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 Keep (closed by non-admin) per consensus, the nominator might like to consider adding the appropriate merge tags to the articles concerned. RMHED 00:13, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Big O (mecha) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

Merge Back and Delete Pointless article to have, merge back into Megadeus. -The Big X 21:13, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletions.--Nohansen 22:23, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Question Why did you create a deletion discussion for something you don't want deleted? This is what the ((mergeto)) tag is for. Leebo ^T/C 22:24, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I want it deleted after merged back into Megadeus. -The Big X 22:26, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merging always leaves behind either a redirect or nothing. If you decide the title Big O (mecha) is an unsuitable redirect after the merger, then it would be deleted for that reason. I'm telling you this is not the place to request a merge. Leebo ^T/C 22:29, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does it leave a redirect if it is just being merged back into the article it came from? This is not really a merge discussion, the article was taken out of Megadeus, and I say put it back and delete it. -The Big X 19:33, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, if I recall correctly, it would violate the GDFL to merge and delete. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 04:18, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean GDFL? -The Big X 19:33, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely. :) Hence, the requirement set out at WP:MERGE that the emptied page be labeled "#REDIRECT [[PAGENAME]] ((R from merge))" and that the title of the destination article be noted in the edit summary. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 19:00, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep seems to be the main "mech" in an anime series about "mechs" Doc Strange 07:34, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep AfD is not the venue for merger discussions. I've been seeing a lot of these merger type AfDs recently. Perhaps this "merger argument" should be added to WP:ATA. --Farix (Talk) 11:53, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Also, given the length of the article and the Megadeus article, that the article is well sourced, contains an out-of-universe perspective, and includes a smidgen of real world information about the mecha presence in another franchise, it should be find as a stand alone article. --Farix (Talk) 12:01, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep and consider merge proposal per Help:Merging and moving pages. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 19:00, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep on procedural grounds and open a merge discussion on the page itself. An AfD is not a cleanup proposal venue. —Quasirandom 22:34, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep Not even the nom wants to delete it. Toohool 04:32, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Someguy0830 is right, merging and deleting would violate the terms of the GFDL, which states that all contributions have to be attributed to the user who provided them. Merging and deleting would result in the appareace of said contributions coming from the user who makes the merge rather than the original contributors. Leebo ^T/C 19:51, 14 November 2007 (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.