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The result was redirect to Deryni novels. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 07:52, 16 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dhugal MacArdry (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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This does not establish notability. TTN (talk) 03:39, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. TTN (talk) 03:40, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Deryni novels. Shouldn't be a separate article, but full of material that might be useful for editors later to expand other articles on the topic so the history should be kept. Wugapodes [t^hɔk] [ˈkan.ˌʧɻɪbz] 09:28, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect per Wugapodes. Likely to be of interest to readers who have heard the name, as the page has a nontrivial number of views, so not worth total deletion. Zeke, the Mad Horrorist ^{(Speak quickly)} _{(Follow my trail)} 00:01, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect as above, or Merge to a new article, "List of major characters in the Deryni series" to complement the existing List of minor characters in the Deryni series. DonFB (talk) 11:50, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect/merge as above. Josh Milburn (talk) 22:42, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. An element from a fictional series spanning a score of books and running for nearly 50 years. Even a cursory review of ISFDB listings would show a significant quantity of reviews and criticism of the series. There's even running, right now at tor.com, an extensive analysis of the series and its characters (more than a year of weekly installments, and not even half done!) by the notable writer/academic Judith Tarr, which itself cites commentary on the series by Ursula LeGuin. Since the nominator has admitted their practice of noncompliance with WP:BEFORE, their opinion should be given little or no weight. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo). Treated like dirt by many administrators since 2006. (talk) 00:38, 16 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Hullaballoo Wolfowitz: The series is no doubt notable, but is this individual character notable enough to merit their own article? A search for "Dhugal MacArdry" on tor.com doesn't return any results (but for the series there are many). I agree that the series is notable and that the character should be given coverage, but I'm not convinced this character individually merits an article. What are your thoughts on the suggestion that List of major characters in the Deryni series be created to house this and similar content? Wugapodes [t^hɔk] [ˈkan.ˌʧɻɪbz] 05:11, 16 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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