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 Viz (comic). ‑Scottywong | gab _ 18:40, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Farmer Palmer[edit]

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Not notable, unsourced since forever, redirect undone for no reason. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 17:44, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Viz (comic) - I can't find any sources about this particular comic character, never mind anything reliable. ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 18:02, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:12, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:12, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep/Merge to Viz (comic). Not one of the most notable Viz strips (compared to say The Fat Slags or Roger Mellie), but has become a stereotype for a certain type of farmer that has been referred to in several news stories, etc., e.g. [1], [2], [3], [4]. --Michig (talk) 07:28, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Michig and my other comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Finbarr Saunders

This is a long-running strip. Indeed not as well known as Sid the Sexist, but widely enough cited that the two catchphrases "Get orf my land" and "Him were worrying my sheep" have entered the popular vocabulary, as a shorthand for just this type of farmer. Comics do tend to make their effect visible by catchphrase, even more so than by character. Andy Dingley (talk) 08:37, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to List of Viz comic strips. I can't find any sources that cover this character in any detail. If such sources can be found, then I could be persuaded to change my !vote to keep, though. — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 00:40, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Merge—Michig's sources are good enough to show some notability, but the depth of coverage isn't quite there to support a standalone article. Since a suitable target has been found, and the title will be left around for searchers, merge seems like a good plan here. Livit⇑^Eh?/_What? 18:35, 17 April 2012 (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.