Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/True Detective


 * 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   keep. Tawker (talk) 07:00, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

True Detective

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This is the first time I request the deletion of a disambiguation page, but considering WP:DFD never took off, I'm guessing I have to do it here.

Anyway, I think this disambiguation page is an unnecessary hurdle to arrive at each of these 2 articles. WP:HATNOTE clearly applies here.

Now, I guess the obstacle is choosing which article to be located at True Detective while the other gets "hatnote" treatment. I think it's fairly obvious that the TV series article is far more popular than the other article ever was, but I'm open to other arguments. In any case, no matter who gets hatnote treatment, I am still 100% sure that this disambiguation page should be deleted. Feed back  ☎ 17:31, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:19, 31 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep This deletion seems just another attempt to move a battle from one field to another. There already was a failed move request, consensus was not reached to move the TV series article, and this AfD only seeks to skirt around and disregard that failed move request determination. We don't get to rehash this over and over again, moving the battlefield each time, with new tricks and procedures--such behavior borders on tendentious editing. This disambiguation page is appropriate per WP:TWODABS, and should be kept. --ColonelHenry (talk) 23:46, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I've already answered this silly accusation on my talk page, but I'll answer it here too. I hadn't read TD before today and couldn't care less about renaming the article. It could keep the parenthetical if you want; what I'm looking for is the elimination of this 2-article disambiguation page. Feed  back  ☎ 13:55, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Then you should probably read WP:TWODABS...this is a perfectly acceptable and common practice. Get off your high horse.--ColonelHenry (talk) 17:58, 1 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Snow Keep - no reason to delete a perfectly appropriate disambiguation page and to do so would only ignite another round of debate over which is WP:PRIMARY, a no-win situation for all.  Montanabw (talk) 03:13, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * True Detective (magazine) is a stub that refers to completely unrelated magazines that should probably have their own articles if anyone ever wanted to write them. True Detective (magazine) should really be a disambiguation page of its own. There is really no controversy here as to which is the primary topic. Feed  back  ☎ 13:55, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * If you want to keep rehashing that argument after consensus has said otherwise, I know admins who would gladly use the banhammer. Your attitude, against that consensus, is verging on tendentious editing and battlefield mentality.--ColonelHenry (talk) 18:00, 1 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. This has already been fully discussed on the talkpage. Perfectly acceptable disambiguation page per WP:TWODABS when no primary topic has been determined. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:44, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * My argument is that one of the entities, True Detective (magazine) should be a disambiguation page of its own. I really don't see how conglomerating three distinct magazines into one article is appropriate. And I also don't see how a list of 3 different subjects could be considered the "primary topic", when it is in fact a list of different topics. Feed  back  ☎ 18:20, 1 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep 3 valid enties, Boleyn (talk) 16:45, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Despite being a small page, it does what it's suppose to. I agree that most people are probably looking for the TV series, but it still does not negate the magazine, which is probably notable to some older (and perhaps less techno-savvy) users of Wikipedia. What is not entirely clear is whether the same magazine was re-released on two separate occasions or if it is (they are) three different magazines. If the latter is true, then surely the argument to keep this page is only strengthened - as future users may wish to expand the magazine article into three separate articles.Ctfn 15:12, 03 April 2014 (BST)
 * Keep Although right now the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC is probably the tv show, in WP:10YT it probably won't be anymore, and the magazines are highly notable. Gaijin42 (talk) 19:42, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
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