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. Contrary to one comment, we do delete articles related to major works when the specific subject of the article is not itself notable according to our guidelines. RL0919 (talk) 04:14, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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I cannot find any indication that the Squats have been discussed in academic or journalistic publications. It appears that the article is little more than a collection of plot-related information that would only interest a small segment of Warhammer 40,000 fans. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 20:10, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 20:10, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction and fantasy-related deletion discussions. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 20:10, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 20:10, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Nothing in this article is notable. Information about them can be added to Warhammer 40,000 if people can find some mention._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 01:53, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. The Squats main claim to fame is their removal from the game. Currently this section is unreferenced, but it is plausible that unlike most popular and existing factions there is actually some real world discussion because they are in fact one of few if not the only WH faction to get deleted from the universe. I'll try to look for sources later. But yes, even if there are sources, this would probably just warrant merger of that short para into the Warhammer 40k history of section in the main article. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:50, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. I was with Piotrus on this that there may be some sources out there, but a search has thrown up nothing. Unless some sources are identified, I'm going to have to support deleting the article. A redirect to Dwarf (Warhammer) may have been appropriate, but that article's a mess, and doesn't mention squats anyway. Josh Milburn (talk) 17:30, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as per nominator.--Jack Upland (talk) 04:37, 30 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Major race in a significant fictional setting. This recent swathe of attempted deletions of articles on fantasy and science fiction topics makes me uncomfortable, as it suggests that some editors are having fun getting rid of valid content, which is certainly not what Wikipedia is all about. We delete rubbish and very minority interest material. We do not usually delete material that is central to major literary works and games. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:51, 3 December 2019 (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.