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The result was delete. Courcelles 22:43, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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No sources that would indicate Dune Runner is actually notable. Delete due to lacking notability, third-party sources, and importance. NotARealWord (talk) 22:14, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. When dealing with non-notable character articles, it is always preferable to look for a list or to create one to merge the article into, or merge/redirect them to the main article instead of outright deletion. Only in cases where the character is completely incidental should it be deleted. Since the character does appear to play a significant role in a comic book issue based on RotF, a redirect is in order for this case. —Farix (t | c) 17:38, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - But, Dune Runner wasn't in the movie. Plus, there was that other Dune Runner who's unrelated. I'm pretty sure neither are actually notable. NotARealWord (talk) 20:00, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

He is from the comic book follow to the film. Since there is no article on the comic book, the film is the next best place. A character doesn't need to be notable to have a redirect. Nor does it need to be notable to have an entry on a list. —Farix (t | c) 00:44, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Why "Dune Runner" should not redirect to the film's article:

1. He didn't appear in the film. Redirects should be towards something they would be relevant to. Redirecting "Dune Runner" to the movie would be inappropriate and meaningless.
2. There's also the Mini-Con called Dune Runner, and it doesn't seem like either of them are more notable than the other.

-NotARealWord (talk) 19:32, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - Completely non-notable outside of the TFwiki, where characters this minor should belong. No reliable sources and fails GNG. Skinny87 (talk) 09:38, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:04, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete The proposed redirect would be nonsensical if he doesn't appear in the movie. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 17:38, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete lack of third party sources to WP:verify notability. Shooterwalker (talk) 06:52, 17 September 2010 (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.