Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of unseen characters

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. Luna Santin 21:31, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of unseen characters

Unmaintainable (and, theoretically, near-infinite) list of unseen fictional characters. —tregoweth (talk) 21:40, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. 23skidoo 22:50, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep It could use a clean-up but is easily maintainable and quite useful. Though the list is exhaustive, the list of unseen characters is indeed finite and quite manageable. If we get rid of this list, we would have to get rid of many others and I have difficulty finding a solid reason why this particular list deserves deletion more than any other.--D'Iberville 02:20, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep in theory any updatable list is infinite, however, this list can be properly managed, if the right criteria are set, and adhered to. Something like "The character's non-appearance must be notable and deliberate" for example, such as Vera from Cheers, Wilson from Home Improvement, or Sara Bellum from the powerpuff girls. Mister.Manticore 04:01, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep This is a fun article. Why shouldn't there be such a list. Sure, it's trivia, but it isn't harmful! User:cherns 24 September 2006
• Comment What is the relationship of this article to Unseen character, which has been prod'd since last month? Should it be included with this one, or should they be merged/redirected? --141.156.232.179 21:09, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Comment As far as I can tell, and I may be wrong, Tregoweth created "Unseen character" to replace this list, eventually paring it down to a brief explanation of the concept. That's fine, and I understand that, but I don't see why the list has to be deleted (there's been edit wars on dumping the list entirely, making it a redirect, thus prompting this nomination). It's far more maintainable even in its present state, in fact, then it was when I was actively inolved in it a year or so ago, when people kept trying to add characters who didn't speak, and far more examples (though a few have crept back in) of masked characters or even Beetle Bailey, because his eyes are unseen. I think criteria would help. One, that it be notable, and another, that there be either a name or clear lable. Speculation that "Doc Hogg's nephews might have been the sons of a third brother who was unseen" don't belong. Nameless, personality-less radio and PA announcers, by definition unseen, should be left out, as should any "adult narrators," older versions of seen protagonists narrating in voice-over (unseen narrators who interact with the characters, ala The Bullwinkle Show, maybe). It is a mess in many ways right now, but with a clear criteria, this could be very manageable. -- Aleal 23:54, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, it's very helpful. Thanos6 18:04, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

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.