Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Beano's Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Show


 * 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 Dennis the Menace and Gnasher. Consensus is not to keep the article as a standalone at this point with the lack of sourcing. Redirect to above target; content is in the history for anyone who wishes to merge. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 03:10, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

The Beano's Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Show

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I can't find sources to establish notability. ~ GB fan 22:03, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:23, 28 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep It is an obscure British BBC TV program, that is likely to be commissioned by the Beeb. Quite a lot of these older children's program don't have listings. They are put on, tried out and if not successful, forgotten about. That doesn't mean notability isn't inherent. There 10,000s of these types of articles floating around WP, and until notability is established. I suggest keep for the moment. scope_creep (talk) 00:08, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Notability isn't inherent. We need to establish that this is a notable program.  This isn't done by claiming it is "likely to be commissioned by the Beeb" or that there are other articles like this one.  It is done by showing there is significant coverage in reliable sources.  ~ GB fan 10:25, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Article was created in February 2017. If notability hasn't been proven yet, it won't be. Also just because other similar stuff exists, it doesn't "inherently" mean this should. —  Wylie pedia  02:42, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment I agree there is a problem with sources for this article. For instance my memory might be playing tricks, but I don't recall this being shown on CITV or any terrestrial broadcaster. I do vaguely remember the Beano plugging a Dennis series on the Children's Channel c 1990. The thing is if this series is as the article describes it should be notable in that it is the first TV series to feature this well known comic character. Unfortunately, the only reference I can find other than this article and IMDB comes in a Dennis the Menace collection from c 2012 which mentions there was a puppet series based on the character (which I assume is this one). I don't have the history of the Beano that was produced in 2008 but, it might be worth seeing if there is coverage in it. Dunarc (talk) 15:59, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete: Seriously? We don't keep articles around because no one's found sources about them yet.  We delete articles because no one's found sources about them yet.  If there are other articles kicking around without reliable sources, Scope creep, let us know so we can AfD their sorry asses too!  Nha Trang  Allons! 19:26, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Actually, we don't entirely - we do allow tolerance for historical topics that pre-date the web. For example, you'll find very little about Geoff Unwin online, but I know he regularly appeared in (paper based) news columns in the early to mid 1960s. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  10:45, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep I'm struggling to find anything beyond Logan Murray's personal website, but practically every kid's TV show has been bootlegged onto YouTube, and this search brings up a few episodes, proving it's real and meets WP:TVSHOW. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  10:42, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  J 947(c) (m) 18:31, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to Dennis the Menace and Gnasher. No significant standalone coverage to suggest this was anything but a below the radar, short lived project, and would better meet the notability goals of the encyclopedia if the content was integrated into the aforementioned main article. TimTempleton (talk)  <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  19:34, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * <small class="delsort-notice">Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 01:53, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * <small class="delsort-notice">Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 01:54, 7 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Merge per above, if confirmed - not enough here for an article. Artw (talk) 04:33, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment: Deffo not on CITV during this period; nothing comes up in newspaper listings. The Guardian does indeed list the series which I assume this is on the Children's Channel from November 1990.  A CBBC series involving the character began in April 1996.  RobinCarmody (talk) 23:17, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete The article is way to short to convince me that anyone put any effort into making it, since I cant find any sources for it, and others have searched in vain finding no evidence it was shown on TV when the article says, its a fairly obvious candidate for deletion. &Alpha; Guy into Books &trade;  &sect; ( Message ) -  12:53, 12 September 2017 (UTC)


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