Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rey Curtis


 * 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__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ to List of Law & Order characters. Sourcing is of insufficient depth Star   Mississippi  14:10, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Rey Curtis

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Sources in the article are primary, a quick Google search does not give any sources that prove individual notability. If the character is not notable, I suggest a redirect and/or merge to List of Law & Order characters. Spinixster  (chat!)  04:18, 27 October 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 06:23, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements and Television.  Spinixster   (chat!)  04:18, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge or redirect per nom – names of major characters on TV shows are reasonable search targets. RunningTiger123 (talk) 23:58, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
 *  Comment Weak keep Another interesting subject brought up by Spinixster. Looking up sources for this one should be a pleasure. Let's see... The article itself has less bloat than many other recent noms, but no non-primary sources. Let's see if that's fixable. Looper came up quickly. Here's one on EWeekly. More in a bit. Darkfrog24 (talk) 23:53, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
 * We've established that Daily Express doesn't impress anyone, but here are some Google Scholar hits (I believe we've seen some of these before): Death Penalty, Postmodern And we have Entertainment Weekly again, and Vulture I generally feel satisfied that we have enough sourcing to support this short article. Darkfrog24 (talk) 00:11, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * And two magazines... Motion Picture Magazine and Latin Heat It was enough for a small critical reception section. Darkfrog24 (talk) 00:31, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Let's see the sources.
 * Looper article is just "who played x in y", not really useful here.
 * EW source is more about the actor, there's seemingly only one paragraph about the character.
 * Second EW source is a listicle. The description is very very brief.
 * Vulture source is more about the actor. The character is briefly mentioned with no description whatsoever.
 * For the magazine sources, I'm doubting the reliability of Motion Picture Magazine (not the same as the one on Wikipedia), there is seemingly no information on who writes these articles or whether or not there's an editorial team. The same can be said for Latin Heat, but at least we know who writes these articles. I'll check the scholar sources soon. Spinixster   (chat!)  01:37, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Update: Motion Picture Magazine is 100% unreliable because it's owned by Loaded Media which means the articles may be AI generated. Spinixster   (chat!)  02:48, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Heavens. I will remove MPM from the ariticle immediately. Darkfrog24 (talk) 19:10, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * More reviews below.
 * Death Penalty source only names the character once.
 * Postmodern source may be usable, but most of it consists of plot summaries, so I think there's very little that can be used.
 * Spinixster  (chat!)  02:04, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NotAGenious (talk) 07:55, 10 November 2023 (UTC) Relisting comment: Final relist. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  ❯❯❯  Raydann  (Talk)   04:32, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * KeepHe was one of the major characters on the show and others like Lennie Briscoe also have articles. I have no interest in hunting for them but I have little doubt that sources exist in which this character is discussed. There's no good reason to delete it. Bookworm857158367 (talk) 13:16, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Just because a character is the main character or a major character does not mean that the character is notable enough for a separate page. Reliable secondary sources will be needed to prove notability.  Spinixster   (chat!)  01:05, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * KEEP. He is notable because he meets the WP:BIO and has credible sources cover.Micheal Kaluba (talk) 11:16, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
 * @Micheal Kaluba This is not a real person, so WP:BIO does not cover this. Sources need to describe the subject from a real-life perspective and must not be passing (see also: WP:FICTION). The sources above do not meet the criteria. Spinixster   (chat!)  13:33, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

I suggest a  redirect to List of Law & Order characters. Micheal Kaluba (talk) 14:25, 25 November 2023 (UTC)


 * @Micheal Kaluba Sorry for another comment, but please consider striking your previous vote and put "redirect" in bold so that there is no confusion on what your vote is. Thanks! Spinixster   (chat!)  14:29, 25 November 2023 (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.