Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Superpower (ability)

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. Michig (talk) 06:39, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Superpower (ability)

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Long unreferenced original research entry about the phrase "superpower". Has been had no improvements made to it since creation. Just an ever growing essay. The talk page is just a few random conversations about more original research. Nice essay here but I'm see no evidence this can or will ever be made encyclopedic. Ridernyc (talk) 20:26, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The discussion on the talk page I've heard a thousand times over on college campuses and at conventions. I'm shocked this article is in as poor of a state as it is in. But there are certainly sources out there and it can be improved. I wouldn't be quick to say this is original research. More like un-cited research because I don't see an original idea in the whole article. Also, hundred of pages link to this page so the page is in high demand. Where did you look for sources? 42of8 (talk) 07:02, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 22:24, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 22:24, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 22:25, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

So you have heard this original research a thousand times, and you have no sources to show it is not original research so once again we have a WP:ILIKEIT. Ridernyc (talk) 17:01, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep with a strong recommendation toward a rewrite. A credible article could be written about this topic. The current article is worthless, but deletion is not cleanup. NinjaRobotPirate (talk)

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) 04:55, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, but it needs some clean-up. It's not that bad. I can certainly see someone looking this up on Wikipedia, and it's notable enough to deserve a page. How do you make a factual topic about something fictional? I'd start with: what it means, its history, and perhaps some particularly famous popular culture references. —Zenexer [talk] 07:31, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and clean up - definitely passes the WP:N threshold. Ansh6 6 6 09:49, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - as said above, passes the WP:N threshold. MisterMorton (talk) 14:40, 20 September 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.