Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dax (Star Trek) (2nd nomination)

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The result was redirect‎ to List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 04:56, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dax (Star Trek)

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I could not find any discussions of the Dax symbiont that were not actually discussions of either Jadzia or Ezri. All other discussions are in unreliable sources. The current article is largely unsourced, with the exception of two transcripts and two summaries from the official Star Trek website. Since there are two notable Daxes, it would be a good idea to turn this page into a redirect to the preexisting character list. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 10:31, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, and Television. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 10:31, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to a more specific list: List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters. Clarityfiend (talk) 12:41, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support for Redirect, the sources do not support this as a standalone main space page, but do support a redirect. @Clarityfiend's suggestion makes sense to me without being a subject matter expert on star trek myself (though i did watch the original series, that doesn't help here). Iljhgtn (talk) 13:25, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters - Jadzia and Ezri both have their own article, and they are the only hosts of the Dax symbiont that have any kind of argument for notability. This is just a character article for a bunch of minor characters that have no reliable sources, independently or as a group, that would pass the WP:GNG. The DS9 character list already briefly describes what the Dax symbiont is and provides links to Jadzia and Ezri's articles, making a redirect there the best option. Rorshacma (talk) 17:41, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Redirect generally means that all of the information in this article will disappear. Whilst I accept the reasons given for this not being a standalone article, I think that a way should be found to keep the main points of this article on Wikipedia. Rillington (talk) 10:27, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect Per others. It is all plot, there is nothing to merge, really. Star Trek Wiki is more of the place for this manner of content. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 11:32, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment So to be clear, given that the decision will be to redirect, am I right in saying that the information contained in this article will disappear? Rillington (talk) 06:53, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Rillington It may be preserved in article's history, but let's face it - what we have here is 99% plot summary, and this is not really encyclopedic content. Wikipedia =/= Fandom (Memory Alpha...). WP:ALLPLOT, etc. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:28, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect or disambiguate. Niche ST characer, most coverage is of the related humanoids. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:27, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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