Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zig Zag (character)

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 Delete. Wow... it is fairly depressing that an article lacking reliable sources achieved good article status. Keep commenters argument "but, it's a good article!" is entirely unconvincing, given the quality of those references. Using the proper, nifty citation tags for an author's webpage on his own creation does not render that source reliable. As the keep commenters offer nothing substantive in their commentary, no evidence rebuts the prima facie case that these sources are highly dubious. Xoloz 14:20, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Zig Zag (character)

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Furcruft, not-individually-notable fetish character from a webcomic. The webcomic itself was kept but that is not an excuse to write an article about each individual character. - ∅ (∅), 12:33, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Keep: This character is very notable within the furry fandom, and is one of the most popular (see the referenced Furtean Times survey). ISD 13:03, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Within the furry fandom, yes, I'm a fur myself, and a skunk to boot, so God knows I have heard enough of Zig Zag to last me a lifetime. Lots of things are notable within the furry fandom but not outside it. I assert that Zig Zag is one of those things. - ∅ (∅), 13:29, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, I believe that she is notable. After all, she appears in not just one, but several webcomics. Zig Zag can be considered to be something of an icon of the furry fandom. And if this article is good enough to be a good article, I think it is good enough to stay on Wikipedia. ISD 16:57, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

• Strong keep, This article is clearly of a notable subject, given that it's been rated as good article. I cannot possibly fathom a GA candidate ever being deleted. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?)} 17:52, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
• Delete, no reputable sources let alone any suggesting notability. Wow, if a weasely-worded criticism section with a single source of "Weird_guy_in_the_corner" is part of a "good article," then I guess I need to start nominating some of mine. --Dragonfiend 07:41, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
• Delete, per Dragonfiend. Can't quite figure out how this became a good article, myself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lychosis (talk • contribs) 20:38, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
• Comment - Just a minor correction: the character was created by an individual going by the pseudonym "Max Blackrabbit." She was popularized in Sabrina Online, but did not originate there. As others have pointed out, she's very notable within the Furry fandom, but I doubt there's any notability outside of that. -- 68.156.149.62 02:16, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

• Response - I've corrected the article as you asked. ISD 07:32, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per nom and Dragonfiend. I don't see how this is a GA to begin with. - Eulerskunk 15:51, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
• Comment I don't have a particularly strong opinion about this, but it seems like it would be better to merge the article's contents into another related article rather than delete it. GreenReaper 20:05, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • I don't think Wikipedia needs this content... this is a bad article about a non-notable character, and should never have been promoted to GA status in the first place. - ∅ (∅), 04:26, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional characters-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 02:23, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Regardless of the outcome of this AfD, this article should be removed from GA status, as it clearly fails it. That aside, this would seem to be very non-notable. -- Ned Scott 03:47, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
• Comment - I'll tell you one thing; boy is that skunk hot! ;) (This is meant as a joke, I'm not really attracted to small furry animals... Really I'm not. I swear I never touched the racoon, she's a liar!) ;) Spawn Man 07:48, 7 September 2007 (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.