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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 04:23, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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NN minor character from Doctor Who. Cameron Scott (talk) 11:47, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Even if he is a minor character what is the matter ! He was a very important charcter for 4 episode and he may be considered as a companion ! Mehdioa (talk) 11:52, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Importance for wikipedia articles are determined by reliable sources not by what a character does within the fictional universe. moreover while companions may be notable can you provide any reliable sources that indicate that he was such? --Cameron Scott (talk) 11:53, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. There are no sources, either from the time that the serial was made or in any of the literature since, that has claimed that this character was a Doctor Who companion. The creator of this article is using WP:SYNTH to connect this character to the revived series. This theory also has no reliable source. The article has been redirected but the editor keeps adding a link to the character which creates a circular link, thus, it would be better to delete the article entirely to avoid this. MarnetteD | Talk 11:58, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete as not notable. GraemeLeggett (talk) 14:38, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. With no reliable sources it can't be notable. Alzarian16 (talk) 12:59, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Non-notable fictional character. Derild4921☼ 22:49, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:05, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:05, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:05, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge to List of Doctor Who characters unless someone can explain why his inclusion in such a list would violate WP:NNC. Jclemens (talk) 20:06, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• That's a redirect to List of Doctor Who supporting characters, which is limited for size and content reasons to include companions and recurring characters only. He's neither. If there was anything much to write about him it might be worthwile, but the sum coverage on the BBC's extensive Doctor Who site is limited to one line in an episode guide - which we already have at The Three Doctors. Alzarian16 (talk) 20:10, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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