Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Big Robot

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 redirect‎ to Sir, You Are Being Hunted without prejudice against a selective merge. Owen× ☎ 21:06, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Big Robot

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Fails WP:NCORP with a lack of significant coverage. As its PROD was contested years ago, I am forced to nominate it for deletion. Jim Rossignol is a possible merge target, though it is also unclear whether that page is notable. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 08:19, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Video games, Companies, and United Kingdom. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 08:19, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 10:51, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
OPPOSE - The prod was removed due to my comment on the notability. [1] It had multiple mentions in national and international news sites, including The Guardian, PC Gamer and Channel 4 Education's website, as noted on the PROD placer's page. The consensus was to remove the PROD. Conditions 1, 2, 3 and 4 were all met.

If notability fails, I would think merging with Sir, You Are Being Hunted was more applicable than pure deletion. If deletion is the way, please place in my personal space so I can archinve before deletion if possible. Chaosdruid (talk) 12:05, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Notability requires more than just a trivial mention. Simple mentions in the media do not fulfill significant coverage. If there is significant coverage you are free to link to it, but the used sources appear to be about a specific game. BTW, I am not suggesting that Fallen City isn't notable and it very well might be, but notability isn't inherited from that. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:45, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merging with Sir, You Are Being Hunted wouldn't work so well since they also developed The Signal From Tolva. There isn't an obvious single locale for redirection. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 17:46, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Owen× ☎ 13:31, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting. We have two different suggested Merge target articles here.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:14, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. RPS merge makes less sense, with no association other than the founder being alumnus of the website's editorial. Rossignol has questionable notability. Go D. Usopp (talk) 01:48, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Jim Rossignol Redirect to Rock, Paper, Shotgun per WP:ATD. --Mika1h (talk) 23:00, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The article on Rossignol appears even weaker in notability and I would suggest to nominate that for deletion as well. Redirect to Rock, Paper, Shotgun instead. IgelRM (talk) 07:40, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Week Delete/Merge: Big Robot was a small indie studio founded in 2010 and reportedly became inactive after around 2022, with its website going offline by 2019, suggesting that the company is now defunct. Coverage is limited to trade and niche gaming sources: While one of its titles 'Sir, You Are Being Hunted' received some attention and its follow‑up 'The Signal From Tölva' had modest critical reception, the studio lacks substantial independent coverage in major media outlets, gaming journals, or academic analysis.--Policking (talk) 16:50, 23 July 2025 (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.