Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shirō Emiya


 * 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.  

Shirō Emiya
The result was keep. R udget zŋ 18:51, 9 November 2007 (UTC)


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I had tagged this article on November 4th for its notability, in universe context, and its excessive plot summary. The tags were removed and notability is still not established per the secondary source requirement of WP:FICT and the article is still a plot summary (WP:NOT#PLOT) without any real world context established. I suspect these are issues that the editors cannot resolve so they simply removed the tags. Pilotbob 01:03, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Your last statement shows a failure to assume good faith. Furthermore, your assumption that editors cannot resolve the problem is likely false, seeing as there's simply a lack of editors who edit the topic in question on a regular basis. Asking at the main page (Fate/stay night), mentioning it in the talk page of the article, or people who have significantly edited the article in the past would have been suitable. Simply adding the tags does not bring visibility to the article. In any case, keep as the protagonist of a major video game in Japan, who is subsequently then present in an anime, manga, and various spinoffs of the original game. I'm certain sources can be found to establish notability. Cleanup is necessary per WP:WAF, but that is not a reasoning for deletion. Sephiroth BCR  ( Converse ) 01:15, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Speaking for myself the removal of tags for notability is pretty much asking for the article to be brought to AFD, and the editor who removed them without an edit summary or a justification on the Talk page is more worthy of criticism. --Dhartung | Talk 02:24, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * In this case, yes, that does appear to be the case. However, the nominator's assumption that this is due to an inability to find sources to establish notability is likely false. Given that the user in question (User:Zerokitsune) has only ~900 edits, this can be attributed more to inexperience rather than any actual malice. Sephiroth BCR  ( Converse ) 02:54, 9 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletions.   —  Sephiroth BCR  ( Converse ) 01:16, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep same treatment as all other anime/manga. JJL 02:43, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional characters-related deletions.   —Quasirandom 03:40, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Sephiroth BCR's arguments. While anecdote is hardly valid evidence, I can recognize Shirō at a glance even though I haven't even watched the show, which suggests to me that Sephiroth BCR's right that notability evidence can be found. Tag it again (and notify the relevant project). —Quasirandom 03:47, 9 November 2007 (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.