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Not a notable character in a video game series, could be redirected to Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Bruxton (talk) 23:51, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements and Video games. Bruxton (talk) 23:51, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
• Keep per post-nomination improvements showing RS commentary. Jclemens (talk) 02:10, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
• Redirect due to a lack of WP:SIGCOV, which means that the topic does not meet the presumption of a standalone mainspace article according to the threshold mandated by WP:GNG. Even after the recent improvements, the only thing the article creator could come up with is a short paragraph about LGBT representation in Life Is Strange: Before the Storm generally, as opposed to information which is specifically about what Rachel Amber represents in pop culture or LGBT studies. The current prose can easily fit into the reception section for Before the Storm, or to flesh out a character analysis section for Chloe Price, since Rachel's only out-of-universe relevance is her role in Chloe's story arc and character development throughout the series. There is zero developmental info specifically about the character from a real world perspective, and a WP:BEFORE search does not turn up any better sourcing then what is currently cited. Also, and this is addressed to the nominator, I am not sure why you insist on taking this to AfD, when there clearly is a clear solution, an alternative to deletion, which you yourself have suggested in your deletion nomination: either boldly redirect the article to Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, or start a merge discussion if you want to take the temperature on consensus. Haleth (talk) 09:27, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks @Haleth: I find that the merge discussions can take a year. My own article titled Temporary art took almost a year even with a unanimous merge/redirect ivote. And a bold redirect can cause friction and reverts. So I usually prefer the quicker and cleaner community and admin endorsed AfD process. Thanks for the message. Bruxton (talk) 17:02, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

I do emphathize with your position as it is impractical for editors to patrol the project and close overdue merge discussions. The thing with merge discussions is that, you would have to specifically advertise them in the relevant project page and then request an uninvolved editor to take time out to close the discussion if necessary. As it is, you did not actually provide an appropriate delete rationale, which means other uninvolved editors are entitled, in accordance with this guideline to close your AfD on a speedy keep ground if they see fit. Haleth (talk) 13:13, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

• Keep A number of secondary sources cover this character, so that we now have a well-referenced non-stubby article. That is the goal of WP:GNG in the first place, so Rachel Amber is notable by the standard of that guideline. Daranios (talk) 19:26, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
• Redirect (per nom) This article and Steph Gingrich appear to be continuations of all video game characters with a fandom need a Misplaced Pages article. As with Max Caulfield or Chloe Price, I argue the new cited information of these character articles that is not redundant of the game articles would be feasibly incorporated there for the benefit for readers.

In contrast to these, I find the article Tyler Ronan of a related game shows what a decent article about game sub-element looks like, while I would still argue that it could be redirected and integrated into the main article. IgelRM (talk) 00:42, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

I don't think focusing on other related articles that exists on Misplaced Pages is relevant to this discussion, unless as a merge and redirect suggestion. The issue to focus on here is whether existing reliable sources provide sufficiently significant attention to this specific character in question, per the requirements of WP:SIGCOV. Haleth (talk) 13:06, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

• Keep: The character seems to have received quite a bit of controversy. As Daranios mentioned, there's plenty of non-trivial coverage in there to expand it beyond a stub. MoonJet (talk) 06:22, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

  The thing with the "controversy" is that many of the sources don't even specifically talk about Rachel Amber as a character or whether they are recognized outside of the fandom or player base, but rather how LGBT themes in the LiS franchise are handled by its developers overall which is what said players are really reacting to. In other words, Rachel Amber the character isn't the source or subject of controversy, but the creative direction adopted by the developers. A careful read of the sources indicated to me that most of the "discussions" that were about Rachel were passing mentions or brief hot take criticisms that don't take up a single page. You are conflating the aggregated discussions about LGBT themes in Life is Strange, to an overarching in-depth discussion that is supposedly about Rachel. For example, what relevance does a source that talks about the allegedly "ungraceful" depiction of LGBT themes in Life is Strange 2 have to do with Rachel Amber when she does not even appear in the story itself? More specifically, how does it contribute towards making a case for notability of a mainspace article about her? Instead of accepting the advice and feedback from others about how the content they introduced should be contextualized and handled, in my opinion the article creator appears to be doubling down on the indiscriminate refbombing in an attempt to create an illusion that the subject topic is somehow notable in its own right. Haleth (talk) 13:24, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

• Redirect/draft - It's really hard to tell the actual potential here due to the refbombing. Some seem to be just brief mentions, while some do seem to be talking about it. I think this should be drafted so someone can take the time to actually go through to make sure every source is actually relevant to the topic. Even if it turns out not to be enough, I imagine the content will probably be useful elsewhere. TTN (talk) 17:33, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

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