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 delete. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:11, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bret Ryan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Per outcome at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 January 12#Bret Ryan (Character), which chose to restore this largely unsourced article about a fanfiction character associated with Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Content is entirely in-universe plot summary, and only source is Fanfiction.net. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 04:10, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements and Science fiction and fantasy. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 04:10, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete No reliable sources found. Mucube (talk • contribs) 04:13, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy delete under WP:G3 as a hoax. Jay 💬 04:14, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Sourced to some fanfiction? Seriously? Fails WP:GNG.~Utmost, extreme WP:FANCRUFT. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:23, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - as per editors above. BogLogs (talk) 13:43, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy Delete - I disagree with the assessment at the RFD that this would not be eligible for a speedy - it clearly falls into the "pure vandalism and blatant hoaxes" category" of WP:G3. Rorshacma (talk) 18:27, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy delete: Bret Ryan is not a real character from the book series. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 19:34, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as WP:MADEUP per editors above. Shooterwalker (talk) 13:50, 28 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.