Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas and Friends (series 18)


 * 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 Speedy Delete—Author blanked page, so it was CSD'ed under G7. WP:NAC. Liv it ⇑ Eh?/What? 15:49, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Thomas and Friends (series 18)

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An article about a supposed season of a show that won't air until 2015. Giving the page creator the benefit of the doubt that this was made in good faith, the article is eligible for deletion per WP:CRYSTAL and WP:RS. However, I'd be willing to bet that this was an intentional Hoax page. Just not quite blatant enough to be eligible for speedy deletion under criteria G3. The PROD was removed without explanation. Rorshacma (talk) 16:13, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete No sources provided by the creator, who should read and understand WP:CRYSTAL and WP:BURDEN.  Lugnuts  (talk) 17:19, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per my original prod - no substantive content, unreferenced, no evidence of notability. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 20:54, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note I've just added a to Thomas and Friends (series 17) quoting the same reasons as for this one. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 21:07, 3 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - It's always possible that the show may be cancelled before 2015 CE. Topic fails WP:CRYSTAL, #1 and #5. Northamerica1000(talk) 02:14, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. Thomas and Friends is a television series that meets WP:N. The article in question is about the 18th series of the show scheduled to air in 2015. The 16th series went to air in February 2012. According to WP:FUTURE, "scheduled or expected future events should only be included if the event is notable and almost certain to take place". I do not think a TV series 3 years in the future is "almost certain to take place". Let the article be recreated in a few years when WP:FUTURE can be met. -- Sailing to Byzantium  ( msg ),  03:05, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Series 18 and Series 17. Unless we have some substantive, reliable information—which appears lacking—it is WP:TOOSOON. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 03:08, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:06, 5 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect. Copypasting my opinion on the Series 17 AfD:
 * I advocate a redirect to the main Thomas and Friends article, especially if there is a subsection of that article referring to this series. Unless of course consensus is that the information about this series is not sufficient to meet WP:CRYSTAL (I think it's on the good side of borderline), in which case, obviously, delete. - Jorgath (talk) 18:21, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
 * My opinion holds here, too. If and when this series exists (and is notable), we can un-redirect the article. - Jorgath (talk) (contribs) 18:03, 7 March 2012 (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.