Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Whac-A-Mole (House)

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The result was delete. Sandstein 08:28, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Whac-A-Mole (House)

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Non-notable episode of House M.D.. I did a Google search, but I only found User generated content and primary sources. The only sources were from Fandom, Blogspot, and Imdb.

Metacritic wouldn't help the article either, as it has almost no content besides a short plot summary

The episode is not notable, and has also been unsourced since May 2011. Koridas 📣 23:00, 31 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - I have no real opinion as to whether or not this article should be kept, but as far as third-party sources are concerned, I did manage to find an IGN review of the episode. Also, based on the show's template, it seems that literally every episode of the series outside of the first season has its own article. If this episode is not notable enough for inclusion, then there are likely several others that should be brought here as well. Kurtis ^(talk) 23:56, 31 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Only speaking to the point that House MD was a show routinely covered with many reviews and recaps per episode when it was released, eg with this episode, I can find reviews like IGN, AVClub but as a 2006 show, this is sorta where Google's archive search tends to break down. There is a fair question that many of the House episodes may need to be merged up to seasons (at minimum) save for those clearly notable, but that decision is beyond the scope of an AFD. --Masem (t) 18:05, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 17:30, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete the article is essentially just an un-referenced plot summary and I don't see it being anything other then that even with the IGN review. Ultimately IMO most or all of the articles about specific house episodes should just be in the article about the seasons that they are in. Otherwise, it's just going to be nothing but a bunch of long winded plot summaries and nothing much else, that won't be well maintained. Even for the "notable" ones. The rare exception maybe being the first and last episode of the show and maybe a few about episodes involving plot twists that were extremely important to the show, but that's it. --Adamant1 (talk) 08:09, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: Does not have sources to meet any notability guidelines and does meet WP:WWIN/WP:PLOT.   // Timothy :: talk  05:36, 14 August 2020 (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.