Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. David Banner

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 redirect to The Incredible Hulk (TV series). Can't sleep, clown will eat me 20:00, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dr. David Banner

Unbelievably redundant. All information available in the Hulk (comics) and The Incredible Hulk (TV series). Chris Griswold 06:58, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Speedy delete per nom. Besides, the article is barely even a stub. Redirect to The Incredible Hulk (TV series) - Doczilla.

• Just redirect it to The Hulk and forget it. --Doc 10:38, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect to The Hulk. Thε Halo ^Θ 10:57, 12 August 2006 (UTC) - though, as a side note, isn't the Hulk's real name "Bruce Banner"?
  • Comment - Usually, yes, although not the TV show; I believe the producers found the name to be too girly. I think it was used a stereotypical gay man's name at the time. --Chris Griswold 12:14, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Reading The Incredible Hulk (1977 TV series)#Development will answer your question. ☺ Uncle G 12:22, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Thanks all :) You learn something new everyday! Thε Halo ^Θ 12:26, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
    • Actually he was "Robert Bruce Banner" in the comics because Stan Lee forgot, and used both Bruce and Bob, in the first few issues. Fan-1967 14:40, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect to the TV series, since his name wasn't David in the comic. Fan-1967 14:40, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and expand per precedent of articles being written on individual TV characters. See, for example Alias (TV series), Hustle (TV series), as well as Star Trek and Doctor Who, just to name a few. Dr. David Banner was the lead character of a long-running TV series. I see no reason why he can't have his own article (though the article should be expanded). 23skidoo 16:23, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

• Comment We have separate articles on characters where there are multiple characters, and covering them extensively would be impossible in the main article. Pretty much Banner was the show, with about two minutes a week of screen time for the green guy, and a little more for Jack McGee. Fan-1967 22:43, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

• Redirect to The Incredible Hulk (TV series). If at some point in the future the section of the TV Series regarding the character becomes particularly large and/or notable, then the editors can consider splitting it off. No need to before then. -Markeer 16:59, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect to The Incredible Hulk (TV series). Markeer has it right; if this needs to be spun off, we can do that, but for the time being it doesn't. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 17:09, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect per above. Dinosaur puppy 19:08, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect. Deletion would be a mistake, as people may use as a search term. --Dweller 09:08, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect per above. Character is clearly different from the comic book character, as most comics-to-TV characters are, and there is no good reason to merge with the Hulk comic character. That would very likely be too confusing, even for comics fans. Badbilltucker 13:30, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect Easily searched. ReverendG 20:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

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.