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 delete.-Wafulz 15:16, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Psyco Gundam (line of mobile suits)

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This is quite possibly the worst of a largely low-quality group of articles. If you're not already familiar with Gundam, this is an incomplete list article for obscure models of "mobile suit," or mecha, from the long-running Mobile Suit Gundam series. This list, abandoned since April, is a dumping ground for unencyclopedic statistics about these fictional mecha, with no reference to the real world after the first sentence of the article.

This article is unreferenced, makes no reference to the real world, and its subject has no potential to be the subject of commentary in reliable sources. It is not useful as a merge target, nor would it be useful to merge into another article. It was prodded, but unprodded by Jtrainor (talk · contribs) without explanation. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 12:24, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I will note this was a contested prod, but I'm changing my mind-- this really does need a complete re-write, though the subject itself is definitely noteable. Jtrainor 12:39, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I'll rewrite it when I have time. MalikCarr 21:05, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete No sources for real world context means it doesn't get an article. Jay32183 00:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I hate to use a WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, but I should point out there are hundreds of articles on fictional weapons that can not and will not have any real-world context. See, for example, lightsaber. Snarfies 14:38, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, many of those articles should similarly be merged or deleted. Now, as for your example, Lightsaber#Lightsaber effects in the films begs to differ. Lightsaber isn't a very good article, but it certainly has room for improvement. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 23:36, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I counter with http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN926800, http://www.amazon.com/Gundam-HGUC-MRX-009-Psycho-Scale/dp/B00030EUXA, if props and models count as "real-world context." Snarfies 13:01, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It's not having props and models, it's having commentary on props and models. All those sources show is that the models exist. Jay32183 20:25, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oh. Well, if somebody added a few lines on the model kits, will that settle the issue, then? Snarfies 21:41, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No. Have you actually read WP:WAF or WP:FICT? Jay32183 22:32, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 02:32, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete without prejudice against recreation in intelligible form. Haukur 15:34, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note I have to say that an article on Psyco Gundam is as "useless" as another droid on Star Wars. That being said, I will not disagree that the article can really be polished.

Merge In general, we don't need an article on every single mobile suit in the Gundam franchise. However, it would be much better to merge this and other mobile suits like it into a list with brief descriptions of the suit and its rule in the franchise. --Farix (Talk) 16:29, 2 July 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.