Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/T'au Empire

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The result was merge to Warhammer 40,000#T'au. ✗plicit 14:11, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

T'au Empire

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This is a lengthy plot summary with some comments about related miniature games, but the topic sadly seems to fail WP:GNG. The few references cited (note the article is mostly unreferenced, with much WP:OR to be concerned about) are not independent and come from game books, fan of semi-official blogs or in one case, the White Dwarf magazine published by the same company that publishes the game. BEFORE shows any how-to-play (or paint, or mod) guides for this factin, but nothing that suggests the faction is notable outside of the game. The best WP:ATD I can suggest would be merging some referenced content to Warhammer_40,000#T'au (a section which appears unreferenced). I'll end by saying similar merge and redirects have been done to a number of other WH40K factions (ex. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eldar (Warhammer 40,000), Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Necron (Warhammer 40,000)) and arguably should be done for the remainder. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:26, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, and Games. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:26, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to main WH40K article, just unnecessary plotcruft. Dronebogus (talk) 17:37, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge - to Warhammer 40,000#T'au. The sources I could find are all about the wider Warhammer 40,000 IP and this article's subject is discussed as an aspect of that wider subject, such as reviews of their specific Codex (rulebook) or the faction being included in games. I'm very familiar with 40K and there are wikis like Lexicanum that go into more in-universe detail than would be appropriate at Wikipedia (T'au Empire and T'au) so there are already websites where this level of cruft is appropriate and appreciated, but per Wikipedia's notability guidelines it doesn't warrant a standalone article on Wikipedia. - Aoidh (talk) 19:29, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per above. BOZ (talk) 20:35, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per above. Topic seems to fail WP:GNG and WP:OR. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:15, 9 January 2023 (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.