Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vangerdahast


 * 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 delete. No reliable sources to establish notability. Mr.  Z- man  04:41, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Vangerdahast

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Non-notable fictional character. prod was deleted by User:Addedtried without comment, so opening an AfD. Mikeblas 08:00, 31 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep - see other Forgotten Realms nominations TaintedZebra 11:18, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: if you could link (both here and elsewhere you've posted this) to the specific place where you've laid out your argument, that'd be helpfuls. —Quasirandom 20:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete Unreferenced, other than to a red-link book article, in-universe style, fails WP:N. Edison 13:01, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep &mdash; Within the context of this notable and widely-used campaign setting, this is a notable character. Notability is established by the notability of the setting. &mdash; RJH (talk) 15:19, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional characters-related deletions.   —Quasirandom 15:57, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep as per TaintedZebra scope_creep 16:00, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep notable character within the Forgotten Realms series and novels. BOZ 00:34, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Additional: Major Forgotten Realms character, had a significant role in the novels Azure Bonds by Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak, Crusade, by James Lowder, and Once Around the Realms by Brian Thomsen. BOZ 17:06, 5 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep One of the seminal characters in the Forgotten Realms setting. --Polaron | Talk 16:08, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, non-notable per WP:FICT and mainly just a plot summary without real-world context, which breaks WP:NOT. Google returns no reliable secondary sources to indicate notability. Doctorfluffy 02:13, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Game-related deletions.   --Gavin Collins 23:29, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per Doctorfluffy. Heavy in universe plot summary is just not supported by real world context at all. --Gavin Collins 23:29, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep and reduce - This article is clearly poorly written and an ideal example of what in universe would be appropriate}}. However, the subject character is highly notable within the fictional setting, which is, itself, notable as a long-running published campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons game, which is itself notable as the most widely played roleplaying game (not to mention the first). -Harmil 05:49, 5 November 2007 (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.