Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wrecking Ball (Overwatch) (2nd nomination)


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The result was nominator withdrawn‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. (non-admin closure) Alpha3031 (t • c) 03:18, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Wrecking Ball (Overwatch)
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Article reception primarily focused on discussing a fictional character in the sense of a gameplay element from the game they originated in. No indication that their gameplay gave them notability outside of the game itself, nor proper discussion of the character to provide SIGCOV. Attempting to find sources that were not about gameplay ended up fruitless as well. Kung Fu Man (talk) 03:08, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. --Kung Fu Man (talk) 03:08, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. --Kung Fu Man (talk) 03:08, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Very weak keep I'm seeing far less SIGCOV than initially assumed in the first deletion discussion, but I still think there are enough sources buried in there to squeak (lol) past notability. Specifically, I am looking at PC Gamer, IGN and Polygon, all of which have decent commentary about the character and their gameplay's implications in competitive play. There's a "making of" article on PCGamesN that isn't entirely interview. I still think the case is rather weak since the character themselves has little in the way of development, but there was definitely a flurry of coverage when he was introduced. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 14:58, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep SIGCOV shown through the expanded development section. Reception is important but not the only way a video game character can be notable. --M asem (t) 18:41, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Weak keep since the first afd discussion, people might already did show useful sources for its notability. GlatorNator  (ᴛ) 00:35, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Withdraw While I disagree about the dev info giving notability, consensus seems to be to give the little guy a chance so I'm not going to draw this out. I am going to tag that reception section for expansion though.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 16:22, 30 May 2023 (UTC)


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