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The result was delete. Per guidelines and practice, the only thing that matters in notability discussions is that there are good sources that can be the basis for an article. The "keep" opinions do not address this, or only assert but do not identify sources, and therefore must be given less weight. Being the first gay lead character in UK comics is probably important, and as such warrants (sourced) mention in appropriate articles e.g. about British comics, but under our guidelines it has nothing to do with whether he should be the subject of a dedicated article. Sandstein 08:18, 14 December 2019 (UTC)reply
Oppose deletion. Is the titular character of several graphic novels (
see Amazon search), so there is a reasonable prospect of an encyclopedic article being written from a real-world perspective.— Preceding
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Nicknack009 (
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contribs) 17:03, November 28, 2019 (UTC)
If said graphic novels are notable (have reviews, awards) we could redirect this there if you or anyone else would stub such an article. But I don't see said reviews/awards myself. Being a main characters in several minor comic books does not seem to meet
WP:GNG. One could argue that therefore any character who has a book (movie, etc.) named after them is notable. I don't think that is a good idea. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus|
reply here10:23, 28 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Agreed, but Rebellion/2000AD is a significant comics publisher. I think a character who has his own series from a significant publisher has at least the potential for notability and shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. --
Nicknack009 (
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12:49, 28 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Analysis can always be added. Notability is not determined by existing content, but by whether sources exist for such content to be added.
Richard75 (
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12:31, 5 December 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep. Per the reasoning above, being the first character of his kind from a notable publisher, and evidence sources do exist. It may take work but it seems apparent that a good article is possible despite all the material removed.
Gleeanon409 (
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13:41, 5 December 2019 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Need more discussion about Richard75's sources, in particular
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,
Ritchie333(talk)(cont)11:10, 6 December 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete - Only a single source seems to be of any importance, but that's not enough for an article. It should probably be added somewhere relevant though.
TTN (
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12:37, 6 December 2019 (UTC)reply
Selective merge to
List of minor characters in Judge Dredd. His being the first openly gay lead character in a UK comic does indeed make him bit notable, but it doesn't mean he needs a stand-alone article, especially since there are barely any sources that discuss this fact. A mention in a character list is exactly the right kind of middle-ground. –
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