Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pikachu Meets the Press

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The result of the debate was MERGE. I am not going to merge it to Pokémon (manga series), since that is about a particular Pokémon manga. See Category:Pokémon-related manga for other particular mangas. dbenbenn | talk 23:17, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pikachu Meets the Press

Are Pokémon-related manga comics inherently noteworthy and encyclopedic? With 245 unique google hits [1], what makes this subject notable and worthy of inclusion? GRider\^talk 00:34, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• Delete, not notable, pokemon fancruft. Megan1967 00:53, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Merge into Pokémon (manga series). Zzyzx11 02:00, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Merge if we have an article on pokemon comics. If not, then keep... published book from notable phenomenon. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 02:14, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete non-notable fancruft. Grue 19:54, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Notable publication by notable author. Gerard Jones is a frequently published author of fiction and comics. Gamaliel 19:57, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. This is actually something of note associated with this phenomenon! - Lucky 6.9 20:53, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, nn pokecruft. ComCat 02:21, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Pokecruft. --Carnildo 05:56, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Doesn't meet any deletion criteria. Xezbeth 06:00, Mar 7, 2005 (UTC)
  • Yes it does, notability is a de facto criterium. See also the discussion on David Gerard's proposal on VfD talk.
    • Where did I mention notability? Xezbeth 16:31, Mar 7, 2005 (UTC)
• Merge, concur with Zzyzx11. Radiant! 13:31, Mar 7, 2005 (UTC)
• Merge somewhere. Please - David Gerard 17:39, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete this Pokecruft. (I am, however, looking forward to Pikachu Meets the Burmese Tiger and a Horrific End) Edeans 20:37, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • LOL! I'll get right on it... - Lucky 6.9 08:01, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Merge, concur with Zzyzx11. --Oarias 23:51, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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