establish notability, due to their reputation of content farming. I don't really agree with the consensus. For one, these sites were not always like this. I think it should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, rather just a black-and-white statement that they can't be used to establish notability. A new discussion may be needed over at WP:VG/RS. MoonJet (talk) 05:48, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Pretty much any Valnet Inc. hosted site falls under this category, yet they're among the few sites who even bother making the effort in profiling lesser MK characters whenever they're not pumping out the usual substandard listicle content. sixty nine   • whaddya want? •  18:00, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I mean, I think we should at least be able to use them to establish notability, so long as they aren't listicles or mere announcements or something like that, which would sound like a better compromise to me. I might just go ahead and start a discussion on that. MoonJet (talk) 04:32, 11 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Merge to List of Mortal Kombat characters per above.  // Timothy :: talk  17:41, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge to List of Mortal Kombat characters per above.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 08:29, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge to List of Mortal Kombat characters. No SIGCOV. QuicoleJR (talk) 15:16, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge to List of Mortal Kombat characters. The coverage isn't enough WP:SIGCOV for a stand-alone article, but is enough to include somewhere. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:17, 11 April 2023 (UTC)


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