Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paladin class starship

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The result of the debate was DELETE. Golbez 01:10, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Paladin class starship

It's a stub; it's a Trek-stub; it's a Trek-stub to a supposed class of ships I've never heard of, and which the article does no more than name. It's been around over a year and neither the original author nor anyone else has said why these ships are notable, or given one example of one, or of an episode in which they're played a part. VfD for minimal relevance. 62.25.106.209 10:23, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Delete only Google hits seem to be WP mirrors. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 12:10, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as non-canon unless someone can provide episode/film citation for its use. Question, however: are anonymous users allowed to post VFDs? 23skidoo 12:25, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Why not? They're members of the community. --Xcali 15:05, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    • No biggie. I just thought there was a rule that only registered users can VFD. 23skidoo 17:42, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete: Only registered users can vote, but, oddly enough, anyone can nominate. IP nominators cannot have their nominations counted as a vote, though. As for the article, it's a stub and fiction. Geogre 18:47, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • I still don't see this rule in the official policy. It only says that anonymous votes may be ignored at the administrator's discretion. 132.205.94.190 20:14, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Not canon. But anonymous users can also vote. From the VFD main page "Anonymous and new users are welcome to contribute to the discussion, but their votes may be discounted, especially if they seem to be made in bad faith.". Note the "may be discounted". If the closer is convinced that an anonymous vote was made in good faith, it may be counted just like any other. Sjakkalle (Check!) 06:34, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Canon, schmanon, this is Wikipedia, not an official Paramount website. This article sure could use some expansion. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 15:01, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Non-canon cruft. Quale 23:34, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete Fancruft Proto 14:21, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. I don't think something necessarily has to be canon to deserve an article of its own, but it does need to be notable. I don't think this qualifies. -- Captain Disdain 23:18, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Appears to be fan-fiction. http://www.trekmania.net/art/paladin_class.htm says "Paladin Class is a vessel of my own invention...." Fictional fiction stubs? Nah. Gary 00:32, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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