Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Big Fight 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 merge and redirect. No deletion here; you may merge at your leisure. Mackensen (talk) 14:58, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Big Fight Special

Unsourced POV entry on episode of a shortlived BBC comedy show. I'm not sure if this should be deleted or reworked and merged into KYTV, but it can't stay on its own. No vote. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:24, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

• Redirect KYTV. I don't think there's very much material that's suitable for merging. (Same goes for KYTellyThon and Fly on the Walls.) Demiurge 10:40, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
• There are 18 episodes of this show, and the pilot episode. If this page is merged into KYTV then it would follow that all the other episodes would be documented in the same way, and putting the whole lot on one page is going to create a very long entry for KYTV. I wrote a lot of information for the other two pages and was planning to do the rest of the pages for Series 1 and 2 when I have time (Series 3 to follow later). I think the KYTV pages would be a lot more useful and interesting if they continue in the existing format, or something similar. JamminBen 12:11, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, Whispering 18:17, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Merge into KYTV, if necessary. There is no need for separate articles on every epsiode of a TV programme and merging will not create an unnecessarily large article. Emeraude 21:45, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

• I am still not in favour of a merge into KYTV. Given the current amount of info on the episode pages I think that merging WILL create an unnecessarily large article. It might be better to create a "list of KYTV episodes" page with descriptions for each. This would be more consistent with other TV shows. JamminBen 14:09, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, "no need for seperate articles". This is a free encyclopaedia where-by people share all knowledge that they have on just about everything known. The KYTV page has links on every episode, most red. Each show had its own set-up, its own guests, its own unique features and many people may be interested to know about elements of them without actually knowing where to start. It is down to those with some knowledge (eg. JamminBen) to reveal what it is we know. In time, infoboxes can be placed with all kinds of special features giving it a more sophisticated look. See the Only Fools & Horses individual episode style. They have entries for most of their episodes and the information from a single show in OFAH is just as relevant and suitable as that for KYTV; the point is that many articles accross Wikipedia are far shorter with much lacking information and they seem to survive with no interruption. Another thing, if it is decided to merge, will that same person remove all the links on the KYTV page? If not, will it simply not not invite other editors who stumble accross it later to start again? Take a look at any world city, any well-known event, any large Wikipedia page and go back to its first edit; see how sometimes it took months and months before it expanded, see how many are still thriving now, with dozens of editors, disputed issues on Talk etc. Without the chance, such phenomena cannot come about and it is otherwise pointless even having a free encyclopaedia. Evlekis 08:59, 3 December 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.