Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cody Martin

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 keep. No prejudice towards a merge discussion. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:42, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cody Martin

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Non-notable fancruft. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 01:01, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:21, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:21, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:22, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - The character is a primary character in two televison series that spanned 158 episodes and a TV movie, as well as having appeeared in crossover episodes of other TV shows. The character is clearly notable, the article just lacks some appropriate referencing but AfD is not for cleanup. --AussieLegend (✉) 05:52, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
For fictional characters, appearing in something notable is not enough. They must have sources to establish their notability outside of the media they are from. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 15:07, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's the characters that make the program notable. Take the character away and you have a program that wouldn't even get to pilot stage. In the case of this character, the series wouldn't even have a title, because this character is one of the title characters. --AussieLegend (✉) 11:50, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep if at all possible. If keeping the article and attempting to rescue it are not feasible, merge to a "list of" article (and do better than my botched stupidhead attempt at it). (Additional note: I will be pasting this message to other discussions opened on TSL/OD characters, and I'll mean it on every one.) - Purplewowies (talk) 21:24, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 00:51, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to List of recurring characters in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody or create new list for main cast. The character does not have significant coverage as required by the WP:GNG. All I see are WP:ILIKEIT arguments from fans. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:22, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

While sources are lacking now, this is because both series have ended and the sources are now dead. At the time the series' were in production, there were plenty available. The keep votes reflect WP:NTEMP. Deletion would require a new article, as the character was a main character in two series. --AussieLegend (✉) 02:11, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - per my comments here..--Stemoc (talk) 11:12, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep per AussieLegend - The character is notable, AFD'ing a page per WP:IDONTLIKEIT is bad faith! ..... →Davey2010→→Talk to me!→ 15:11, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or perhaps merge, but in any case retain the information based on what is now available. DGG ( talk ) 01:15, 8 November 2013 (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.