Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Riverdale High School (comics)


 * 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 to Riverdale (Archie Comics). There's a strong consensus that this should be redirected but the !votes are split on the target. Therefore, I'll choose one as an editorial decision (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:13, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Riverdale High School (comics)

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Fails WP:BKD - entities in works of fiction should not have articles unless they meet the general notability guideline (WP:GNG) independently of the fiction which they appear in. Most of the article is overly detailed plot summary which is in violation of WP:PLOT. Claritas § 10:25, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of Archie Comics characters. While the high school is frequently mentioned in media references to Archie Comics, I can't find significant discussion of Riverdale High School per se in secondary sources. At least with a redirect, those looking for information about Riverdale High will be able to find a list of the best-known students, faculty, and staff at the fictional school. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 20:48, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Redirect per Metro. I had mixed feelings about this one, since Riverdale High School is one of the more famous fictional high schools, with adventures taking place there for more than 60 years.  As with the "Archie-Betty-Veronica relationship" describing unrequited love, it's recognizable to anyone who is acquainted with the comic series.  While it can be looked at as a "too good to be true" high school, however, I've had the same result as Metro when it comes to  references to it.  Where I do find them, it's usually as a collective description of the characters (e.g., "the gang from Riverdale High").  A "Riverdalerect" makes perfect sense.  Mandsford 12:42, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:33, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
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 * Delete Notewrothy characters from this secondary character list is already at List of Archie Comics characters. Removing the unnecessary character list repeat, the actual claimed topic, Riverdale High School, is unnotable and has no significant coverage in reliable, third-party sources. It is simply the known setting of the series (which in and of itself does not make it notable). Fails WP:N, WP:NOT, and WP:WAF. It is not a viable redirect for the school name as the "comics" disambig gives it the appearance of being an article about a comic strip named "Riverdale High School" than a fictional setting. -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 14:58, 28 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Redirect per above. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) 15:45, 28 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Redirect per above. I agree that any information on the characters could just as easily be on List of Archie Comics characters. But the information in the article's lead section and the "Miniseries", "Notable Students" and "Rival Schools" sections should be on Riverdale (Archie Comics). Since the high school is probably the most famous part of the fictional town of Riverdale, but is not entitled to its own article, the school should instead have its own section on Riverdale (Archie Comics). Man from Canada (talk) 05:12, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't it then redirect to Riverdale (Archie Comics)? postdlf (talk) 01:45, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Somehow, I get the feeling that the town of Riverdale is next... maybe Dilton the smart guy can save it from being nuked. Mandsford 18:10, 1 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Riverdale (Archie Comics). (Even if it is next.) These two articles have a better chance of surviving if they hang together. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:08, 3 July 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.