Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sobek (comics)

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 no consensus to delete, default to keep. Sandstein 17:24, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sobek (comics)

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Article on a minor supporting character from DC Comics' Shazam! franchise introduced and later killed off in its weekly comic series 52. If we don't have articles on Uncle Marvel and Tawky Tawny (both links are redirects), we don't need one on Sobek. FuriousFreddy 01:29, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Oppose. I would argue more for creating articles for those characters than for deleting this one. --DrBat 02:06, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Why? One-paragraph summaries in Marvel Family suit them fine. I tried to write an Uncle Marvel article at one time, and I found it highly unnecessary and merged it.I find an article on Sobek even more unnecessary. --FuriousFreddy 02:44, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

• Comment Could become a well-written article if someone set their mind on it and truly turned it from a stub into an article. But if Sobek truly is simply a very minor character in the end, then perhaps my lack of knowledge on comics shines through. Jmlk17 03:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Given the current status quo of Sobek there's not really any room for the article to grow beyond a stub. If the character was still around I would have suggested creating a page for the Four Horsemen of Apokolips and merging into that--Rider kabuto 10:40, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
• Keep and rewrite Not just am I an inclusionist, but also even given Sobek's brief life and violent death, there's plenty to write about. This article just needs expanding (and I'm with DrBat for giving Uncle and Tawky their own articles, too). Thanos6 15:08, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletions. -- -- Ben 22:29, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

• Comment I believe that Sobek, the Egyptian crocodile god, was important enough to be included in the Lost World of Reptiles exhibit at the Australian Reptile Park.[1] -- Jreferee 21:26, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 06:27, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

• Keep even though his life was brief. i would rather see more articles then less and anybody who reads comics knows that pretty much nobody ever stays dead. JayDub 21:18, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

• Keep It seems like the nominator's argument is the reverse of WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS. I am not familiar with the precedents of which comic book characters to keep and which to not keep... but i would prefer to keep this one for now. -- Ben 21:50, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. Sobek's entire and overall not-notable existence can be easily summarized by 52 (comic book). ' 21:54, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Don't hold back now... tell us how you really feel. :) -- Ben 22:10, 2 May 2007 (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.