Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fastball Special

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. Rlevse 17:41, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fastball Special

Basically, the article is an entirely in universe with no real world credibility or income. Yes, it's shown in films, and in comics, and the same Wolverine/Colossus tag team is a recurring trend, but this is just nice trivia. Is there potential for a cultural significance/impact section? Sources, characterization, any discussion on how it revolutionized a dying comic industry? Essentially, this belongs on an X-Men or Marvel encyclopedia, but it's too in-universe a topic for Wikipedia. ~Zythe^{Talk to me!} 16:19, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

keep - I've seen references to it outside of the X-Men, usually as an illustration of the differences between solo and team superheroics. The article has a couple of big list sections that are triviaish, but the main portions are well done. Needs some decent references, though I se eno reason why they should be hard to find. Artw 03:17, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You miss the point. Why is this information whether or not it occurs outside of X-Men, even remotely notable?~Zythe^{Talk to me!} 15:19, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

keep - I came across this article as a reference from 'The Incredibles'. I had never heard of the 'fastball special' phrase before, and found the content interesting, even though I have no specific interest in cartoons. As such, for me this is a perfect example of a general purpose encyclopedic entry; it provided me with context and interesting information on a subject I had no previous knowleldge of. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.46.171.98 (talk) 18:06, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

keep - Just look at size and scope of the article, it's notability is vast. -- AvatarMN 09:20, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 10:39, 8 September 2007 (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.