Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anti-Life Equation (2nd nomination)

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. (non-admin closure) -- Lord Roem (talk) 03:41, 24 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-notable fictional "equation", plot-only description of a fictional element. Claritas § 18:33, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the Article Rescue Squadron's list of content for rescue consideration. Dream Focus 19:58, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Strong Oppose - Non-notable? It's the running theme throughout most of Kirby's New Gods-related works, and was the central theme in Cosmic Odyssey, among other things. This isn't merely the choice of sandwich some character ate for lunch one day. - jc37 08:40, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  And references? Do a google search. I got tired of sifting through the TONS of results. People are obviously aware of the concept, and note it in all sorts of sites related to comics, television, CCGs, video games, films, etc. In addition, here's a satirical one: [1]. And here are two non-comics-related ones: [2] and [3]. And of course comics-related ones like: [4], and the kirby museum: [5]. And for those of you capitalistically minded, a few people apparently decided to try to publish the Wikipedia article: [6] and [7]. - jc37 09:30, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  None of these sources are reliable. Can you offer something published by an academic journal or a mainstream publisher ? The fact that it's all over the internet says nothing about notability. Claritas § 10:33, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  Thanks for your opinion... (you may want to re-read WP:UNRELIABLE, among other things.) But your opinion aside, before I go check out some of the sources listed here and elsewhere, can you offer such? You might want to check out WP:BEFORE. Afd is not cleaup, after all.- jc37 10:48, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  Of course not. What would be the point of nominating an article for AFD if there were reliable sources lying all over the place ? --Claritas § 23:13, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Time Magazine had coverage which Google shows, but its a dead link now. Oolong Island Match #1: Galactus vs. Darkseid - Techland, TIME - Mar 18, 2010 Why He's So Bad: The ruler of Apokolips, Darkseid seeks the Anti-Life Equation to destroy free will and transform the universe into nothing but suffering and war. Various reliable sources cover comic books, and this reoccurring theme gets mentioned a lot. Its the main driving force for a major character in the DC comic universe, and the center to various crossover events between comic book series. Dream Focus 13:44, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 18:15, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 18:15, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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