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. Tim Song (talk) 16:33, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Superman (DC animated universe)[edit]

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For the same reasons out lined with regard to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flash (DC animated universe), Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wonder Woman (DC animated universe), Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blade (Marvel animated universe), and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doctor Strange (Marvel animated universe). This article is a creation of original research that pulls information from various Wikipedia articles on comic book characters. Specifically:

The lead is minimalist material from the lead of Superman: The Animated Series, the cast list there and for the cast for the later 3 shows.
Basic overview is from Alternate versions of Superman#Film and television, 9th bullet split into 2 paragraphs.
Clark Kent is from Clark Kent#Animated series, 2nd paragraph.
Origin of Superman is from Origin of Superman#Superman: The Animated Series, both paragraphs.
Powers and abilities of Superman is from Powers and abilities of Superman#DC Animated Universe, all 5 paragraphs.
Kryptonite is from Kryptonite#DC Animated Universe, all 3 paragraphs.

This, as as with the listed AfD examples and S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel animated universe), is part of a recurring "bad content" issue where articles are fabricated in this manner. Frankly, on top of the OR issue, they are an unneeded and ill-advised content fork. We have had a number of like content fork lists and articles come through AfD and PROD from this editor, the bulk of which have resulted in the removal of the composite articles. This is becoming disruptive - the discovery of new or additional like "articles" after the last batch has been deleted and having to go through the same presentation that "Yes, it's content fork. Yes, it's a bad fork. And yes it is a carbon copy of already existing material." J Greb (talk) 14:29, 15 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. —J Greb (talk) 14:31, 15 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as redundant regurgitation of elements from main Superman article. --FuriousFreddy (talk) 16:47, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Give me a break. If Superman isn't notable enough for a wikipedia article then what fictional character is? There are differences between the animated universe and the comic book universe, enough so to support a separate article. Andy14and16 (talk) 03:59, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as a content fork. Superman is notable, but Superman's notability has no bearing on why this article should be deleted. -DJSasso (talk) 11:37, 20 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.