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The result was merge to List of The Sopranos characters.  Sandstein  06:16, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Phil Leotardo[edit]

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At the risk of getting wacked, the number of articles devoted to the show The Sopranos has become an issue. I nominate unsourced “Phil Leotardo” [1], a character on the show, for deletion or merger into one of the many, many other articles with repetitive information about the show. He is a representative of a longer list of secondary characters from the show (not the actors) receiving separate article treatment that includes: Carlo Gervasi [2] Little Paulie Germani [3] Benny Fazio [4] Butch DeConcini [5] Rosalie Aprile [6] Little Carmine [7] Vito Spatafore [8] Patsy Parisi [9] Johnny Sack [10] Charmaine Bucco [11] Eugene Pontecorvo [12] Ralph Cifaretto [13] Bobby Baccalieri [14] Artie Bucco [15] Furio Giunta [16]

The Sopranos article itself is long and detailed. [17] Separate articles are devoted to single episodes of the show. [18] More articles connected to the series include “list of The Sopranos episodes” [19], a synopsis of every episode over 7 years; “Sopranos timeline” [20]; and “Soprano crime family.” [21] There is one “List of Sopranos characters”[22] and a separate article for “List of characters from The Sopranos in the Soprano crime family”[23]. There is a separate “List of Characters from the Sopranos – friends and family”[24] and another separate article for “List of characters from The Sopranos in the Lupertazzi crime family”[25]. The credited 25 primary actors each have separate articles in addition to each’s character receiving a separate article. Each supporting character within the show has a separate article. Many of these articles mirror what is available at HBO.com. WP:Not Other aspects of the show receiving separate article treatment include “FBI on The Sopranos” [26] and “Soprano Family Tree”[27].

Wikipedia is beginning to look more like the book, The Sopranos Encyclopedia. [28] Eudemis (talk) 19:28, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merging is possible but see WP:Delete"Merging Articles that are short and unlikely to be expanded could be merged into larger articles or lists." These bios aren't short articles even if unsourced. Also regarding bundling the articles WP:AfD "If any of the articles you are considering for bundling could stand on its own merits, then it should be nominated separately. Or to put it more succinctly, if you are unsure of whether to bundle an article or not, do not." Eudemis (talk) 21:57, 14 May 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.