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The result was keep. J04n( talk page) 13:57, 26 December 2017 (UTC) reply

Far West (comics)

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These articles (some of which have been unsourced since 2006), appear to have no independent notability. While Antarctic Press as a whole does appear to have enough coverage to justify an article, these should all be closely reassessed. Coin945 ( talk) 06:20, 4 December 2017 (UTC) reply

Also nominated:

Strong Keep: The mainstream press has regrettably not devoted much time to covering these comicbooks, as they tend to spend all of their focus on superheroes, but Gold Digger in particular has been running for almost 250 issues, and the creator Fred Perry has even received an inkpot award for his work. Losing their Wikipedia articles could seriously damage the sales for the comicbooks in question, and the livelihood of the creators. David A ( talk) 07:03, 4 December 2017 (UTC) reply

  • As heart-breaking as it may be to say, Wikipedia is not concerned with the livelihood of its articles' subject matter. Sure, a Wikipedia article may boost sales, but that would be considered free advertising, and Wikipedia is not an advertising service. These articles can be saved through the addition of third party, reliable sourcing. However as intimated above, I think the best bet is to merge all this content into the Antarctic Press article to make one comprehensive and well sourced article that stands up to scrutiny and clearly outlines the entire catalogue. I encourage you to be WP:Bold and hit the edit button. :)-- Coin945 ( talk) 12:21, 4 December 2017 (UTC) reply
Regrettably, I am constantly busy running one of the world's most popular entertainment wikis, and am not a very competent Wikipedia editor without spending considerable amounts of time, but I did add some mainstream press coverage references to the regular Gold Digger article long ago. David A ( talk) 14:29, 4 December 2017 (UTC) reply
  • Note, there are also other Antarctic Press comics not listed in this AFD. I am quite happy with them too being merged into the Antarctic Press article.-- Coin945 ( talk) 02:49, 5 December 2017 (UTC) reply
  • Keep Gold Digger per this and this. Keep Warrior Nun Areala per this, this, and this. The others can be deleted/redirected as appropriate. I'm not sure these were all similar enough to warrant a merged nomination. Argento Surfer ( talk) 16:27, 5 December 2017 (UTC) reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America 1000 17:06, 11 December 2017 (UTC) reply
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. North America 1000 17:13, 11 December 2017 (UTC) reply
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. North America 1000 17:13, 11 December 2017 (UTC) reply
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. North America 1000 17:13, 11 December 2017 (UTC) reply
  • Keep all per Argento Surfer's sources, with no prejudice against speedy renomination or merge discussion for the less notable articles included here. Jclemens ( talk) 21:11, 11 December 2017 (UTC) reply
  • 'Recommend independent relisting - the articles are of differing notability and require independent analyses with differing conclusions. Far West, for example, should be deleted, but Gold Digger should not, as the first one does not have sufficient coverage in reliable secondary sources whereas the second one does. These nominations being merged is only going to be a clusterfuck. Cjhard ( talk) 10:05, 12 December 2017 (UTC) reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 02:35, 19 December 2017 (UTC) reply
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.
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