Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rorschach (Reggie Long)

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 merge‎ to List of Doomsday Clock characters. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:00, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rorschach (Reggie Long)[edit]

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This version of the character is not independently notable. Some trade sourcing came out while the publication was ongoing (Polygon, CBR, IGN, a post-2013 WP:NEWSWEEK article), but no coverage in the five years since. Other citations are primary, like directly from the source material. If the article is not deleted, it should be merged and redirected into Rorschach (character). – Muboshgu (talk) 19:58, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If not kept, then merge into List of Doomsday Clock characters not the Rorschach (character) article, that article does not need this stuff, it's about a specific character.★Trekker (talk) 20:30, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Notability isn't temporary. If it was notable in 2013, it's always notable. The Polygon sources and IGn Latin America are fine, the rest are good. Oaktree b (talk) 21:29, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't see this as having ever having been notable. And the graphic novel came out in 2017, not 2013. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:49, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 23:11, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Polygon is just an extended plot summary. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:05, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment not voting yet but I felt it good to note that this article has been proposed for merging with Rorschach (character) since May of this year. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 23:20, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 23:50, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge since the article does not estabilish notability for this version of the character. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:04, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to List of Doomsday Clock characters - I have to agree with the nomination that the sources on this character were largely the result of comic/pop media sites reporting on/reviewing The Doomsday Clock as it was being released. There really is not much that I can find that was written after this period that goes into any analysis of the character specifically. In fact, the only articles I'm finding that mention this version of the character since The Doomsday Clock finished are largely just statements about how this version of the character was not used for later Watchmen media, such as the TV series or later comics. This leads me to agree that the only notability this version of the character had was simply the notability of The Doomsday Clock itself, and he does not pass the WP:GNG on his own merits. I also agree with StarTrekker that, as the characters only significant appearance was in The Doomsday Clock, the character list for that series is more appropriate of a target for a merger, rather than the Rorschach (character) article. Rorshacma (talk) 18:00, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to character list, per Rorshacma. I wouldn't object to a mention at the related Rorschach (character). This doesn't have WP:SIGCOV for a separate article, but can be covered within another article (or two). Shooterwalker (talk) 03:38, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with List of Doomsday Clock characters and mention him in Rorschach (character). Not independently notable but I see no reason not to mention him there.
Industrial Insect (talk) 17:25, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Just as an FYI for the above two comments, the character is already mentioned at Rorschach (character) in the "Events of Doomsday Clock" section, so that looks to be taken care of already. Rorshacma (talk) 19:33, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge into either List of Doomsday Clock characters or Rorschach in the spirit of WP:PRESERVE. If I recall correctly, @Muboshgu: previously started a discussion about this merge on Rorschach's page. --Rtkat3 (talk) 01:47, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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.