Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Minor races in Star Wars

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The result of the debate was redirect. This has been done. Joyous 17:09, Feb 5, 2005 (UTC)

Minor races in Star Wars

This article has no purpose now, because I have moved over what information on here, that was not on the larger and more important List of Star Wars races already. For example, since P'w'eck is a race, even as minor as it may be, it is still a race. However originally because of its minority factor it was not featured on the "List", but rather on "Minor races". But then some races ended up duplicating on both. Both had Wookiees, Jawas, etc. But the List had more and yet some sections had nothing for races. For those that I could add something I did, and I moved over Chazrach, Gorax, Massassi, P'w'eck, Shistavanen, and Teek, all of which were not in the "List". When I could no longer find new information to move over, my job was done, and now I request that the second article, the minor one, be deleted as a means of saving space. Riffsyphon1024 08:41, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)

It's not necessary to save space. Just redirect it. Kappa 09:09, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Wouldn't standard form be for List of Star Wars races to be a point-form list, and breakout articles describe each major race, with Minor races in Star Wars for brief descriptions of minor races? On that assumption, keep and refactor? Samaritan 14:36, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
For now, redirect to preserve attribution for GFDL. —Korath (Talk) 15:20, Jan 29, 2005 (UTC)

So you're all saying it only needs to be redirected, rather than all put in one area. I was seeing some of the more well-known races to have their own articles like Wookiees and on that List it had one sentence. Check the List to see what I mean. If we list all of the races on the big list and provide links to the races with their own articles, then wouldn't that work? Then the List could be for the minor ones. Riffsyphon1024 20:00, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)

If someone thinks that this should be revamped rather than deleted, then what do you consider minor and major, and then would this second separation be more sufficient? I can, if given a line between true major and minor races, shift races back, and delete those in Minor that are Major. Then maybe this article doesn't have to be deleted. Riffsyphon1024 21:04, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Weak Keep, article could do with cleanup and expansion. Megan1967 02:39, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

But if it has the same stuff that the larger article has, only less of it, then what's the purpose?Riffsyphon1024 02:56, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Merge with List of Star Wars races. Gamaliel 03:41, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Don't you guys get it? I already have merged it. The minor article just needs deleting now. Riffsyphon1024 03:44, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

What does it matter if it is deleted or becomes a redirect? Gamaliel 03:55, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

This is specically a "problem that doesn't require deletion" on the policy page. "Article duplicates information in some other article" -> Merge/redirect. Kappa 06:01, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Redirect to List of Star Wars races. --Death phoenix 04:28, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I understand what happened when I redirected it. Yes, the page doesn't have to be deleted, but everything that links to it, now links to the List. Sorry if I sounded stupid back there, this was a first time for me. I'll get better at it. Thanks for the advice. Riffsyphon1024 08:24, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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