Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Red Dwarf concepts

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:57, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of Red Dwarf concepts

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A collection of trivia / plot summary related to an old if classic sf TV show. References, where they exist (as usual, maybe for ~20% or less of the total content) are pretty much primary. WP:FANCRUFT that fails WP:GNG/WP:NLIST, I fear. PS. The best WP:SOFTDELETE alternative I cna propose would be a redirect to Red_Dwarf#Setting_and_plot. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:52, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, Popular culture, and Lists. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:52, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment the problem is, there's waaay too much in the main Red Dwarf article right now. Some sort of catch-all elements article probably ought to exist, and if not this one, which? Jclemens (talk) 03:04, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The problem is that overview articles on fictional universes (either prose or in the list format) should meet our policy on notability or such. Otherwise this stuff belongs on fan wikis, not here. Red Dwarf universe does not appear very notable, sadly, so a section in the main article is all we can do, I fear. Anything excess is just, well, unencyclopedic fancruft. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 04:44, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete WP:ALLPLOT type material that would normally be seen in FANDOM. It serves no encyclopedic purpose to speak of. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 07:49, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 12:28, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 12:28, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Zxcvbnm. There isn't enough third-party coverage to support a stand-alone article, and these concepts are already covered in context in the plot. Shooterwalker (talk) 03:04, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Most, if not all, of the actual major concepts described here are already briefly defined on the main Red Dwarf article, either in the "Setting and plot" or "Hallmarks" sections. There is not much in the way of non-primary sourcing here that would really warrant a spinout article. Rorshacma (talk) 16:22, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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