Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Colony (U.S. TV series) season 2


 * 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. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. The issue of merging can be addressed on the article's talk page. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:11, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

The Colony (U.S. TV series) season 2

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This is a pointless fork almost devoid of content; both this and The Colony (U.S. TV series) season 1 should be merged into the parent article, The Colony (U.S. TV series). Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  20:03, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Might I suggest just going ahead and merging then?&mdash;RJH (talk) 22:34, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge - I fully agree. Both lists are unnecessary insertions, and should be merged into The Colony (U.S. TV series) which obviously needs the extra content. SteveStrummer (talk) 23:34, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I think the best course of action would be to continue to have the main article describing the overall series and keep separate articles for season 1 and 2. However, Season 2 is currently in its infancy and would be fairly bare for the next few months until the season is completed.  Although all the content could fit into one article, keeping 1 article for a multi-season show is short-sighted. Coreyob (talk) 05:47, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Afterthought: perhaps the best course of action for now is no action. Wait until season 2 is done, then see whether it's worth keeping both seasons as separate articles. Coreyob (talk) 05:53, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:20, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep While a merge isn't a terrible outcome, we have precedent that notable shows broken into seasons do merit an article per season as long as someone is willing to write them. Reality shows do not strike me as particularly worthwhile or of any lasting value, but the same "rules" should apply fairly across the board. Jclemens (talk) 00:44, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep for now with a possible merge later. As the person who started a discussion before season two began, I am likely the catalyst of there being multiple articles. The show, though a reality series (that, somewhat resembles a "survival" documentary since it is not a competition) each season behaves more like a single, long episode. A lot of information needs to be retained, so for the ease of completeness it needs to be built on per-episode rather than waiting until the season has ended. After the series has ended, consider merging or consider that the article may then be too long to merge and should remain separate. — CobraWiki ( jabber 17:44, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep I'd keep it. I came here looking for information about the show. Most other shows seem to be separated into subpages like this. I think for consistency, it's better to keep the page even if its a little weak in order to maintain a standardized format across Wikipedia. Standards make it easier for the users in the end. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.14.228.19 (talk) 20:45, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep The amount of content already in the season 1 article is an indication of how much could be expected to be added to the season 2 article, and it is not uncommon for episode listings/summaries to be divided by seasons. -- Bovineone (talk) 22:49, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: Here are some similar examples of other reality shows involving a different cast for each season and have been divided into separate articles on wikipedia: The Real World, Big Brother, Survivor, Hell's Kitchen, Shear Genius, Who Wants to Be a Superhero?, True Beauty, etc.
 * 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.