Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Salty the Seal


 * 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   keep.  MBisanz  talk 02:02, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Salty the Seal

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Non-notable character, seems too obscure to merge. No sources. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 23:14, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. Every Disney character that makes a repeating appearance is notable, for there will almost certainly be mentions of him in the literature. Even if there isn't, every individually named character in significant fiction should be redirected. DGG (talk) 05:21, 21 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep and Expand. I agree, Salty appeared in numerous cartoons. Elbutler (talk) 12:09, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - article could do with rewrite/expansion, but even if we can't find any coverage independent of the subject (which I'm sure there must be, will have a look if time) it should at least be redirected, not deleted. Wiw8 (talk) 13:58, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep and Expand. The article as it is hardly qualifies as a stub, but it is better than a simple wp:red link, and someone may come along and improve it...eventually.  Having the article there makes that more likely.  I don't think I'll get to it anytime soon but I'll add it to my list of "wouldn't it be nice to be able to edit this". sinneed (talk) 17:50, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 04:43, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional characters-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 04:43, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep A basic google search shows that this is a real character with independent sources--no reason to suspect that one or two RS couldn't be elicited from the results. Jclemens (talk) 05:55, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * This article needs a Heymann Standard improvement in order for it to be worthy of keeping (such as actual substance and citations), but at the present time, a WP:Redlink is preferable so it would encourage the writing of a standalone article... but for now, delete. B.Wind (talk) 06:38, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete without prejudice for recreation: I too was gonna suggest being a redlink might actually help, but I was scared by the inevitable shitstorm I'd receive. As it stands, this article doesn't contribute anything to the encyclopaedia (because if anyone's reading it, they've probably been linked to it through a Pluto article). But perhaps if some Disney freak sees it as a redlink, they might recreate it with more content. Saying that I can clearly see that this character is notable. Ryan 4314   (talk) 10:01, 22 December 2008 (UTC)


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