Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ghostesses in the Slot Machine

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 redirect to List of Drawn Together episodes. MBisanz ^talk 03:01, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ghostesses in the Slot Machine

This article provides no reception information, no production information, and no citations from reliable sources. The entire article consists of plot summary and lists of inside jokes and cultural references. This is not a notable subject. Neelix (talk) 17:32, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I can find no independent sources that suggest notability for this particular episode.—Kww(talk) 17:45, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - We should really have more precise guidelines with respect to TV episodes, like we have for songs. But I'll echo Kww: no source for notability. Also WP:PLOT, WP:NOTDIR and WP:IINFO--Boffob (talk) 18:52, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to List of Drawn Together episodes.Sandmaster (talk) 03:07, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as nominator - It would be preferable to delete and then recreate as a redirect so that the article cannot be easily recreated in full, and also so that this discussion can decisively establish the individual non-notability of this episode. Neelix (talk) 18:25, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect and perhaps merge to List of Drawn Together episodes. There ought to be a happy medium between the long episode articles and the short one-sentence TV Guide type plot synposes in the list. And it is not preferable to delete and then recreate as a redirect. If it were necessary to prevent recreation, a protected redirect would accomplish the same thing and still allow access to the edit history for potential merge purposes. Our episode guideline says that redirects and merges are preferable to deletion, unless the content is "completely unverifiable and original research". Much of the information in this article is verifiable at least to primary sources, and possibly to secondary sources. Deleting harmless edit history goes against the promise made in our fifth pillar: "Remember: whatever you write here will be preserved for posterity." DHowell (talk) 04:23, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Thanks for finding and quoting some guidelines on this! Redirecting looks like it would be the most appropriate option. The extent of merge can be discussed on the List of Drawn Together episodes talk page. Neelix (talk) 20:09, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, I've actually changed your opinion with my argument?! Thank you for making my day. :) You might want to ~~strikeout~~ your bolded recommendation above, or indicate that you are withdrawing or changing your nomination, to help the closing administrator determine the proper outcome. DHowell (talk) 23:05, 9 December 2008 (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.