Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Blair Witch characters

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The result was delete‎. Star Mississippi 02:56, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of Blair Witch characters

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Does not meet WP:NLIST. All sources are primary and based on the books. Couldn't find anything on a search that discussed the characters as a group. Conyo14 (talk) 04:29, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Film, and Lists. Skynxnex (talk) 05:39, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: a perfectly standard WP: SPLITLIST of characters. -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 09:28, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Even a WP:SPLITLIST article is required to meet WP:NLIST. Conyo14 (talk) 14:52, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete According to Blair_Witch#Main_cast_and_characters, 3-5 actors/characters appeared in more than one film, which to me is not significant enough for a spin-out character list. Not opposed to a due-weight section in the franchise article though. – sgeureka ^t•c 15:30, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - While a character list being split out from a franchise can be a valid split, it would appear that this one is mostly comprised of a bunch of minor and/or background characters, many of which were only mentioned or appeared in the book series. The article on the book series, The Blair Witch Files, already has a section on the main characters, and as sgeureka said, the number of actually non-minor/background characters that actually made appearances or had relevance in more than one of the films is so small that a separate character list is really not necessary. Rorshacma (talk) 15:43, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete splitting an unsourced section into an article isn't immunity from Wikipedia policies. The article fails WP:NLIST. Jontesta (talk) 18:55, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I am generally not opposed to a page devoted to a list of characters visible in a franchise, but as Rorshacma stated, this is a list primarily made up of minor and background characters. To really justify a page it would need to be something more like the lists of characters for the MCU or Sailor Moon. I'm aware those are better maintained and sourced than others, but you get the point. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 19:01, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Rorshacma. WP:AVOIDSPLIT is relevant here and there isn't enough well-sourced information to support an article. Shooterwalker (talk) 18:24, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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