Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snuggle bear

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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The result of the debate was nomination withdrawn. Uncle! Uncle! howcheng {chat} 23:55, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Snuggle bear

Article about an advertising icon. Well-known in the US, but I don't really think it's particularly encyclopedic. (Kool-Aid Man is a different story, though.) howcheng {chat} 00:45, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

  • Comment: Snuggle bear creeps me out. Not a vote. User:Zoe|(talk) 00:48, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete There's nowhere to merge this, so get rid of it (and the picture, too). Alr 00:51, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Despite the name, the article is and stands to continue being largely about the brand, not the bear. For better or worse we seem to have quite a lot of individual articles for individual Unilever brands (such as Persil, Dove (brand), and Surf (detergent)). Personally I'd have a unified Unilever brands article, but in its absence rename this article to Snuggle (brand), link from Unilever, and place a dab at Snuggle. Like Zoe I'm creeped-out by Snuggles, but I can't vote delete in case he comes to my house and gives me a super special hug. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 01:00, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep and Cleanup: We have articles about the Energizer Bunny so why can't we have one about this advertising icon?- Deathawk 01:14, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Both the brand and the advertising icon are notable.--Samuel J. Howard 02:24, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
I've added more info to the article.--Samuel J. Howard 03:23, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • keep. That's ridiculous to say it's not notable. Poppin Fresh, Mr. Peanut, all of those including snuggle bear are very much worth having here.--TaeKwonTimmy 05:27, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
    • Note that I never said this was not notable, just not encyclopedic. Does the Snuggle bear have any real cultural significance? Has it influenced other brand mascots? The Energizer Bunny caused Duracell to make parody commercials, the Kool-Aid Man has a star on the Walk of Fame (OK, I can't verify this but I totally remember seeing it in the news), and the Pillsbury Doughboy inspired the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. The Snuggle bear has done nothing but hawk fabric softener and thus, to me, is unencyclopedic. howcheng {chat} 07:44, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, this mascot is noteworthy. Smerdis of Tlön 06:02, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Creepy but notable. Jamyskis Whisper, Contribs 08:12, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

There's still no guidlines that say it has to have had some sort of major, groundbreaking impact and cure world hunger. It's a well known mascot. I'm gonna have to call foul on this one and say afd was a bad call. Sorry. --TaeKwonTimmy 08:22, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

  • Keep -- 1)cute; 2)named mascot which others may wish to look up. --SockpuppetSamuelson 08:36, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep but please expand, if possible. Someone might want the information. Logophile 09:58, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge and redirect to Unilever. Just zis  Guy, you know? [T]/[C] AfD? 11:55, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, mascots from international commercials. - Mgm|(talk) 12:54, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, but edit to be more about the brand, and then move to Snuggle (brand) or Snuggle (fabric softener). -- Karada 13:24, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep precident is set by Pillsbury Doughboy and others. Was parodied on Futurama, if that's required for notability. -- MisterHand 15:38, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per precident. Besides, back in the 80's, when I was 4, I had a Snuggle Bear. And a Snuggle Bear backpack. What? I was a fan! --Thephotoman 15:53, 4 January 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.