Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr Bellows

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 (non-admin). Gary King (talk) 20:04, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dr Bellows

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Prod removed without explanation. Non-notable character from I Dream of Jeannie. Article is just a synopsis of the character with no secondary source coverage. Fails WP:FICTION. Redfarmer (talk) 19:48, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

• Redirect to Hayden Rorke, whose portrayal of the character was a wonderful part of the TV series. If there was any useful content here, then I would say merge, but this is written by someone who thinks that NASA is "Nassa, in a mythical town called Cape Kennedy". Mandsford (talk) 01:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
• Redirect to Hayden Rorke. I've added a one-sentence description of his function on the show. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:04, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
• Keep, cleanup and redirect to Dr. Alfred Bellows. Major character in a major television show. I'm stupefied that there are red links at "Roger Healey" and "Anthony Nelson" as well! --PMDrive1061 (talk) 18:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
• Redirect to the TV show's article; be prepared to do same for Majors Healey and Nelson as well. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:55, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

NOTICE - it should be noted that while this discussion is going on, the original author has created two more identical articles, Dr. Alfred Bellows and Dr Alfred Bellows (both of which I have turned into redirects. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:17, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

• I have removed the FICTWARN template from this AFD as the ARBCOM injunction specifically says "any currently existing article" and this article was created a day after the injunction was passed. If anyone feels this is incorrect feel free to re add it to the article. Davewild (talk) 17:56, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

• I interpreted the term "current" to apply to "at the time of the editor's action", not to mean "at the time of the injunction being proposed (or approved)". Like if I said "To avoid being burned, you can place your hand over an extinguished candle, but as a rule you should not place your hand over any candle that is currently lit." I would mean "current" at the time you place your hand there, not at the time I make the statement. The injunction is clearly attempting to stop the deletion of television series fictional character and episode articles until some guideline is in place to govern the conduct of editors in such matters. So I am certain the template belongs here. I will add it back as you suggested, but I will not "wheel war" if somebody else disagrees with me and removes it again. JERRY ^talk _contribs 19:41, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, (Per temporary injunction) Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 21:33, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

• Weak keep I previously suggested a redirect to Hayden Roarke... the article's creator has made corrections, perhaps overcompensating a bit, but is working on making the article a keeper. As PMDrive correctly states, this was not a "non-notable character"; he pretty well was on every episode, wasn't he? He was perhaps TV's most famous psychiatrist (Bob Newhart's Dr. Hartley was a psychologist), and part of the joke was that he sometimes doubted his own sanity. Sources can probably be found for the Larry King interview of Hagman, Eden and Daily in which they agreed that Roarke was the other part of the team who made the show work. Suggestions to author: (a) look for some more commentary about Roarke as Bellows (as in Google books); (b) no need to explain that NASA and Cocoa Beach, Florida, are real rather than fictional; (c) please, no articles about General Peterson or other minor characters. Mandsford (talk) 03:40, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
• Keep and cleanup. Notable character from a notable sitcom. Likely Hayden Rorke's most notable role. The article can't be deleted while the injunction is in effect. --Pixelface (talk) 20:21, 16 February 2008 (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.