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Comment: Is there any merit in adding the content back in and redirecting this to the main article? I do see what you mean by the article being short. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (。◕‿◕。)23:05, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know what the rule here is on these sorts of chapter lists for manga and light novels but this one does not seem to pass WP:NLIST. All the sources here are booksellers. The main Ascendance of a Bookworm is not long so I don't see why this can't be a section there. PARAKANYAA (talk) 19:34, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Chapter titles are stupendously inane, picayune, [pick your synonym for trivial]. If somebody wants them, buy the book. NO merger to the main article. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:28, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
All of the information in this page is already covered in the accidents and incidents section of Finnair. Plus, there isn't much content in it in the first place, so it should probably be a section in the main article about the airline rather than a standalone article. Mr slav999 (talk) 19:04, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. The list is shorter than the accident lists incorporated into many major airline articles, despite the fact that several entries are excessively wordy and could be shortened. This list is entirely redundant and I can think of no good reason to keep it. Carguychris (talk) 17:12, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or Merge onto another entry. There is enough information worth sharing for readers, especially given the current political/environmental climate. Don't see how Climate Trace is superseded here
@Burroughs'10 You are right that Climate Trace is not superseded. I am saying the opposite: this article was useful until recently but now we don’t need it as the Climate Trace website is much better and they keep it up to date Chidgk1 (talk) 17:23, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"Simple lists (such as a list of phone numbers) that do not include contextual information showing encyclopedic merit" are prohibited. How many phone numbers have a dedicated article on Wikipedia? How many surnames? And, using the established criterion of 2 people with their own article per surname, how many surname pages could be created? Extrapolating from the first 10, it would be 60%, or the majority of surnames. Unless you find something concretely against the rules, I would prefer a discussion on trimming criteria over a deletion proposal. Ⰻⱁⰲⰰⱀⱏ (ⰳⰾ) 11:13, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. A titanic list of Slavic surnames, mostly redlinks, possessed by a minimum of a whopping 10 Croatians serves no useful purpose. A random sampling of bluelinked entries shows they are mostly devoid of Croatians. For example, Adilović lists an Austrian and two people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Andonov mostly Bulgarians and no Croatians. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:09, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What would your cutoff population be? The article can always be trimmed. You started with A, which is rare for ethnic Croats. Ethnicity is not within the scope of the article, as it is not a "List of Croatian surnames" but a "List of surnames in Croatia". It would be inappropriate to assign a surname an ethnicity, as so many surnames span multiple ethnicities, and for many surnames there is no comprehensive list. Ⰻⱁⰲⰰⱀⱏ (ⰳⰾ) 11:03, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
These fall into some distinctly different categories. Some are list of surnames by geographical origin, some by linguistic/ethnic origin, and some by geographic prevalence. These are distinct enough differences to warrant handling them separately. While some of these lists are in desperate need of improvement, most are workable.
I have requested a G7 as the sole substantial author. I have offered multiple times to alter the criteria, but no one here has replied. In fact, there was never discussion on the talk page. They went straight to AfD. Ⰻⱁⰲⰰⱀⱏ (ⰳⰾ) 22:53, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. In addition to nominator's reasons, I'd note that this was also shot through with WP:ELNO-violating offsite links, both in an "URL" column and the references column, for each publication in the list — I've stripped those, but they clearly show that the intent here was to help drive traffic to their websites. As well, this just isn't a thing that would ordinarily be the topic of a standalone Wikipedia list anyway; we can do "Media in place" articles that cover print and broadcast media in that place within the same article, but we do not create a "list of news websites" that's standing alone as its own thing. Bearcat (talk) 14:14, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I seen this list in the article Sampoorna Kranti Express. I thought someone has planned to make the list but not have time. So, I yesterday started making the list. I think a page is needed as these trains have a big history and need a list and yes, The list will be long but not useless. People of India need this kind of list. I also travelled in some of this trains and have seen a big influence of these trains in there places where they stops or starts or ends.
How, Plese tell me in that list all trains are mentioned while this list only mentions trains with proper names like Sampoorna Kranti Express, Black Diamond Express, etc. Abdullah1099 (talk) 02:10, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete no need for a redirect, unlikely search term. Weird list criteria that wouldn't meet NLIST if we are presuming the title to be a qualifyer, violation of NOTDB otherwise. Bobby Cohn 🍁 (talk) 18:48, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think you can and should. I like the way you've organized your list as a table, and something similar for the other list will also be good. RegentsPark (comment) 13:44, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep because it resembles a colony, and the numbering system may not be identical to that of mainland Spain. It would be helpful if the article were to include the number ranges assigned to landlines, mobile numbers (broken down by carrier if necessary), short numbers such as 112 and other codes that are more or less standardized in the European Union, and carrier selection codes such as 10288 for AT&T in the United States. Removing this article would leave a red link in Telephone numbers in Africa. I wonder whether the Morocco telephone numbering system has reserved a range of domestic prefixes or dialling codes to reach Melilla from Morocco, even if they are not in use. The numbering system of the People's Republic of China, for example, reserves a range of numbers for Taiwan, and Republic of Ireland numbering system used to allow numbers in Northern Ireland to be called with a different prefix rather than the United Kingdom's country code of 44. LeapTorchGear (talk) 01:38, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What does "may not be identical to that of mainland Spain" mean??? Do you have any evidence of that or just speculation??? You know Melilla is an integral part of Spain, not a colony? Even if they were different, Telephone numbers in Spain is perfectly capable of describing whatever you're spouting about. A redirect would not leave a red link. — Reywas92Talk13:13, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This is a nearly useless list article because it fails to cover even a fraction of Wikipedia's total coverage which itself is only a fraction of total real-world incidents. This job is better done by Wikipedia's category system than a list. —CX Zoom[he/him](let's talk • {C•X})20:47, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete for being too broad and better served as a Category. While dynamic lists that can't be reasonably completed can still be good, this is about as hard to complete as a list of individual penguins, and also about as useful. Scope needs to be more limited to be useful as a list. Creating lists for instances of specific types of violence could still be useful, as this is a subject I certainly don't want to suppress information on. Ike Lek (talk) 18:44, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Article had only two citations, both of which were unreliable sources per WP:PLANESPOTTERS. Only reason I didn't remove the second citation was because I didn't spot it. So in essence, this list article, which contains details such as numbers of aircraft in operation or formerly in operation, is completely unsourced, with the only assistance for the reader being to go to the linked articles - which doesn't count as sourcing per WP:CIRCULARDanners430 (talk) 11:23, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well, you also have Airfleets [1], and at least SimpleFlying and BusinessInsider blog posts showing which airlines operate the plane: [2][3] So it's not really a trivial/NLIST failing topic if we can agree on a proper source. There may be more in my old books in storage as well. SportingFlyerT·C11:54, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Airfleets has been in multiple RSNs over the years where it's also been listed as unreliable, as it's basically the same as Planespotters. Simple Flying is a deprecated source, but Business Insider would work. If we can find sources, then obviously there's no problem keeping the article... unfortunately, often it takes an AfD for such action to take place!
And for the record, yes I did make a quick search for sources myself... but as I'm not really an aviation-inclined person, I couldn't find anything substantial. Danners430 (talk) 11:56, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - needing improvement (i.e. reliable references) is never a reason to delete an article. Fully referencing the list is something that should be achievable. Mjroots (talk) 09:33, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes opening an AfD is the only way to get an article improved... Like I said above, I've done a search for sources, but haven't been able to find anything substantial. Danners430 (talk) 09:38, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Stated by @Otr500:, most entries didn’t have articles, with many that do having questionable notability. He cited WP:NOTDIRECTORY.
As for me, this article’s sourcing is barren, with sources that are serving no purpose beyond directing to their respective company’s website. With this article having inadequate sourcing, I believe it should be merged into Category:Utility cooperatives. Roast (talk) 18:37, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
comment: At present, almost every entry has an article, and most of them are decent enough in the sample I checked. Not sure whether this list is the way to go, though. Mangoe (talk) 19:40, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comments: I am inclined to agree with Guerreroast, as a secondary option on a merge, as an WP:ATD. The embedded US list has no references. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, there are nearly 3,000 electric distribution companies in the US that include "investor-owned, publicly owned, and cooperatives". According to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, there are over 900 Cooperatives. Listing 75 does nothing as a table of contents or navigation aid. Two sources cover Japan, and two cover California water companies.
An issue is a lack of reliable and independent sources overall, on the article, and none in the US section, indicating a lack of notability|. WP:NLIST states Notability guidelines also apply to the creation of stand-alone lists and tables. Notability of lists (whether titled as "List of Xs" or "Xs") is based on the group.
On a "spot-check:
A&N Electric Cooperative: The first on the list has six references. Three of the sources are dead (404 Page Not Found) links, which include the two non-primary sources. While this possibly can be corrected, it is a red flag.
Comment - I agree the present article is sort of an amorphous mess; this article should probably be deleted and replaced by several more comprehensive lists. This isn't a !vote yet; I'm still thinking about this. --A. B.(talk • contribs • global count)05:14, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Easily a 'useless' disambiguation page for a surname that no real world person (possibly) has. Propose that it be merged/redirect to Characters of Fate/stay night.
Delete Per nominator's previous argument before they withdrew. A merge or redirect would be unhelpful due to its vague nature. Closing this discussion now would count as a withdrawal supervote and not be allowed. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 09:36, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Zxcvbnm. There are only three characters listed here, none of which have their own article. One of them isn't even included at the main character list, so a redirect doesn't seem useful in this case. MidnightMayhem04:05, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wait, I missed that this is a list of FSN characters, I was refering to the wider Fate universe / media franchise (ex. Illya is the main of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya). A better target then would be List of Fate/Grand Order characters, as that game contains all of these characters, although it is incomplete and not mentioned there. In that case, really, the best outcome would be to redirect this to Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, as the main character of that show has a surname of Einzbern (Illya); she is much more popular than the other two mentioned in the current disambig/set index, and if they all had articles, that would be the primary meaning (unless we would have an article about the fictional family). But GNG-wise, only Illya might be notable, perhaps, the other stuff is pure fancruft niche plot summary stuff. So, revising my vote, redirect to Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya. Ping @Wcquidditch@Zxcvbnm so you can consider my argument. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here03:56, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This is essentially a fan article consisting almost wholly of unsourced plot elements, contrary to WP:ALLPLOT. Even if much can be sourced to reliable primary sources (the novels themselves), that would still not avoid the requirements of WP:ALLPLOT. There is little critical analyis, but what there is amounts to WP:OR, with no attempt to provide secondary reliable sources to support any character analysis. Very little here is salvageable, and no purpose would be served by keeping it and merely adding a tag calling for reliable sources to be added. I note that several of the characters already have their own articles, but there's no sourced material here worth merging. If anyone knows of independent sources that critically discuss any of the other major characters, they could consider creating new character-specific articles. MichaelMaggs (talk) 11:17, 8 June 2025 (UTC) Changed vote - see below. MichaelMaggs (talk) 10:05, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I find this article helpful because it is a long series of novels about a set of characters with connected stories. It is helpful to a person who reads the series, and it provides a series view of these characters. At the time most text was written, the sources used were the novels themselves. If the lack of other sources is the true objection, perhaps there should be a request for more references both to the novels and any reviews or other sources. Per the revision history, I wrote more text than any other editor, which I had not realized. I listened to audio books so was not providing page numbers, but book and chapter at best. I see this as an extension or companion article to the Aubrey–Maturin series article. The period of history in which the novels are set was long and complex and the story twining through 21 novels is also long and complex. Perhaps another edit to this article would be links from the article on each novel to this article under debate, to specific characters. The descriptions here are series descriptions, not appropriate for any one novel’s article. I can slightly understand someone confusing it with fan text — for this series, there are links to the fan-type articles and tables. This article is descriptions of characters as they developed through the many years of the setting. I do hope the article is not deleted. - - Prairieplant (talk) 07:32, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think it is worth noting that the “fan web pages” for this series list every single minor or major character in the novel series, a very long list, where this article includes the major characters and those characters who “turn the plot” meaning they move the story in a new direction. Those characters are generally real historical people, moving the plot in tune with history of that era. I find these novels and these characters worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia because of the high quality of the writing by O’Brien and the exposition of an important era of history, both the major lenghthy war and the age of scientific discovery. I think this is the only time I have disagreed with editor @MichaelMaggs:, yet I do respect the points he makes and want to respect the changes he feels will improve the article. I think that some of the better reviews of specific novels might provide reliable sources to add to this article that focusses on characters rather than on each novel. - - Prairieplant (talk) 19:17, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - There are no sources present in the article that covers the subject of recurring characters in the book series, and none have been presented in this AFD. Searches are also not yielding any significant coverage in reliable sources that would allow this to pass WP:LISTN. The primary characters both have independent articles, and the main article on the series has a "Characters" section that can be expanded if sourced information is found, but there is nothing justifying a separate, largely unsourced collection of minor characters. Neither WP:ITSHELPFUL or WP:THEREMUSTBESOURCES are valid arguments for keeping. Rorshacma (talk) 23:53, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Rorshacma. When we focus on policy-based reasons, we just don't meet WP:LISTN or WP:GNG. I also don't really see evidence that sources could exist. I'm open to an WP:ATD if someone wants to build that case. Shooterwalker (talk) 03:16, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: I am sympathetic to the points Prairieplant makes above, and I would like to apologise to for being overly quick to dismiss this as merely a 'fan article'. I have changed my vote and have struck my initial comments. Although "being a useful article" is not in itself a valid argument to keep, per WP:ITSHELPFUL, it may encourage editors to put in that bit of extra effort to avoid losing valuable content. In order to overcome WP:ALLPLOT, we'll need external sources. I'm aware of the following, which I hope should be enough:
At least eight of the characters are based on real people: reliable sources include Tolstoy and King (biographies) and Brown (currently listed as a general source at the end of the article)
Many more appear in the various BBC radio adaptations of Master and Commander, The Mauritius Command, Desolation Island, HMS Surprise and The Fortune of War. Again, real world links can be added.
Almost all the characters have separate entries in Brown; these generally summarise the characters' actions throughout the series, but without additional critical analysis. The presence of these recurring characters in this scholarly companion volume (which is by no means an in-universe catalogue) should be enough to pass WP:LISTN. MichaelMaggs (talk) 10:04, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We should note that in this type of list, not all entries need third party sources, and it's fine for them to be sourced to the primary work itself. Compare List of Dilbert characters which in spite of citing no external sources whatsoever is specifically noted in the guideline WP:CSC as being a valid example of a stand-alone list.
@Sandstein, you didn't address the suggestions I made in my comment directly above yours. I’m willing to add the specific sources I listed, but I’d appreciate an indication as to whether they have potential to help. I’d prefer not to invest several hours compiling and formatting them only to find, after the fact, that editors always felt that such sources could never, even in principle, save the article. I’d welcome your thoughts. MichaelMaggs (talk) 18:14, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That the characters appear in adaptations (which are primary sources and not independent) does not make them (as fictional characters) notable. Nor does the fact that some are also historical figures. In that case, it is the historical figures themselves who are (often) notable, not their literary portrayals. For those, we would need multiple independent reliable sources covering this particular set of fictional(ized) characters. So far we have only "The Patrick O'Brian Muster Book" by one Mr. Brown, which I don't know whether it is independent from the author or editor of the books it covers, and which at any rate is only one source. Which means that I'm not convinced of the article topic's notability. Even if the topic were notable, the current content is all plot summary and must therefore be deleted. Sandstein 18:22, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I do not rely grasp this reliance on NotPlot as an objection. Yes, I read the text to which it links. @Sandstein:, will you be happy only if we find masters and PhD theses about these characters in this series of novels? The Muster book by Brown mentioned above is independent of the author of the novels, by the way. If @MichaelMaggs: is willing to put in the effort to enrich commentary in a form to fit this article, I say encourage him. - - Prairieplant (talk) 01:36, 24 June 2025 (UTC) my[reply]
So to clarify here; this list is discussing the human characters in this series. The fictional species are covered at a variety of lists, most notably List of Pokémon. With that out of the way, let me elaborate.
WP:LISTN defines that the notability of lists is inherently dependent on the notability of the group; i.e, a list of human characters in this series needs to have sources discussing human characters as a whole. From my WP:BEFORE search, the only sources covering this as a group are WP:VALNET sources, which do not confer notability per our guidelines. Most hits for things like "Pokémon characters" are discussing the fictional species of Pokémon, not the human characters in the series, and the few that do discuss humans are either not discussing them as a group, discussing only one particular character (Such as Team Rocket), or are VALNET sources. Every Books or Scholar hit I could find was discussing how the Pokémon species have been interpreted, not any of the human characters. The only real potential hit I found is Newsweek discussing LGBT characters [[4]], but even that is just a summary of stuff existing more than an actual analysis.
Compared to the other human character list for this series (List of Pokémon anime characters), which at least has the potential for a WP:SIZESPLIT given how long the anime's gone for with such a large recurring supporting cast, the Pokémon games comparatively have fewer recurring characters. The bulk of the characters, and indeed the bulk on this list, largely only appear in one game, and are relegated to cameos after their debut. While there are a select few recurring entities like Professor Oak or Cynthia (Pokémon), these few characters are exceptions more than the norm. The vast bulk of these characters could easily be redirected to their debut game, with the few recurring characters easily able to be slotted into a smaller, more condensed character list at Pokémon (video game series) that I'd be willing to work on myself. This list should easily be able to slot into that article without causing bloat once all of the one off characters are redirected back to their original articles, which should prevent UNDUE concerns.
In brief, while the Pokémon species are notable, this separate list for other recurring human characters does not have the same group discussion, nor does it have a valid SIZESPLIT spinout rationale. This list could easily be condensed to slot into another article, and thus overall is unnecessary. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 17:57, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per nom and LWG. I think I see the logic here. The games never had a 'cast' of characters like one would expect in a conventional narrative game and as such there's not a lot of depth of coverage one would expect for WP:NLIST. Sure, there's a small number of independently notable characters, but in terms of reception and coverage relating to in-game characters, their depth leans much more heavily on how they are portrayed in the anime. There are conventions around the character archetypes of professor, rival, and Elite Four characters from game to game, but:
not that many characters actually are notable by the looks of it, and those that are have been subsumed into archetypes rather than specific characters (i.e. Rivals)
there aren't really that many sources comparing, discussing or evaluating the broader casts of characters;
the characters really aren't that in-depth - for one, Red, a character whose appearance has attracted much secondary coverage, infamously has no dialogue at all in the game; and concurrently
this is all fairly simple stuff that can be embedded in a character list as a subsection to the plots of each game article, and the archetypes in the series article.
As the nominator notes, few if any characters really appear consistently across the iterations of the games, with a handful of notable exceptions. So this does feel like an instance where WP:NLIST is arguably not satisfied. What would change my mind on this is if sources are found showing that there is indeed some coverage on the characters as a class. VRXCES (talk) 05:32, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per LISN- "Lists that fulfill recognized informational, navigation, or development purposes often are kept regardless of any demonstrated notability". I suppose work could be done to redirect, merge, or change this is to something else as the nominator proposed, but that also seems unnecessary and the simplest thing to do is just leave it as is. Rhino131 (talk) 16:13, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - If this is kept, it 100% needs a rename. Something like "List of human characters in Pokemon" or something. The current name is entirely counterintuitive - Pikachus are "characters" even if they're not human. Sergecross73msg me18:12, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed if this ends up kept, since most of the hits I found for Pokémon characters were very much not about this particular grouping, and it can conflict with those looking for the species. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 20:06, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@IgelRM the same problems still stand; even if it were to be determined that these characters would be better off not as individual articles, every single character article for a trainer (Bar Team Rocket and Cynthia (Pokémon)) only appeared in one game, or are notable as anime characters, not game characters (Like Ash Ketchum, Brock (Pokémon), Misty (Pokémon)). Given they relate to one game, we'd still have the same problem of these characters only being part of one major entry in a wider list, and we're still not passing LISTN since there's still no group coverage. No matter how it's sliced it's either just recreating the current problem or just creating an additional one. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 20:04, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to the franchise main article to preserve its history, and then disperse usable information per Pokelego999. LISTN isn't feasible here because it's pulling in too many directions: while one could argue *some* of the character are notable, even some of the trainers to refine that downward, it's hard to argue that there's enough to cover the masses here. Additionally the argument that there's too much work involved to take it down is a terrible one. If anything I think Poke's suggestion has merit. There's also and lastly the problem that a list this monstrous doesn't really inform the reader of anything; it's a dumping ground that has gotten so massive it's next to impossible to find pertinent information, negating its whole purpose even in that regard.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 21:21, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I believe this does fullfil WP:LISTN and has navigational value for the notable ones and can be a home for brief commentary on non-notable ones in accordance with WP:ATD-M. It is also a good overview on the topic from the viewpoint of the franchise. If there is a size problem, more detailed information can be deferred to individual series, and this being the place where one can see what's out there and where. No objection to a renaming in case someone can come up with a more clear, fitting title. Daranios (talk) 09:50, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per the other delete !votes - the problem with saying it is a list of "Pokemon characters" is that one asks - which Pokemon game or show exactly? The title is too vague, and it is better off done on a game-by-game basis. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 09:42, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Relisting, opinions are all over the map, there is no consensus right now. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, LizRead!Talk!22:57, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Pokémon (video game series): Merge a truncated list of the most significant characters to the game series as nom has suggested. A hatnote can be added to the section where the title will redirect to assist readers who may be looking for other relevant lists. silviaASH(inquire within)23:21, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have never played any Pokemon games. Do the Pokemon have personalities, or any dialog? In the original anime Pikachu had a personality, so was a character, while Bulbasuar and most others had no personality or backstory at all. DreamFocus05:57, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In media and even at a game level, Pokemon are established as having personalities and it's often a subject of discussion reception for many of the individual species in how critics reacted to them.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 20:51, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
To add, this information is covered at the various species lists (So for instance, the personality of a major recurring Totodile is covered at its entry at a list as opposed to at List of Pokémon anime characters), as these tend to be species wide traits as opposed to each Pokémon being an individual "character" in the same way as a human. Some individual Pokémon act as supporting characters in the games, but these are all one-offs, or are just a specific member of a species without a distinct personality separate from the species, and these are all covered at the species articles. Major recurring characters like the ones you describe are pretty much only in the anime, and are still covered in the species list, whereas this list is discussing specifically game characters. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 02:40, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure I understand this line of questioning. They're still "characters" regardless of having personalities. Anyone you control in a video game is generally going to be classified as a playable character. Your proposed name doesn't do anything to exclude actual Pokemon being listed in the article. It needs either a name change, or a scope change. And considering we already have lists of actual Pokemon, its a name change we need in this case. Sergecross73msg me15:04, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Pokémon (video game series) and other articles. I now understand and agree with the nominator's position that this content would be better covered either at the main series article for a few characters, and at respective games for the rest. MidnightMayhem05:57, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, but for those voting to make it a list of recurring characters, that has several flaws. I've whipped up an example draft which showcases strictly recurring characters in the mainline games, that are not exclusively cameos, that are included on the list. I have made another version of this at User:Pokelego999/sandbox/Example Draft which showcases only characters with more than two major appearances in the series, if you want a more strict criteria that adheres to other lists on Wikipedia. As you can see, this list is frankly very small, and the large swathe of characters on the current list are basically only in one game, or are only recurring due to re-appearing in remakes of the same game, or appearing in a single direct sequel game (I.e, N is a character who is plot relevant to Pokémon Black and White and its sequels, but has not appeared in any games in the main series outside of them). Obviously, some of the text can either be trimmed or changed as need be to provide necessary context or fit better into a larger article, but the general point stands that, compared to the original list size, the actual "recurring characters" are very few and far between, and the actual text supplied by them is relatively small.
I would argue WP:NOPAGE applies very strongly in this instance. Characters who recur series wide beyond specific games would be better covered at the main series article, where their re-appearances can be understood in the context of the series' grander timeline. For example, the character Giovanni is a recurring antagonist across the series, and thus cannot be easily covered in one game's article; thus, he would be better covered at the series article. Meanwhile, characters who recur in one or two games are better covered at those games' particular articles, where their plot role can be more easily understood, and this information is not just being duplicated across multiple pages (For example, N again, where his plot role makes better sense discussed where it is relevant, at Black and White and its sequels' articles, since he is not relevant to the wider series beyond the self-contained events of these games). A character only relevant to one game remade countless times is similarly better covered at the original game (For instance, Wally who only has a significant plot role in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and its remake, which largely carries the same plot. Wally would logically be better covered at Ruby and Sapphire than at a separate article, where his plot role would merely be duplicated with nothing else added.)
Per NOPAGE, "Does other information provide needed context?" Yes, because the plot roles of these characters is provided in the parent game articles, alongside more detailed information relating to the games and their development. Similarly, per "What sourcing is available now?", there has been very little sourcing demonstrated for the bulk of these characters; the few notable ones have articles, and the ones that don't have nothing, as does the overall topic.
TLDR since this is a big block of text, but the actual content many are arguing to keep is still incredibly short, and even if you add in the notable one-offs to the listing, this still isn't something that's overly long for a standard "Characters" section at a series article. NOPAGE says that this information is better kept to larger articles, both per lack of sourcing, and per the fact the content the keep votes are arguing for does not present major WP:SIZESPLIT issues. I will also note that if anyone is concerned about this being too complicated, or not being carried out, that I have experience in this topic area and will volunteer to carry out any edits that are determined by this discussion, so this will not to be a burden on any voters in this discussion.
Comment: Thank you for this overview, I understand better now what exactly you are advocating for. If coverage of those notable characters can be effectively merged to the main series article, while leaving others to be covered at their respective games, that may be an improvement for readers. I will modify my vote. MidnightMayhem05:52, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per Pokelego999 and their thorough analysis. There is only a small number of characters who apply here, and they are already covered in a more effective way at the series article. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:47, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good catch. Since the tables all used US Bureau of Labor Statistics data, their removal appears to have been in error. I will go ahead and restore them so that we can accurately review this article. Rublamb (talk) 16:56, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Before it removal, the text indicated that the tables used statistics from the US Bureau of Labor. This is an allowable way to cite a source. Thus, the deletion was in error. Regardless, the content now has adequate, reliable sources. Rublamb (talk) 23:34, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment.@Burroughs'10 and Rublamb: I think you all are missing the point. List of U.S. states and territories by income is a much better, and longer article with more tables. I removed the poorly referenced median wage map and table (that I created) from that article too. The CNBC reference for them mentions US Bureau of Labor Statistics in passing but it doesn't link to the exact source, nor mention whether it is for full-time workers, or both full and part-time workers. I assume it is both, because as someone pointed out on the talk page there is a firm BLS source showing a much higher median full-time wage for the US as a whole. --Timeshifter (talk) 22:59, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If that is the case, than there are two options that are preferable an AfD, according to WP:DELETE. One is to MERGE the two articles, making sure that the content here is included or updated in the other article. (See WP:ATD-M). The other option is to tag this as needing to be updated. (see WP:ATD-T) The content is not that out of date, since U.S. Census data always runs at least a year behind its release date. For example, the 2023 data cited here was published in 2024. As it stands, your nomination for lack on content has been addressed. Rublamb (talk) 23:26, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rublamb. The map and tables you added back do not meet WP:Verify, as I said in my edit summaries, and on the talk page, and here. The 2 references you added do not apply to the map or the tables you added back. Household median income is not personal median income. And the other link did not have any state data. Could you please revert your additions. Then I can merge the empty page easier via WP:ATD-T as you suggested, and then redirect the page. And please change your vote to delete. So that when I redirect the page there will likely be no objections. Otherwise I may have to merge bad tables/map, only to have to delete them (again) from the better article. --Timeshifter (talk) 23:42, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Since I added a source for median income to a table about median income, I don't understand your objection. I think you need to wait to see the outcome of the AfD. WP:DELETE specifies that merging cannot be used as a way to delete content or to delete an article. Rublamb (talk) 00:03, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rublamb. I previously wrote: "Household median income is not personal median income." The 2023 annual median wage table is for personal, not household, median wage. Do you know the difference?
The link you just added for the 2022 annual mean wage table does not have data matching the table. Look up Alabama for example in your reference. The data does not match the table data. None of the references for the 2022 table support WP:Verify for that table. WP:Verify says: "Any material that needs an inline citation but does not have one may be removed." That is why I removed that table previously. It still does not have a reliable citation. Why are you adding back unverified tables? That is a violation of Wikipedia policies. I could remove it and not violate any rules. And consensus at the article talk page would be required to add it back.
But I will leave the unverified map and tables in the article until the AFD finishes. Maybe someone will find references for the 2022 or 2023 table that actually verifies the data in the table. That would be great. The map I created is based on the 2023 table. So the map is not verified too.
I see in your latest article edits that you removed the original 2023 median wage table, and substituted a different 20232025 median wage table.It also has inadequate references since it does not link to its US Census Bureau source. See discussion:
I have updated the article, as per WP:EDITATAFD, adding data that was more recent, based on date of publication. Merging is a great option but the article has to survive the AfD first. Rublamb (talk) 21:38, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(If the data tables are redundant or outdated, it's fine to drop them and merge only peripheral maps and links and whatnot. Or nothing at all if they are already present, but the idea is that after the comparison and sync-up is done, there should be a redirect from here to there.) -- Beland (talk) 21:32, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or Redirect: this page is like the outline or glossary pages but worse because it is just alphabetical with no additional information. If the ability to hover over a link to see a preview didn't exist it would be useless. Moritoriko (talk) 03:45, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Would be happy with a redirect if missing items were added to the glossary. They have hundreds more links in common then disperate. Hyperbolick (talk) 03:54, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Outline of philosophy. It's hard to see if NLIST is met. There are plenty of sources about philosophy, but NLIST would require sources about discrete philosophies considered as a full group or set. There are perhaps some useful sources about world philosophies but I think it is more natural to interpret these sources as being about philosophy considered from a global perspective. There are also other sources considering groups of philosophies but they are generally restricted to a particular theme (e.g. legal philosophies). The concept of philosophies is probably to vague to have a useful list but Outline of philosophy will have everything that would be useful to readers. Shapeyness (talk) 14:52, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Inclusion criteria is obvious, no need to spell it out. Category:Philosophical theories exist. The list would be more useful if instead of just listing things, it had a column listing what year it was first known to exist, and a summary of what it is. DreamFocus01:12, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The page really has a weak point that it contains little description. But that means that the description should be added. Deletion of the whole atricle with true and virified statistics for the topic, designed in convenient form, instead of adding the description is not a good strategy.
Fails WP:NLIST as sources do not talk about the stations as a whole. Most of the stations do not have Wikipedia pages and some that do should be sent to AfD as well (including some that have no sources at all). CNMall41 (talk) 07:19, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What is tough about this list is that we have to deal with infrequent NTC list updates exfiltrated through Freedom of Information Act requests. They can confirm existence at least. And then we have many many stations where there is insufficient material to pass GNG because of poor source availability, even sometimes when a station has been on for decades. This is a useful redirect target at AfD, and while I understand if people have qualms over sourcing, this page resolves lots of thorny problems. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 02:25, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Additional thoughts on merging or redirecting? Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit14:09, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
TV5 (formerly ABC-5) is the only major television network and the sole free-to-air television network in the Philippines that are possibly Delete and/or Redirect, and Merge summary/overview into TV5 Network as most of the stations does not have Wikipedia pages and even the sources do not talk the TV stations as a whole that WP:NLIST fails, per CNMall41. Since 2016, resulting in all stations have a full-power relay/translator of DWET after 3 decades of duplicative. Only on the National Telecommunications Commission TV stations and frequencies as of December 2024. Trishie042512 (talk) 06:49, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: I'd like to hear more thoughts on Sammi's WP:IAR argument, This is a useful redirect target at AfD, and while I understand if people have qualms over sourcing, this page resolves lots of thorny problems., and if there is any reasonable place for a redirect/merge. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, asilvering (talk) 16:56, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's fine if you wish to propose this as a test case for deleting the lot (which I wouldn't oppose), but otherwise I think an explanation how this one is going to be worse than the others is in order. Mangoe (talk) 01:01, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Deleting this article would have to set a precedent for other "List of hospitals in (country)" articles, the bulk of which likely have very wide differences in their sourcing and structure. Compare Kenya and Japan in this instance. I don't think deleting the article is the best solution, so if I was voting, I would say keep the article. But I think there would need to be a larger discussion surrounding these lists to determine whether a bulk deletion is needed if the request passes. Surayeproject3 (talk) 01:29, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NLIST. I've seen similar lists survive deletion before, but that's where the sourcing covers the entire information presented, and doesn't go overboard with plot minutiae. Given the principle that plot is generally self-sourced from the work, the first part is more fatal to WP:NLIST than the latter. It is way too much though. VRXCES (talk) 12:54, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep. The article was split from the main Uma Musume Pretty Derby article last March, which had 223k bytes prior to the split, and the character list made up a good chunk of that at the time. While I'm not sure if the list as is is particularly well written, I also don't think that merging it back in to the main article would be helpful for the average reader, let alone deleting the article outright with no explanation of who makes an appearance. --Jnglmpera (talk) 07:56, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Mentions alone aren't enough, the sources need to be significantly in-depth on the characters specifically for notability. IgelRM (talk) 21:40, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:SURMOUNTABLE, WP:SPLIT, and WP:HEY. The list was in bad shape at the time of the AfD nom and is still not great, but the article has been improved by KnowledgeKid87 since the nomination. The subject itself (characters from Uma Musume) is notable, so it is just a question of how best to cover it, and merging this back into the game article would yield readability and undue concerns. FlipandFlopped㋡13:49, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Relisting to discuss the edits to the article since nomination and both delete !votes. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Toadspike[Talk]19:39, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Still fails WP:NLIST. A majority of sources are used to reference the casting of voice actors, with only a single citation used to document a character in the list. Go D. Usopp (talk) 02:00, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You cite notability as the main issue, yet I found at least one source which discusses the characters. With all due respect, did you follow through with WP:DILIGENCE before nominating this article for deletion? Knowledgekid87 (talk) 12:39, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to main article; I don't see the notability for the list and the character description are still really original research. IgelRM (talk) 13:56, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep a characters list for a notable franchise is per se notable, as it is not a separate topic, but a separate article split for readability and size purposes. No objection to further trimming and sourcing, but as pointed out above, those are SURMOUNTABLE problems. Jclemens (talk) 04:07, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: It looks like this might close as a No consensus or Keep but I'm relisting to give editors a chance to also consider Redirection. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, LizRead!Talk!23:59, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The sources in the linked FGO AFD are WP:VALNET sources, so I don't think this is any kind of precedent. I have not looked at the scholarly sources, but generally I think this type of notability cannot be established solely with those. IgelRM (talk) 19:07, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]