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The result was Withdraw 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 14:21, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Timon and Pumbaa (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Did WP:BEFORE, but found mostly about the film and passing mentions. This character doesn't even have reception, thus failing WP:GNG. A source like this [1] doesn't help. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 13:21, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements and Science fiction and fantasy. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 13:21, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Regardless of the current state of the article, I must say that it seems rather unlikely that this character duo would not have WP:Significant coverage in WP:Reliable sources. I note that a number of sources are cited in the "Development" section—are these not fit for purpose? TompaDompa (talk) 13:31, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  References 4 and 6 I think for me wouldn't be enough for notability. If we gonna rely on that, then I don't think we can have proper reception section about this duo; unless more scholar sources have been found that talks about the characters. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 13:39, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  (edit conflict) What are your thoughts on the search results on JSTOR for Timon and Pumbaa (without quotation marks) and Timon and Pumba (one "a" in "Pumba" instead of two)? TompaDompa (talk) 14:01, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  The source provided below was significant, perhaps I was blinded by the article's current state. My Apology. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 14:09, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment @Boneless Pizza!: Did WP:BEFORE, but found mostly about the film and passing mentions. How can that be when one of the first hits in the required Google Books search is Diversity in Disney Films, which has pages of discussion of the characters? Could you please comment on this source and how you went on further with your WP:BEFORE search from there? Daranios (talk) 14:00, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Well, that was embarrassing. Maybe I should learn how to do WP:BEFORE at google books next time. Sometimes, it doesn't pop up. Oh well, my bad. I'll withdraw this nomination. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 14:06, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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