Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pearl Slaghoople

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 to keep the article. Spebi 06:40, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pearl Slaghoople

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Non-notable minor character from the TV show The Flintstones (apparently Wilma's mother). Doesn't have the potential to grow beyond a stub, entirely OR, and only two article links. A CSD request (18 Nov) was removed.

• Weak Keep Oddly enough, she was not notable at all in the cartoon series, and did not rise to vitamin status -- but she has been prominent enough a character in the live action films to have been portrayed by both Elizabeth Taylor (in a rare film appearance) and by Joan Collins (ditto), each of whom gave their own "interpretation" of Fred's mother-in-law. Why Liz and Joan came out of retirement for a Flintstones film is one of life's little mysteries. Mandsford (talk) 15:36, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
• Weak keep per Mandsford or merge to a list of [minor] characters from the series.--h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 23:00, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
• Comment - I'm still not seeing the notability. Are we saying that if a prominent actor takes the role of a character, that character is automatically notable? That's the only line of reasoning I'm seeing here and I don't agree with it. Equazcion •✗/C • 23:06, 12/25/2007
• People will certainly disagree, and I've called it a weak keep, although I see the potential. The circumstances of this particular role are unusual, as explained. The Flintstones are well-known. Liz Taylor and Joan Collins are well-known. "Fred's mother-in-law" (I didn't know her "real" name) certainly was not a minor character in the film. Hence, this is more memorable than Lucille Ball's character in Stone Pillow, or James Cagney as "Terrible Joe Moran", or Bette Davis in "A Piano For Mrs. Cimino". Certainly, I wouldn't merge this to Liz Taylor's article (yikes). It's a judgment call, and other people will weigh in on this. Mandsford (talk) 02:35, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional characters-related deletion discussions. -- -- pb30<talk> 06:48, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

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