Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Larry the Lobster (SpongeBob SquarePants)

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 merge to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 01:19, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Larry the Lobster (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Larry the Lobster (SpongeBob SquarePants) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Minor fictional TV character, only appeared in a few epidsodes. Article has no references and offers only a plot summary of the character: WP:NOT says: Wikipedia articles on works of fiction should contain real-world context and sourced analysis, offering detail on a work's achievements, impact or historical significance, not solely a summary of that work's plot. 650l2520 06:50, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

• Recommend merge several minor Spongebob characters into a (not yet existent) list. ColourBurst 07:44, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
• Merge to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters. I noticed that main characters have their own articles, while all the rest are combined here. If this guy only appeared in a couple of episodes, I'm guessing he's not really a "main character". Quack 688 12:34, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect per Quack 688 - violates WP:NOT. Ultra-Loser ^{[ T ] [ C ]} 15:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
• Merge per Quack. Edison 15:29, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters, as suggested by User:Quack 688, and per WP:FICT.-- danntm ^T _C 23:56, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
• Merge to List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters; only minor character in the series. SkierRMH 05:55, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep I don't see the reason for merging into another article and making it all that much more longer. Plus you'll probably lose that grovey table on the right side with his picture. Wiki has room for this. --CyclePat 06:06, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

• Yes, but according to WP:FICT,

Minor characters (and places, concepts, etc.) in a work of fiction should be merged with short descriptions into a "List of characters."

A major character could keep its own article, but based on this article's content, I don't see how this guy qualifies as a major character. Quack 688 06:36, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

• Keep Larry has appeared in 15 episodes, the Movie, and many videogames. if not kept, Merge as above. --AMK152 (Talk • Contributions) 02:18, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per above ''[[User:Kitia|Kitia]] 18:32, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
• Comment - to be perfectly honest, I've got no idea if this guy's a main character or not. Actually, List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters only has fourteen "main" characters with their own spin-off articles - given the size of the show, I'm content with that number, and don't think it needs to be reduced. I'd also be happy to keep this article, or recreate it in the future, if he really has appeared in 15 episodes and a movie. But the article needs to include this information, and say exactly why he's a significant character within the series. Quack 688 00:46, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Only SpongeBob SquarePants, Squidward Tentacles, and Patrick Star are main characters. There a few recurring characters but appearing in 15 episodes (with no references to establish real-world notibility) definately puts him as a minor character. The merge option is fine. 650l2520 01:33, 15 January 2007 (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.