Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Lepidopterists


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The result was   redirect to List of The Venture Bros. episodes. &mdash; Coren (talk) 04:05, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

The Lepidopterists

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This is an article which reads as a plot summary drawn directly from the primary source. There are no other sources cited. The series does not appear to be syndicated beyond its original broadcaster, it is probably the case that this series of excessively detailed unsourced articles on individual episodes should be condensed and merged to the existing list article - I would view this as a test case in that regard. Wikipedia is not a fan-wiki for publication of plot summaries drawn direct from the original medium. Guy (Help!) 15:32, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.   --  treelo  radda  21:54, 13 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Merge to List of The Venture Bros. episodes, can't see how any episode of this show requires such a lengthy synopsis, much less an article. Fails WP:N and of course with no sourcing also falls foul of WP:OR. treelo  radda  22:01, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

I will open by saying that I am an avid fan of "The Venture Brothers." That being said, I am forced to concede that a great deal of the wikipedia content on this series borders on or runs afoul of the "fancruft" line. There is undoubtedly a great deal of obsessive fans out there who want an article for every episode of this series. Further, I am positive that at some point in the future there will be enough additional content available surrounding these episodes (even things like commentary from the creators) to justify wikipedia entries. That day has not yet come.


 * Merge to List of The Venture Bros. episodes. Miros (talk) 22:37, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete no secondary sources. We66er (talk) 23:49, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete & redirect to List of The Venture Bros. episodes, this individual episode isn't notable. RMHED (talk) 23:48, 17 September 2008 (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.