Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Robot Wars


 * 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 Judge Dredd. Liz Read! Talk! 02:55, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

The Robot Wars

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Identical situation as with Articles for deletion/Tour of Duty (Judge Dredd story) (pinging editors who commented there, User:Handmeanotherbagofthemchips and User:Rorshacma).

Tagged for notability 2 years ago, still no reception section, just a plot summary, and publication history. That said, while some Dredd story arcs have ended up as redirects to Judge_Dredd, others made it through AfDs in the past, so let's discuss. Can we find sources to rescue this, or should it be redirected? My BEFORE isn't showing much, and right now the only reference this article has is to a passing mention on a blog... Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 04:35, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Science fiction and fantasy and Comics and animation. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here  04:35, 4 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I was sceptical of this article when it was created. Can't see how it is notable. Richard75 (talk) 09:23, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Same situation as the other one, so Redirect to Judge_Dredd. Id be happy to change my vote if adequate notability is found. Handmeanotherbagofthemchips (talk) 14:14, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 05:00, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment - Given its status as the first extended Dredd story, I was expecting to find more, but there seems to be surprisingly little coverage of it in reliable sources. Its briefly mentioned or summarized in a number of places, but I am not finding a whole lot of what would be considered significant coverage. I'm honestly finding more results on the tabletop RPG supplement that was named after the storyline than on the actual storyline itself. That said, I did fine one book that has a two page discussion of it, that does analyze it beyond simple plot recap, here. If we can find some additional sources like this, the article may be possible to save, but otherwise, Redirecting to Judge Dredd would be the best choice. Rorshacma (talk) 15:54, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete. I found some passing mentions but if that's the best we can do, there's no viable article here. Vanamonde (Talk) 06:57, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Judge_Dredd. There are insufficient sources (surprisingly) to show that it is notable in and of itself. PhantomSteve/ talk ¦ contribs \ 14:27, 16 September 2022 (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.