Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vehicles of the Imperial Guard in Warhammer 40,000


 * 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. postdlf (talk) 14:09, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Vehicles of the Imperial Guard in Warhammer 40,000

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This article is a very detailed list of more than couple dozen fictional vehicles used by a fictional military of a fictional faction in a fictional universe (IMHO this article is a simple Fancruft case). However Wikipedia tries to be an encyclopaedia and not a detailed games sourcebook (WP:NOTMANUAL). The subject's inherent notability is frankly extremely doubtful (IMHO it fails Notability - please read the General notability guidelines carefully). IMHO the sources and references reflect this; they don't come from independent third parties but rather from sourcebooks themselves or from sites of the respective computer games. Please read the article carefully and then truly ask yourselves: is this a proper article for Wikipedia? Afterwards feel free to vote according to your conscience. I also wish to point out the similar deletion proposals in Vehicles of the Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000, Vehicles of the Imperium in Warhammer 40,000 and Equipment of the Imperium in Warhammer 40,000. Thank you for your attention. Flamarande (talk) 20:33, 30 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Query - Could it be that this information is a subtopic of a (more?) notable article about Warhammer 40,000? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lord Arador (talk • contribs) 23:58, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if I'm understanding your question. Games Workshop sells products about Warhammer 40,000, a science-fiction universe where the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000) is the dominant faction. The Imperium fields the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000) (among other military forces) which uses certain vehicles. The question is if Wikipedia should have an article about these vehicles. IMHO such an article is simply over-kill and the subject fails in regard to certain policies. Flamarande (talk) 01:38, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't think this article meets the general notability requirements, however, Wikipedia has other articles on the topic (e.g. Warhammer 40,000) and I'm wondering if it might be appropriate that we WP:Merge the information from this article into another article that already has notability--basically I'm saying that this article might have been or could become a subtopic of another article which could benefit from the information provided. I really don't know much about the game, so I don't want to rush into making suggestions for specific pages, but if none are readily obvious to anyone else, I could look into further. Lord Arador (talk) 20:37, 31 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Wikipedia is WP:NOT a RPG game guide. 65.93.12.101 (talk) 13:10, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment if these are deleted, then Equipment and vehicles of the Imperium in Warhammer 40,000 and Vehicles of the Imperium in Warhammer 40,000 should also be deleted. 65.93.12.101 (talk) 13:12, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:55, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:55, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
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 * Delete Wikipedia is not a gameguide. WP:GAMEGUIDE. We don't list every single unit in every single game ever made. Shooterwalker (talk) 22:55, 31 March 2011 (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.