Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Megatokyo characters

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The main characters are already fully covered on the main Megatokyo article, and this spinout list is just overly detailed plot summaries and speculations based entirely on primary sources. Searches are not turning up any coverage in reliable sources that discuss the various minor and supporting characters of the webcomic in any way that would justify this spinout list, or allow it to pass the WP:GNG or WP:NLIST. Rorshacma (talk) 18:52, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Webcomics, and Lists. Rorshacma (talk) 18:52, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
• Keep: a reasonable WP:SPLIT. Needs trimming. Remember that WP:NLIST indicates that list can be kept for navigational reasons (but adding sources and removing what seems personal interpretations is necessary; which are cleanup issues). Best, -Mushy Yank. 09:22, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

:*Comment - If I may ask, what navigational purposes does this list serve? None of the individual entries have their own articles to link to, and the only other article that relates to this one is the main Megatokyo article that this was split from. And I would argue that the lack of sources is not a cleanup issue, as I stated in my nom that my WP:BEFORE was unable to locate any significant coverage in reliable, non-primary sources discussing these characters. Rorshacma (talk) 15:56, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

:*:The split makes navigation more comfortable for the reader and avoids a long list per Wikipedia:SPLITLIST, which states:" If there is no "natural" way to split or reduce a long list or table, it may be best to leave it intact, and a decision made to either keep it embedded in the main article or split it off into a stand-alone page. Regardless, a list or table should be kept as short as is feasible for its purpose and scope. Too much statistical data is against policy." Notability of the set should therefore not be a concern. Part of the characters’ description is sourced in the fiction itself. Midwestern Folklore. (2005).  Department of English, Indiana State University and a few other Gbooks hits seem to contain a few helpful things. Now, if you want to redirect and cut down material and everyone agrees it’s a nice enough navigation experience, feel free. -Mushy Yank. 19:38, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

• Delete – I don't see any evidence in the sources that "Megatokyo characters" is an established subject of its own, that its characters have relevance outside of the encyclopedic subject of the main work, or that minor characters are mentioned by sources at all. The list is almost exclusively cited to primary sources, suggesting that this is more of a fan-wiki list than an encyclopedic one. Significant characters are described in plenty depth in the main article. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 13:48, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
• Delete as well for me, and merge any salvageable details regards the characters to the Megatokyo article.Villkomoses (talk) 12:31, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
• Delete – I agree with Mable's point that there's no evidence that "Megatokyo characters" is an established subject of its own. It's not notable a topic for us own separate article. Also agree with Villkomoses that anything from this article could be ported to m the main article. HenryCrun15 (talk) 21:32, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
• Delete Insufficient coverage by independent, reliable secondary sources to pass WP:GNG not a established subject of its own.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:12, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
• Delete per all, as failing to pass WP:GNG and WP:NLIST. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:44, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

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