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 keep. A possible merge of this content could be made into G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and/or Funny or Die, as the voters proposed. (non-admin closure) — ΛΧΣ21™ 03:08, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Ballad of G.I. Joe

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Non-notable web content, fails WP:GNG. The limited coverage I found is just passing mentions. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 04:18, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Non-notable indie video and all of the links I have found are simply unreliable forums or small mentions. This isn't surprising, considering that the film appears to have only been released through FunnyorDie. Although the film featured several well-known actors, this would be insufficient to establish notability. SwisterTwister talk 04:39, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or Merge - I understand that there may not be enough references for this topic to deserve its own article. But I still think that it is notable enough to at least be mentioned in the articles for either G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and/or Funny or Die. Fortdj33 (talk) 13:10, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't disagree to a merge to FunnyorDie but where would we merge it? Would we start a list section? SwisterTwister talk 13:57, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it would probably be enough to just have The Ballad of G.I. Joe redirect to a section on one of those articles that mentions the video. Given the number of articles that link to it, that would be better than simply deleting it. Fortdj33 (talk) 15:19, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete A short internet video is not notable unless secondary sources say it is. It is probably linked to other articles because it has been listed on the GI Joe template.Kitfoxxe (talk) 23:24, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:11, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep or Merge and redirect somewhere as suggested above by User:Fortdj33. I just gave the article a facelift and some sourcing per MOS:FILM.[1] I note that it was not entirely overlooked by media,[2] and yes, none give much coverage to this less-than-4-minute musical video parody... but enough do speak positively enough (even if briefly) so that we have reason enough for it to be mentioned somewhere even if not meriting a separate article. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 07:35, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

With the additional references, the article is not even a stub anymore, so I would now advocate that the article IS notable enough to stand on its own. But if the consensus is to redirect it, it could just as easily point to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra#In other media. Fortdj33 (talk) 22:12, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. While it didn't pass muster when nominated, at this point it's a perfectly reasonable stub. If needed for consensus, I could live with a merge per Fortdj33 above. Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 18:46, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree and have modified my !vote above. A sourced stub is acceptable and we have options other than outright deletion. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 04:35, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In the interest of accuracy, I have modified my vote as well. Fortdj33 (talk) 14:34, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 09:12, 4 October 2012 (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.