Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/W.I.T.C.H.

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 keep. While there is agreement that the article is flawed and in need of some serious work, it appears that the notability of the subject has been sufficiently established. Beeblebrox (talk) 22:39, 2 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

W.I.T.C.H.

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The article is all plot, with no real world commentary, which is against WP:NOTPLOT. There are no reliable sources, and an internet search (which is difficult given the title) throws up material on the TV series, and little direct commentary on the comics, other than it exists, and those comments tend to come from blogs and fansites of the TV series rather than any reliable sources. A possible outcome is to move W.I.T.C.H. (TV series) to W.I.T.C.H., cleaning up and sourcing that article. Though it may be considered that W.I.T.C.H. (TV series) may also need deleting. SilkTork *^{Tea time} 09:11, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep It's an internationally known comic series with a related television series that has aired in the United States. The AfD process is not cleanup and I see in the talk page that there have been longtime efforts to fix the article, so there are editors who are aware this article needs work already. Nate • (chatter) 13:08, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 15:26, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep agree with Nate.--Crazy runner (talk) 19:59, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"W.I.T.C.H., was created and launched in Italy in April 2001 and is now available in 30 editions in 65 countries with a monthly circulation of more than 1 million."[1]

--Crazy runner (talk) 04:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am agree that references are difficult to find in english due to the comic book name but it does not mean that it is impossible to find them and to add informations to the article.

References in italian are easily found [2] [3][4] also in french [5][6] and in german [7].--Crazy runner (talk) 16:42, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For example, a section influence can be added. [8] and a section worldwide reception.--Crazy runner (talk) 16:52, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find reliable information which can add value to the article aside from simply restating the plot, then feel free to fix the page. While those non-English sources may establish notability that isn't the specific reason for the AFD. Tiggerjay (talk) 17:37, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The reasons were WP:PLOT and "an internet search (which is difficult given the title) throws up material on the TV series, and little direct commentary on the comics, other than it exists, and those comments tend to come from blogs and fansites of the TV series rather than any reliable sources". The sources that I gave can etablish notability, help build other sections than plot and list sections. My purpose is to show that the article can be improved even if it is not an easy task.--Crazy runner (talk) 10:36, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as per nom, there doesn't appears to be any content aside from the plot. Tiggerjay (talk) 01:16, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - granted, the article is in a very poor state but this appears to be a notable series and I believe this article can be rescued, starting with the references Crazy runner has found. —BETTIA— ^talk 11:59, 2 June 2011 (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.