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 redirect to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special). Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:41, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Misfit Elephant[edit]

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Like Dolly for Sue, this article also fails notability guidelines. There are no reliable sources out there, including in a Google search about this topic. OnlyFixingProse (talk) 02:21, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Film, Television, Comics and animation, Christianity, and Canada. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 03:16, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hey OnlyFixingProse, I don't know if you are new to editing, but it seems you are or are kinda unfamiliar. I'm not fully sure about the Misfit Elephant, but Dolly for Sue has several sources and newspaper articles on her from the late 1900s. She was part of a popular mystery for years, appearing on news stories and tv shows as part of discussions. Her coverage was significant in the '80s. Many Rudolph characters from the 1964 film are notable, and although I would not be against a nomination for the elephant, Dolly for Sue is definitely a keep, even a basic google search will get you some good sources (maybe not ScreenRant or anything, but they work). Podcasts too with the voice actress and the discussion can be found on spotify. Im surprised the authors of the article have not added these sources. Hope this helps. 2603:7081:2501:8692:5048:5425:B482:CB21 (talk) 03:21, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Could you provide some of the sources that demonstrate the notability of the subjects on the appropriate pages. If there are sources that demonstrate the notability of Dolly for Sue provide them in that discussion and if there are sources for this article provide them here.

Also, nothing that OnlyFixingProse has done in proposing these deletions seems out of the ordinarily and you just saying WP:THEREMUSTBESOURCES seems to show that you are more unfamiliar with editing than them. Cakelot1 (talk) 11:13, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I found several independent sources for the user. You can view it at the current discussion. —Lord of Fantasy (talk) 20:13, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special), clearly not notable enough for a standalone article. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 16:03, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special), no indication of notability per nom. Cakelot1 (talk) 17:06, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) - There is no significant coverage in reliable sources by searching using any of the three names given to the character in the article. In fact, the term "Misfit Elephant" gives me more coverage on Dumbo than on this character. But, since it appears that "Misfit Elephant" is the official name given to this character on products, a redirect would be reasonable I suppose. Rorshacma (talk) 19:18, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• I suggest that the page be merged with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) instead of a deletion. Furthermore, a redirect is best. —Lord of Fantasy (talk) 19:36, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge and redirect per above, not seeing how the topic meets WP:GNG sufficiently to warrant a stand-alone article. Much of the character development is unreferenced, parts of the 'reception' that are referenced can be salvaged by merge but there is not enough WP:SIGCOV to warrant a stand-alone article. Ping me if better sources are found. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:36, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) per above. 180.194.127.148 (talk) 06:30, 5 March 2022 (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.