Wikipedia:articles For Deletion Headcrab

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 Half-Life (series). (non-admin closure) Aszx5000 ( talk) 13:08, 9 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Headcrab

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This article fails WP:GNG and has been neglected for decade. I cannot find WP:SIGCOV especially scholarly books about this species. GlatorNator ( ᴛ) 12:42, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements and Video games. AllyD ( talk) 13:01, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Merge to Half-Life (series). Clearly fails WP:GNG. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ ( ᴛ) 13:19, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Merge per nom.-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 13:52, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Merge per nom. Not much else to say, no SIGCOV. -- ferret ( talk) 14:21, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Merge per above. Shocking it's lasted this long. Sergecross73 msg me 14:33, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Wikipedia foundation couldn't afford a decent crowbar apparently.-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 14:44, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply
It’s those stupid poison ones! Dronebogus ( talk) 15:26, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Oppose 188.141.48.144 ( talk) 17:14, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply

why? you don't like crowbars, or you oppose the deletion? Oaktree b ( talk) 20:10, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply

It's not a vote. You need to give a stance or you're ignored in the final decision. Sergecross73 msg me 23:33, 2 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Keep I have added a large number of references to the article, and I believe it is enough to support notability. Zxcvbnm, Kung Fu Man, Ferret, and Sergecross73: Will you reconsider the article's notability? QuicoleJR ( talk) 15:38, 3 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Well you have about 6 days before this ends, do you think you can build those sources into the article and give it a proper reception section?-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 15:43, 3 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Doubt that he will further, most of the additions doesn't help the article's notability since those were just merchandise and promotion stuff. GlatorNator ( ᴛ) 16:08, 3 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Sadly, I've added all I could find. I realize some of it is low-quality and routine, but I think there are a few pieces of good SIGCOV to establish notability. QuicoleJR ( talk) 16:54, 3 June 2023 (UTC) reply
This mostly just looks like trivial listicle stuff. Pretty certain Wikipedia doesn't treat Cracked as reliable either. I don't think there's enough here to change my mind. Sergecross73 msg me 20:53, 3 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Aye, cracked is crap. Dronebogus ( talk) 11:42, 5 June 2023 (UTC) reply

For the AFD closer, as I've been pinged to this keep vote: The sources added do not sway my view. This still fails SIGCOV and should/can be merged. -- ferret ( talk) 19:34, 3 June 2023 (UTC) reply
This guy is bizarre, he nominated a bunch of articles for deletion before and even tagged notability template on notable characters like Nakoruru, but now he wanted to keep an article that is much... worst? GlatorNator ( ᴛ) 23:59, 3 June 2023 (UTC) reply
I thought that this should be notable, so I tried to save it. Looking back, it's in kinda poor condition, so I think I'm going to go Weak Merge. QuicoleJR ( talk) 00:27, 4 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Keep - the added sources establish notability. Merko ( talk) 17:12, 3 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Which ones are you seeing as SIGCOV exactly? Sergecross73 msg me 20:54, 3 June 2023 (UTC) reply
[1] [2], described by Engadget as the signature enemy of Half-Life [3], and influential in video games came after HL [4] [5 (not RS)] Merko ( talk) 13:59, 4 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Really? This is SIGCOV? The first is 90% regurgitation of social media posts, with no commentary of its own. The second is joke article about throwing objects in Half-Life Alyx. It makes no commentary *about* head crabs. And the third literally makes a passing mention as "the signature enemy" and never mentions or makes any further commentary. None of this is SIGCOV. -- ferret ( talk) 14:53, 4 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Comment Wouldn't Characters of Half-Life be a better merge target than Half-Life (series)? QuicoleJR ( talk) 00:29, 4 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Yes, that's where it should merge to. -- ferret ( talk) 00:38, 4 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Headcrabs are not a character, they are a species. AFAIK, Lamarr is the only headcrab that features as an actual minor character. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ ( ᴛ) 05:03, 4 June 2023 (UTC) reply

No, that page is for distinct characters, not species. Merko ( talk) 11:57, 4 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Is there a section on the main HL article about reoccurring elements? Merge it there. Dronebogus ( talk) 11:30, 5 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Just make a section for species, like the Mario characters list does. - Cukie Gherkin ( talk) 08:33, 6 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Merge to series page Dronebogus ( talk) 18:03, 8 June 2023 (UTC) reply
Merge per all / WP:ATD. Mostly WP:TRIVIALMENTIONS or unsourced/unreliable information. Shooterwalker ( talk) 20:36, 8 June 2023 (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.