Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cadderly Bonaduce

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 no consensus to delete. W.marsh 21:34, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cadderly Bonaduce

Non-notable fictional character. — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 08:39, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep. The main protagonist of 5-volume series by the most notable Forgotten Realms author. Also appears in video games and other series. Far more notable than, for example, Mouth of Sauron or Taurus Bulba. Garret Beaumain 11:13, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Not a notable fictional character per WP:FICT. Appearing in books and games is great, but what's needed are references to secondary sources. -- Mikeblas 15:13, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- They are below. Garret Beaumain 15:31, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Below what? —Quasirandom 00:24, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - If you meant below the text in the new "External links" section[1], those are external links, they are not references. — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 00:29, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Leaning towards keep Seems notable to me, but I'm concerned this will remain AfD-bait until reliable secondary sourcing shows up. Salvatore is a very notable author, surely there are published reviews and such this can be sourced with? Heck, even Dragon magazine would be better than nothing. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 16:03, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge - into The Cleric Quintet; I'm not sure about the propriety of making this a multi-AfD with the additions below, particularly the last one, (and I would recommend a split to have them re-evaluated separately) so this !vote is not about the two following this. ◄Zahakiel ► 18:11, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have added Aballister Bonaduce. Marked for expand for 10 months, marked for cleanup for 11. This non-notable fictional character doesn't have adequate secondary sources to put together a meaningful article.[2] — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 21:50, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have added Adalon. Non-notable fictional character.[3] — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 21:56, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional characters-related deletions. —Quasirandom 00:23, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:FICT. Jdcooper 01:31, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, I like Baldur's Gate II but Adalon is not nearly notable enough for a Wikipedia article. -- Mithent 01:45, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete all as both articles comprise entirely of plot summary with a heavy in-universe perspective. Neither has any reliable secondary sources to demonstrate notability, which suggests to me this material would be better transcribed to a fansite like fancruft.net. --Gavin Collins 08:49, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and merge into series article. This is the primary protagonist of the series, so the redirect will aid searching. -Harmil 14:15, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete and merge Though violates WP:FICT, the article seems very well organized, and should merge to the relevant main pages. Chris! _ct 02:53, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Question. Why is an unverifiable, organized article preferred over no article at all? -- Mikeblas 20:52, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete both Adalon and Aballister Bonaduce because of WP:FICT and WP:N. -- Mikeblas 20:54, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect Aballister Bonaduce (Cadderly's father) to Cadderly Bonaduce.--Neverpitch 01:25, 14 November 2007 (UTC) — Neverpitch (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [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.