Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Clank

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 no consensus. Yamamoto Ichiro (talk) 05:44, 22 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clank

This character does not establish notability independent of its series. Without coverage in reliable third party sources, it is just made up of unnecessary plot summary and original research. TTN (talk) 19:16, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clank IS notable since he's in pretty much every ratchet game as Ratchets' friend. And if it doesn't have sources try to find them or put up a template, but don't you think deleting it is extreme?--Megaman en m (talk) 21:17, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As I noted above in the AfD for the Quark character, the game series itself is very notable, both for design and gameplay innovations, and as one of the leading video game series on the Playstation consoles; and with this character being one of the three most well-known characters in the series, it seems a tad hasty to toss out the character page. The article references several of the games (which are all notable enough to be in Wikipedia), and even notes that the character is famous enough to have made cameo appearances in other media. Keep for now, and hopefully get some more sources in there. JasonDUIUC (talk) 22:40, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as per JasonDUIUC. Major chracater appearing in multiple notable games. Edward321 (talk) 23:10, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game related deletions. MuZemike (talk) 02:46, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Ratchet and Clank. If the character is notable, then prove it using reliable sources. Otherwise, it's nothing but unverifiable original research. MuZemike (talk) 02:48, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Replace with dab from the hatnote. There are other Clanks. If kept it should be renamed like the way Ratchet is named Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank) 70.55.200.131 (talk) 04:35, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- rename the article to Clank (Rachet & Clank) and replace with the dab page Talk:Clank/Temp. 70.55.200.131 (talk) 10:50, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Hmm... the example dab page was preemptively deleted... 70.55.200.131 (talk) 15:18, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    - Probably got caught by new pages patrol. I recommend creating an account then asking an admin to undelete and move it into user space. Nifboy (talk) 20:11, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect with right dabing to R&C series article. R&C is a popular game series, but doesn't have the same depth of coverage of its fictional parts as other games; what needs to be stated about the character can be added to the series page without weighing that down or duplicating the individual games' plot significantly. --MASEM 12:00, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep or Rename - Important character in a very popular series, per JasonDUIUC and Edward 321. My argument is basically the same as my one for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank) (sorry if it's too supportive or biased). For the rename, as per 70.55.200.131. Æåm Fætsøn (talk) 00:07, 19 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to List of characters in the Ratchet & Clank series. There seems to be too much OR in this article to stand alone, but Clank is clearly a significant character in a popular game series. In addition, a second redirect, Clank (Ratchet & Clank) should be created (with the same target) in preparation for dabifying Clank. B.Wind (talk) 03:23, 22 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, Clank is a major character that appears in multiple videogames. Since Clank only exists in its series, it's impossible for it to be worthy of notice "independent of its series." WP:N is not a policy. And it's not original research to summarize a fictional work. I can only assume that this is a disruptive (cut-and-paste) nomination by a disgruntled Pokemon fan, and child. --Pixelface (talk) 03:56, 22 October 2008 (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.