Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bubbles (Trailer Park Boys)

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The result was keep. Tone 17:34, 26 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bubbles (Trailer Park Boys)

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No real world notability. Fails WP:GNG. Should be a redirect to show, but some editors insist on recreating it. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:39, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:39, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:39, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 15:11, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nova Scotia-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 17:47, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The fact that Bubbles likes to steal shopping carts might find its way into the Shopping cart article. And his rather thick glasses might be mentioned in Eye disease or Glasses. In short, lots of real world notability. See also archetype. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 17:47, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Major character of a major show. (EDIT: Keep per User:Nfitz) – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 18:49, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, as at several other recent AfD's, neither of the above is a valid reason to keep. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 21:03, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

While "Major character of a major show" isn't itself a valid argument, one does find one's jaw dropping when seeing an article such a nationally well-known iconic character on such a big show listed, given what exists for much less well-known TV shows. It does make one wonder how much research was done looking for further sources before nominating. Where did you search and what did you find? Full disclosure, I haven't looked yet. Nfitz (talk) 00:15, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I'd hoped this was a May 24 joke, but it seems not. This seems to be a WP:BEFORE fail. I'm finding no end of significant coverage of the character "Bubbles" in the national media - particularly from the early 2000s when the show was at it's peak. I've added a few references from major publications to the article - though the media coverage seems endless to me. I can't fathom nominating such a major popular culture icon for deletion! Even if the character didn't meet GNG (and it easily does), it should redirect to Mike Smith (actor). Nfitz (talk) 01:45, 22 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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