Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magnaboss

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The result was redirect to List of Maximals. Sandstein 18:23, 1 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Magnaboss

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Not notable outside of the universe. Article consists of a description of some characters/toys, with no independent references verifying any kind of notability per GNG. That a guide and a catalog list this thing is to be expected--that's what such books do. It doesn't mean it's a notable thing. Drmies (talk) 01:17, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Yes, of course, books about Transformers are expected to contain information about them. Trying to dismiss the notability of the topic on such grounds seems absurd - like trying to say that direct sum is not notable because it is only referenced in books about mathematics. Warden (talk) 13:02, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to List of Maximals. I agree with Drmies. Comprehensive catalogs do not establish notability to my satisfaction. Google reports many fansites but not significant coverage in reliable sources. Deletion is also acceptable as a fallback. These characters are well-represented on wikia, and they don't need their own intra-wiki fansite hosted on Wikipedia. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 17:01, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 15:12, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 15:13, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to the list. There is nothing significant covering the character, so it does not need to be given this level of detail. TTN (talk) 17:11, 30 November 2013 (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.