Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Whoniverse

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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 was keep. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 23:33, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Whoniverse

Original research based on unreliable sources, used to foist the term to make categories such as Category:Whoniverse characters Tim! 11:44, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete per nom. MER-C 12:01, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Comment. I don't bandy about the term bad faith lightly, but I am concerned that with his declared hostility towards the term, Tim may not be entirely objective about this. That the term Whoniverse is a well-used one is not really in dispute; whether or not it deserves a definition article I leave it to AFD, but the characterisation of the article as solely existing to foist the term is unfair and inaccurate. --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 12:19, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
I don't care whether the article is kept or not, but I'd like to point out the term is in very large usage which is growing rapidly, googling will show you that. Compare with Buffyverse and Wizarding world, there is much room for expansion about the nature of the fictional universe itself. For the sake of the debate, count this as weak keep. ~ZytheTalk to me! 14:23, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. I share the opinion of Zythe regarding the usage of the term, but I am strongly in favour of keeping the article, as it is worthy of further development. Failing that, the redirect to Doctor Who should be restored.
  • Weak keep amd expand Will (Glaciers melting in the dead of night) 16:53, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep A new article, which helps to explain its sparseness, but it gets 19000 Google hits, so it appears to be of interest to fans of Dr. Who. Keep for same reason as comparable Buffyverse. Edison 17:12, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete Angmering 17:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete as a neologism unless reliable sources can be found (note: googlefight is not a reliable source. It doesn't say anything about "Whoniverse", just that it has more hits than whatever it's comparing. Even the Buffyverse article has more references than just googlefight, dubious as they are). ColourBurst 18:28, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per the above keeps. If it fails to be kept, then redirect to Doctor Who. — AnemoneProjectors (talk) 19:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak keep I've certainly been familiar with the term Whoniverse for years and years, although I'm afraid I can't cite references. Daibhid C 20:19, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep As above. I too am familiar with the term, have been since before using the internet more than 10 years ago. Robovski 23:16, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep - fairly well used term among Dr Who fandom, although it borders on dictionary definition Otherwise, redirect to Doctor Who per above --Aim Here 00:55, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep. Widely used term in SF fandom, up there with Buffyverse. 23skidoo 05:09, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, but with massive, massive expansion. --IanIanSymes 12:06, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

With the launch of a spin off and another in the Works, has to be a keep. rob77

  • Keep; widespread term used to describe the Doctor Who fictional universe. I agree that google fight is a poor reference, but I have found a couple of better references ([1] for example). Rename to Doctor Who fictional universe if absolutely necessary. Laïka 14:21, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Blech! "The fictional universe in which Doctor who and its spin-offs are set" or any other ridiculous rename option is a bit long, a bit like renaming Buffverse "The fictional universe in which Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Fray are set". The term exists, and is used more prevalently than any other term. ~ZytheTalk to me! 17:22, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. I think I'll have fun with this article, given the revived show is doing more to create a fictional universe than anything previously. Wiki-newbie 17:00, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, spinoffs make it necessary -- SonicAD (talk) 01:04, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, expand. Maybe add some referances to differances from our own universe. -Jonathan D. Parshall 03:30, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, it's been pretty much universally used in Doctor Who fandom for at least a decade. It's so well used that I never had any doubt about using the term as a name for my own website, which is a reference guide to the whoniverse. If Whoniverse goes, then so should Buffyverse.--Bouncelot 08:38, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep I've been familiar with the term for just under two years now. I suppose we could merge it with Doctor Who as it's quite short, but the Doctor Who article is way too long already. RobbieG 10:28, 30 October 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.