Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Al Calavicci

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 Quantum Leap characters. Clear consensus against a standalone article, no objections discussed to the argument to redirect. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:46, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Al Calavicci

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2600 words on entirely in-universe information, with no assertion the subject meets the GNG (and not a single reference, to boot.) Coverage of the character is glancing and incidental on a look for sources, with the best stuff I could find being side relevance to recaps and the like, or single mentions of the characters loud fashion choices, which does not a standalone article make. There's already a List of Quantum Leap characters article where a short summary would satisfy the relevance of this character. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 16:03, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, this character is central to the television series and one of two from it to have a well-deserved stand-alone article. I would think the actor's obit, at a minimum, would mention this iconic role. His television legacy now extends to the current series. As a side-note, Ziggy predates the popularity of the internet and Wikipedia itself which it foreshadows. Randy Kryn (talk) 16:47, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- The actor's obituary mention it, but nothing substantial to meet WP:GNG. They're arguments for the notability of the actor, not the role. As for predating the popularity of the internet, that doesn't really factor in here: I looked on Ebsco and ProQuest and the coverage of the character is incidental in contemporary reviews of the show, as well. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 17:53, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, and Television. Skynxnex (talk) 16:51, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
No real objection to merging to the list of Quantum Leap characters if this is NN, but did you look at the Google Scholar hits? Several of them appear to be worth checking out. Jclemens (talk) 01:00, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect' or delete There is no argument that can keep unsourced article on mainspace, that has been here for years. Fails WP:SIGCOV. Redirect it to the appropriate place. scope_creep^Talk
Delete Unsourced fancruft, no evidence this has any SIGCOV from RS addressing the subject directly and indepth. No objection to redirect to List of Quantum Leap characters. // Timothy :: talk 07:45, 7 March 2023 (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.