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The result was merge to Warhammer 40,000#The Imperium of Man. Star Mississippi 03:58, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)[edit]

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Following up on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/T'au Empire and others (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eldar (Warhammer 40,000), Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Necron (Warhammer 40,000)), we have exactly the same problem here: This is a lengthy plot summary with some comments about related miniature and video games, but the topic sadly seems to fail WP:GNG. The few references cited (note the article is mostly unreferenced, with much WP:OR to be concerned about) are not independent and come entirely from game material (rulebooks, novels, video games, etc.). BEFORE shows any how-to-play (or paint, or mod) guides for this faction, but nothing that suggests the faction is notable outside of the game (I found one academic article that in passing criticizes the faction for being male-dominated: [1], I don't think this treatment meets WP:SIGCOV). The best WP:ATD I can suggest would be merging some referenced content to Warhammer_40,000#The_Imperium_of_Man (a section that appears unreferenced), since I guess referencing stuff to PRIMARY sources is still better than not referencing it at all... PS. I double-checked sources provided in the AfD discussion from 2017 and none appear to meet WP:SIGCOV. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:11, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, Games, and Military. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:11, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge to Warhammer 40,000#The Imperium of Man unless more sourcing is found. BOZ (talk) 12:02, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge due to inadequate sourcing. Do not see how this meets WP:SIGCOV, but there is a clear WP:ATD here. Shooterwalker (talk) 18:48, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge to Warhammer 40,000#The Imperium of Man. I could possibly see this one having more coverage than T'au, but it's not there, not to a level that would warrant a standalone article. Once you take out all the cruft I'm not sure that there's much to merge outside of maybe just the lede, but it's a good ATD. (Cadia stands) - Aoidh (talk) 10:30, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge to Warhammer 40,0000, as was done with Aeldari and Tau Empire. 53zodiac
• Redirect to Warhammer 40,000#The Imperium of Man: While the Imperial Guard probably has more coverage than some of the other factions, there are few citeable discussions of the faction in itself. Honestly, its article is little more than uncited fancruft. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 12:35, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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