Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, manga or movie only characters


 * 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 Eluchil404 01:10, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, manga or movie only characters
Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information; listcruft/gamecruft and unencyclopedic. This article is unsourced and full of original research. The list is also rendundant, as there is already a category for Yu-Gi-Oh! characters  hoopydink  Conas tá tú? 17:59, 14 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Wow, Delete as cruftacular. -- nae'blis (talk) 18:32, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep is has alot of useful information. (70.113.5.108 18:35, 14 July 2006 (UTC))
 * Keep, list meets WP:FICTION criteria for non-notable minor characters. Also these characters do not have their on articles and this article is too large to be merged in with Yu-Gi-Oh!. --TheFarix (Talk) 18:47, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletions.   -- TheFarix (Talk) 18:47, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Appropriate listing of minor characters. When I first read the AfD it sounded like this is a re-organized list of characters who are listed elsewhere (i.e. listcruft).  That is not the case, this is actually a piece of the main character list - the characters listed in this article do not overlap with any other lists and most do not have articles of their own. - Wickning1 19:15, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, I don't see how this is any different than any other character list on Wikipedia. Also, you say it's redundant, but I don't see how that's so. Categories and actual articles are two completely different things, aren't they? -The Splendiferous Gegiford 20:46, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. I'm no fan of Yu-Gi-Oh, in fact, I hate it with a passion.  But on an encyclopedic level, if this minor character listing is removed from Wikipedia, it justifies the removal of thousands of other minor character listings from equally notable animes, TV series, movies, books, and more.  Considering the article conforms to the standards for listing minor characters, I see no reason to delete this.  In addition, one cannot justify the deletion of an article based on its content: if it is a copyvio, one can remove the copyvio, and if it is original research, one can add citations and remove the original research.  An article can only be justifiably deleted if the subject matter does not belong in Wikipedia.  Otherwise, it should simply be revised. Dark Shikari 21:19, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: I was unaware that WP:FICTION authorized full lists of every person/place/thing/concept to exist in a work of fiction. I think that's too broad a scope (can you imagine List of characters in the Wheel of Time series or List of names in the Bible?), but this isn't the place to argue that. -- nae'blis (talk) 21:57, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * This policy isn't new. It has been around for well over a year. --TheFarix (Talk) 22:16, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep per WP:FICTION and its policy on minor characters; info not redundant to previous pages and grouped together under one article rather than being given their own (which would certainly be overkill). Papacha 22:40, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Can you imagine the tragedy if future generations didn't have a full list of all the Yu-gi-o characters. I can't. --Xrblsnggt 00:29, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * "It won't be missed" is not a valid criteria for deletion. --TheFarix (Talk) 00:57, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep and Rewrite per everyone. Danny Lilithborne 00:42, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Fatty Lumpkin and the other Horses of Middle-earth. If you find characters in the list that you think are too trivial bring it up on the talk page. --Kunzite 01:10, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, fancruft. -- Hoary 07:28, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Fancruft is not a Wikipedia guideline, nor is it grounds for deletion. Fancruft is an essay, and thus as it is not Wikipedia policy, it cannot be used as grounds for deletion. Dark Shikari 12:01, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep I think it has alot of information about the Yu-Gi-oH characters (Bobabobabo 21:06, 16 July 2006 (UTC))
 * Keep The information here is useful, and seems to meet point 2 of WP:FICTION. I do wonder though about having two pages listing minor characters for the show though, Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga characters for shared characters between the formats and this one for characters that only appear in one of the formats or series. PaleAqua 22:50, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per a list being the best place for such information. I would also question the nom's claim of "gamecruft", when the title of the article (anime, manga or movie only) clearly shows this has nothing to do with a game. Of course, you could just call it anime, manga, or movie cruft, and ignore that point. However, I would suggest a move to a easier to find name. -Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 02:03, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment The article is linked from the main Yugioh article, it's not really meant to be found on its own. The contributor decided to break up the character list like this because there are too many for 'list of Yugioh characters'. - Wickning1 05:38, 18 July 2006 (UTC)


 * keep please this list is the best place for these characters Yuckfoo 22:49, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * keep ,this article is a very useful resource I have come to time and time again. It not only provides one of the best lists out there but has recently had me look at it to solve out a delema I had over one of the characters listed. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.32.154.200 (talk • contribs) 11:21, 19 July 2006  (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.