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The result was keep. Jo-Jo Eumerus ( talk, contributions) 12:45, 2 February 2017 (UTC) reply

Reginald Barclay

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Supporting character in Star Trek. Quite an amusing character, I remember him well, but as written, this clearly fails Wikipedia:Notability (fiction), and I cannot find any independent sources which would help to establish notability. There are some mentions in passing, of course, since ST is a major franchise, but I don't see any independent (non-primary) works about him (to be clear, independent/non-primary means - other than in Star Trek books, encyclopedias, almanaces, etc.). PS. Could be perhaps merged to List of minor recurring characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation, through I have doubts about the notability of that list in the first place... _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:03, 25 January 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Aoba47 ( talk) 17:36, 27 January 2017 (UTC) reply

• Keep click the 'scholar' link above, find multiple independent RS discussing this fictional character in the context of media depictions of stuttering. WP:GNG met, without even having to disagree with the spurious definitions of non-primary sourcing advanced by the nominator. Jclemens ( talk) 19:25, 27 January 2017 (UTC) reply

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• Keep: Here are two examples of sources on studies about the character in the context of stuttering and social anxiety: 1 and 2. This source 3 may also be helpful; it is an episode review, but it focuses on the episode that the character is introduced and includes analysis/reception of the character; the same applies to this website/episode review 4. Aoba47 ( talk) 04:20, 28 January 2017 (UTC) reply
• Keep Plenty of books, news articles, and papers with information about the character. Also, I disagree with the spurious definition of non-primary sourcing advanced by the nominator.  The Steve  08:07, 28 January 2017 (UTC) reply
• Keep. The article's not in a great state, but it does seem that there is some serious discussion of the character from academics and critics. The material discussing his anxieties and stutter is particularly interesting, and would be a valuable addition to the current article. Josh Milburn ( talk) 22:45, 28 January 2017 (UTC) reply
• Keep per all the above. BOZ ( talk) 03:41, 30 January 2017 (UTC) reply

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