Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Maniaks


 * 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 Showcase (comics). Content can be merged from history if desired.  Sandstein  19:21, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

The Maniaks

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This fails to establish notability. Deprodder cites "Hero-A-Go-Go," but that contains coverage on a single page (pg. 261) with no particular commentary other than a reference to a band parody trend at the time. The most you could do is use it in place of primary material to describe some of the plot info. They also cite "Can Rock & Roll Save the World?," but that is literally a single mention of their name (pg. 170) in reference to some other group. That is the literal definition of trivial mention. The threshold of inclusion would need to be greatly lowered for those to establish notability. The topic can simply be covered in Showcase (comics). TTN (talk) 12:03, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 12:03, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 12:03, 28 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:NEXIST. I've got some sources I can list here; I think the subject is marginal but interesting. If we put our collective libraries together then we may have enough. -- Toughpigs (talk) 02:10, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Hero-A-Go-Go: Hero-A-Go-Go: Campy Comic Books, Crimefighters, & Culture of the Swinging Sixties by Michael Eury, TwoMorrows Publishing (2017). RS historical survey, commentary presented within a real-world historical context.
 * DC Comics News: Blog post with behind-the-scenes info and historical context.
 * Scott Shaw's Oddball Comics: Blog post with detailed review and background info.
 * Bully's Comics: Blog post with snarky review that includes discussion of the lead character's return in modern comics.
 * Weird Science DC Comics: Blog post with snarky but detailed review.
 * Gone and Forgotten: Brief blog post.
 * Seems more like a bottom of the barrel obscure topic that deserves a paragraph on the its parent article. TTN (talk) 02:17, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete A passing page in a book and..blogs. ValarianB (talk) 18:50, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 15:13, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge to Showcase (comics) - notability is questionable at best, but we can keep some basic info about creators and premise in the relevant notes section of the table at the target page. --Killer Moff- ill advisedly sticking his nose in since 2011 (talk) 16:19, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Redirect/Selective Merge to Showcase (comics)- Minor group that appeared in a total of three comic book issues. The sources provided in the AFD are not valid sources to establish notability - the one book actually is a decent source, but the rest are all blog posts that are not considered to be reliable.  The single source is not sufficient to pass the WP:GNG.  A redirect to the main series article would be logical, though.  And I suppose a selective merge as suggested by Killer Moff would be fine, even though I find that chart detailing every issue of the series to be a bit odd and excessive detail.  Rorshacma (talk) 20:40, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete or redirect to Showcase (comics). A shortlived plot device, nothing sourced to merge. The sources listed above (blog posts!) should largely not be used to reference or improve this topic, as they are unreliable. – sgeureka t•c 15:54, 5 February 2020 (UTC)


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