Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Towel-Headed Man

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 leaning towards delete or merge. Yamamoto Ichiro 会話 05:25, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - fails WP:NOT#PLOT as being little more than a rehash of the character's appearances. No reliable sources establish any real world notability per WP:N or WP:WAF. The last section is an original research essay. Otto4711 (talk) 00:03, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete The article is not that notable. Masterpiece2000 (talk) 02:36, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional characters-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 11:46, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - There are less important characters in horror films that have survived AfD. Furthermore, the Towel-Headed Man is a crucial plot element. The S (talk) 05:20, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• WP:WAX is not a valid argument for keeping. And his being a plot element is pretty much the problem with the article. It is all plot summary with no real-world content or context. Otto4711 (talk) 19:38, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. —Fg2 (talk) 07:07, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge to Ringu Ring (film). That article has plenty of space to incorporate the non-OR parts of this article, and frankly, I would think that is where people would expect to find him. Turn this page into a redirect to Ringu as a search aid. Note Orginally I had Ringu as the redirect site, but I changed it as Ringu is a disambiguation page.Xymmax (talk) 15:13, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Not notable enough. John Smith's (talk) 22:52, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak keep if sources can be found for the article contents. Otherwise, merge to Ringu. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 02:31, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak keep detailed and seems helpful to pull all this together at one point. JJL (talk) 21:13, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge to Ring (film), minus the "origins" section. I agree with Xymmax's reasoning.....this character doesn't merit a standalone article. PKT (talk) 16:35, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge whatever is possible to the appropriate article (I'm guessing that would be Ringu, as this character only appears for an instant in the American film). Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 02:45, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom's analysis. Nothing more I could add. Doctorfluffy (talk) 05:13, 16 January 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.