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The result was redirect to Paranormal Activity (film series). Seems like it's either that or merge, but apparently a bit more discussion is needed for what has to be merged over. I'll leave that for interested editors and the talk page. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:46, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Paranormal Activity timeline

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I'm not entirely sure we need a page specifically for the "timeline" of the Paranormal Activity series. On the main series article the description of the films starts out with "Set in YYYY...", which is quite sufficient for placing everything in the in-world timeline. Other than grammar or style tweaks, I cannot see this page being expanded much over what is currently there, which means that it's largely redundant to what's already been written. Primefac (talk) 15:24, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 15:27, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Paranormal-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 15:45, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Paranormal Activity (film series) since a stand-alone article is unnecessary. Searching about timelines related to these movies, there seems to be third-party source precedent, but anything combining these sources can be done at the film series article itself. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 15:49, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Paranormal Activity (film series). This timeline is a combination of in-universe cruft and significant overlap of Paranormal Activity (film series). --Animalparty! (talk) 16:23, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:24, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Merge per the above, but noting that a timeline presentation format isn't explicit in the target, so it wouldn't hurt to include one. Jclemens (talk) 01:07, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - I see no reason to keep the redirect, it is currently orphan anyway. Note: the other redirect Paranormal activity timeline would also become unnecessary. —Paleo Neonate – 01:52, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:RGUIDE and WP:CHEAP. the purpose of redirects is to help people find target articles faster. If a redirect can plausibly be of use, and is not harmful or illogical, it's generally kept. --Animalparty! (talk) 02:43, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if it's still the case, but once upon a time it was observed that a redirect takes less server load than deletion does. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:54, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

My argument was not about load, but the implausibility of someone typing "Paranormal Activity timeline" in the search instead of simply "Paranormal Activity" or "Paranormal Activity series"; but it's only an impression. —Paleo Neonate – 04:22, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with article on Paranormal Activity (film series). Vorbee (talk) 09:13, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Merge (and therefore redirect) to Paranormal Activity (film series) as explained above. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:54, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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