Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Rise of the Blue Beetle!


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The result was   speedy keep, nomination by a sock puppet of banned user. --MuZemike 03:07, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

The Rise of the Blue Beetle!

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Delete - at first glance this appears to be adequately sourced with four sources. Of the four: ToonZone describes itself as a "site run by a group of devoted animation fans" and doesn't appear to qualify as a reliable source for establishing notability. Same for Mania.com, which allows anyone to register and post reviews with little or no indication of editorial oversight. The Wired article, while a reliable source, is a general article about the series and not specifically about the episode. That leaves IGN. A single source is not good enough to establish the notability of the individual episode. Notability requires multiple independent reliable sources that are substantially about the episode. Lee Haas (talk) 03:48, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: Mania is for sure a reliable source. Staff reviews are separated from user reviews. The reviewer is "currently the editor of the comic book movie news at Mania.com." Having a panel of writers and three editors that have contributed to major media companies, this is reliable. SL93 (talk) 04:29, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I also really like this interview with the director talking about putting the episode together. SL93 (talk) 04:42, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I found this. SL93 (talk) 05:26, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Toon Zone is used in 485 articles so it is possibly reliable. SL93 (talk) 05:31, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Another interview mainly focusing on Blue Beetle in this episode and the pilot. The writer only did one other episode. SL93 (talk) 05:34, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:02, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:02, 28 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge into List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold episodes. I don't see the multiple significant sources to support a separate article. Rangoondispenser (talk) 19:16, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
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