Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toothpick Man

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. In any case, WP:MRFD is third door down on the left. Stifle (talk) 08:48, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Not a notable character by himself. Should be merged into List of recurring characters from The X-Files. 2008Olympian^chitchat 02:58, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment- if you want a merge why are we at articles for deletion? Umbralcorax (talk) 03:19, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Because that is the result for this article: it is deleted and the info moved to the other article. A decision to merge is often the result of these discussions.--2008Olympian^chitchat 03:40, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • You can't delete then merge, GFDL wouldn't allow it. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 03:53, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:05, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge & redirect or just delete as non-notable if someone has a problem with merging being an outcome at AfD. Toothpick Man lacks sufficient in-depth coverage in reliable sources to establish notability. Drawn Some (talk) 00:44, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Doesn't seem to be a notable enough character to even warrant a redirect. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 00:48, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 18:15, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep If you want a merge discussion, then have a merge discussion. AFD is not the place for that. And this character sounds rather notable in the series. Surely there is more information on him to expand the article. Dream Focus 01:11, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge as recommended to List of recurring characters from The X-Files. Does not support its own page per lack of indendent secondary sources. It should be split off when there sources establishing its notability (beyond being a List of recurring character from The X-Files) and that list becomes to long to suitably fit the character. --maclean 20:07, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

• Keep/merge. Here's a trout for nom, AfD is for deleting content not keeping it at all. Please avoid AfD for issues that don't need this process per WP:Before. -- Banjeboi 01:46, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Evidently notable. I am adding a citation. Colonel Warden (talk) 09:11, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Minor character - I suggest WP has a fairly large number of such, but that does not mean this one belongs. Collect (talk) 17:32, 31 May 2009 (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.