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 merge to List of Macross characters. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 23:06, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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This fictional character fails to comply with Wikipedia General Notability Guideline since it has not received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources. All sources used in the article are either aggregation sites (two) or are dead (one). Fleet Command (talk) 07:49, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep The description above in misleading. One of the "aggregation sites" is actually the liner notes from a DVD release. Another source is not a website at all, but a Japanese reference book (and one of several). 1-54-24 (talk) 19:04, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • It has the same function: Aggregation (adding to quantity not quality). One thing is certain: They fail even the most generous interpretations of the WP:GNG. Fleet Command (talk) 07:06, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:35, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:35, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge into List of Macross characters. When dealing with non-notable character articles, especially if they are about major characters of a highly notable series, it is always best to look for a list or to create one to merge the article into, or merge/redirect them to the main article instead of outright deletion. The list itself should be split along the different series and renamed to List of Super Dimension Fortress Macross characters. —Farix (t | c) 19:47, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Sounds valid, viable and nice. Fleet Command (talk) 07:06, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Nothing gained by destroying information like this. This was a major character in a notable series, and several notable movies. Almost certainly had their own toy. Nominated for being the first one on the character list in the template perhaps? Boddole Zer • Exsedol Folmo • Veffidas Feaze • Fire Bomber • Roy Focker • Bruno J. Global • Misa Hayase • Hikaru Ichijyo • D. D. Ivanov • Maximilian Jenius • Milia Fallyna Jenius • Mylene Flare Jenius • Hayao Kakizaki • Gamlin Kizaki • Quamzin Kravshera • Britai Kridanik • Macross operators • Shin Kudo • Claudia LaSalle • Ray Lovelock • Lynn Minmay • Basara Nekki • Mao Nome • Sara Nome • Nora Polyansky If you plan on nominating all of them, please just do so all at once, instead of one at a time. No need dragging this out. Dream Focus 23:41, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Objection: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions:
    • It's useful
    • It doesn't harm anything
    • Notability is inherited
    • All or nothing
  • Fleet Command (talk) 07:06, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Did I make any of those arguments? You are going to nominate the rest of them eventually aren't you? That's what I usually see happening. Just save us some time. You nominated two that I know of thus far. Dream Focus 14:24, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • Yes, Dream Focus, you did all the above discussion. You said: "Nothing gained by destroying information like this". Thus, It's useful and It doesn't harm anything; read them both. You said: "This was a major character in a notable series, and several notable movies." Thus, Notability is inherited. You said "If you plan on nominating all of them [~snip~]", thus: All or nothing. I advise you to read them all; believe me, you'll need them. Fleet Command (talk) 02:23, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • Yes, you made all these arguments and make them frequently. --Kraftlos (Talk | Contrib) 18:26, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge into List of Macross characters per Farix and because there is no real-world information in the character's article (except for trivial things such as voice actor and appearances). – sgeureka ^t•c 09:08, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge per Farix's proposal and reasoning. —Quasirandom (talk) 14:19, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge due to lack of third party sources to WP:verify notability. Would be enough for deletion but will support merge for the sake of consensus. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:35, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge While this is an awesome character, no reliable sources have taken the time to cover the subject in depth. So a merge is in order. --Kraftlos (Talk | Contrib) 18:30, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge and push for early close AfD Nom has stated that a merge "Sounds valid, viable and nice." - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 02:45, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Don't spam the AfD. See Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions → Per nominator. Fleet Command (talk) 06:46, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Who is spamming? I am just quoting what you said about a merge. If you are against a merge then why would you say that in response? - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 14:15, 11 August 2010 (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.