Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/X-COM : UFO Defense – A Novel


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The result was   merge to UFO: Enemy Unknown. (already done) and the redirect is costless Scott Mac 13:58, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

X-COM : UFO Defense – A Novel

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Fails WP:NB and WP:GNG - no significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject. Claritas § 19:03, 13 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete: I don't remember writing this article, but I probably split it out of the main X-COM article. I don't think it deserves to be on Wikipedia. &mdash; Fr&epsilon;ckl&epsilon;fσσt | Talk 01:20, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

If this novel fails WP:NB then so does the Star Wars novelization. I don't think anyone here would suggest the article for that novel be deleted. Kurt (talk) 05:06, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Read WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Claritas § 10:12, 17 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Read it many times. I guess I wasn't particularly clear in my original comment, though I really do like to point out that WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is not policy.  Anyway, my point was that on the one hand, we have a novel based on what is arguably the most famous motion picture of all time. On the other hand we have a novel based on what many sources have called the greatest computer game of all time.  There is nothing in the Star Wars novel that specifically meets WP:NB, just as there is nothing in this novel that really meets it.  What I was trying to illustrate in my comment was that both books meet the spirit of point #3 in WP:NB.  At least what I would interpret the spirit to be. Kurt (talk) 22:48, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
 * If you would be so kind to show me where the article for this Star Wars novel is, I'd like to check whether there are any concur s about its notability.--Claritas § 21:44, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 10:03, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:03, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:59, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Merge into the game it novelizes. But then someone already did this... 76.66.193.119 (talk) 04:37, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
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