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The result was delete. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:10, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

List of hidden races in DC Comics[edit]

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Listing this one because of scope issues. What is a "hidden race"? The article provides an ORish definition. It also partially overlaps with List of alien races in DC Comics, and we could consider a merge of these two into a List of fictional species in DC Comics or such (name suggested based on category:DC Comics species), although for both topics, WP:LISTN is an issue. The odds are that one list of DC species might pass LISTN, but we don't need two, particularly when one is using this weird concept of "hidden races". _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:11, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, Comics and animation, and Lists. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:11, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Merge as proposed by Piotrus into a single List of fictional species in DC Comics, unless List of alien races in DC Comics is deleted at AfD as well. The difference is clearly arbitrary, as the article does not clearly define the scope of the list other than being located on Earth, and some of the species listed here are of alien origin. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 09:22, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - The entire actual concept of this list, as well as the selection of items that makes up the grouping, appears to be WP:OR. I was considering the nom's suggestion of a merge, but actually looking through the items, I don't think there's really much here that would actually be appropriate for merging. The majority of the entries here are utterly non-notable, often only appearing in a single story. And many more are not even actual "races" (i.e. dinosaurs, vampires, etc.). There are only a very small handful of entries here that would actually be valid to be included in a general "List of fictional species" list, and the sourcing is so poor in general that I would not even recommending merging those entries anywhere. I have no problem with the creation of a general "Fictional DC species list" for notable entries as suggested, but I don't think this list would need to be kept for that, considering its poor state. Rorshacma (talk) 18:03, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete what the heck IS a “hidden race”? Who came up with the nonsense definition provided? What’s wrong with “species”? Dronebogus (talk) 12:39, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Rorshacma as WP:OR. There isn't coverage that established this as a topic. I might possibly support a merged list if someone can find a scope that is verified in third-party sources and is also reasonably focused. Shooterwalker (talk) 21:21, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete due to a lack of sources. Doesn't meet WP:LISTN. CPORfan (talk) 14:36, 2 December 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.