Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Xavier (film series character)

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 speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) TNstingray (talk) 14:44, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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This article is essentially a duplication of Professor X in other media. As such, I see no reason for its continued existence per a variety of Wikipedia guidelines that we can get into during this discussion. TNstingray (talk) 22:05, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As far as violating specific Wikipedia criteria, here are a few: WP:CFORK (content forking - the creation of multiple separate pieces of content all treating the same subject, resulting in redundancy, Wikipedia:A10 (relatively recently created article that duplicates an existing topic), Wikipedia:A7 (failure to assert importance, or need for this article, beyond the already existing page Professor X in other media). TNstingray (talk) 22:15, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose(Speedy Keep): Duplicated content deleted from Professor X in other media. Pumpoffed (talk) 23:08, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy keep, as this question has been endlessly litigated with numerous other instances of long-running film adaptations of characters originating in comic books. The portrayal of this character by Patrick Stewart (and James McAvoy) is a unique and distinct artistic achievement, and is the subject of extensive coverage in reliable sources separate from discussion of the origin material. BD2412 T 23:15, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Would it possibly make things less confusing if the article in question was renamed to "Professor X (X-Men series)" or something along those lines? "Film series character" is incredibly generic, and the same issue applies to Logan (film series character). That way there can be clear redirects from their respective "x in other media" pages. It would follow the same logic as the pages for the various MCU and DCEU characters. TNstingray (talk) 23:30, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Before the character's MCU debut was announced, I might have found this to be a sensible title move, but those worms are out of the can. BD2412 T 23:40, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy keep and oppose deletion this character is well deserving of an article for the character in film, for the X-Men series and the later MCU version, which is very similar to the J. Jonah Jameson (film character) article, as these are the same actor portraying different iterations of a role. If the title is an issue, I would suggest a rename to Charles Xavier (film character). Trailblazer101 (talk) 23:47, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy keep per all the points above. Charles Xavier (film character) seems to be a good option for the title. – SirDot (talk) 01:43, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: It sounds like a consensus has been reached. I just changed the article name (along with Logan (film character) to reflect that consistency). With the duplicated content being deleted, and the notability being established by @BD2412, I think that cleans things up. My original nomination was made in good faith. TNstingray (talk) 14:03, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• @TNstingray: Please withdraw your nomination by following these steps. InfiniteNexus (talk) 14:41, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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.