Deletion of Lamia (Dungeons & Dragons)

Comment: Utterly fails , no trace of "significant coverage in Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources that are Wikipedia:Independent sources|independent of the subject
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: I agree with Shooterwalker. The only sources that anyone has been able to supply were written by people who have a personal and commercial interest in promoting the subject. People are obviously capable of writing reams and reams of material on stuff they have a personal interest, and this can frequently be used to verify facts about the subject- but what it ''can't'' do is demonstrate notability as required by . Proof that this fictional element has gained much notice in the outside world is very much lacking
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: though I'd much prefer a redirect to an appropriate article to leave the gate open, I just don't want to register a keep !vote because at present it's not promising). Apart from the Dragon magazine source the sources all seem to be bestiaries, game books etc. and not sources unconnected with the game itself. Even Dragon magazine is published by the game developer, though it is ''slightly'' removed compared to the others. It doesn't sit right with ""Independent of the subject" excludes works produced by those affiliated with the subject or its creator.." (
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: The fictional magical beast of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' franchise does not meet the |general notability guideline as an individual subject. While the content of the article is referenced (with |primary sources), the article does not provide sources independent of the subject, secondary sources or reliable #Notability|third-party sources to presume that the Lamia of ''D&D'' merits to have an article. Outside of very basic descriptions of its appearances in primary sources, the article doesn't provide reception and significance for the beast as a subject, so there is no basis to establish that the beast is notable outside of the fictional context. A quick |search engine test does not show anything different to presume that the fictional beast has |notability to deserve a stand-alone article
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:PRIMARY||WP:V||WP:SET||WP:N)

Comment: per .  demands that we "''base articles on reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.''". This article does not meet that test, and there are not sufficient reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy that that discuss the subject to enable the defect to be corrected by editing.&mdash
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Verifiability (WP:V||WP:V)

Comment: no significant coverage in sources that are ''independent'' of the subject, as required by the |general notability guideline. Instruction manuals and the actual games are the furthest thing from independent. They're published materials from the people who profit from the creation of this fictional entity and represent a Wikipedia:conflict of interest|conflict of interest. They can be used to verify fictional descriptions. But they cannot be used to  any more than my personal statements can be used to verify notability of my blog. Our verifiability policy says that |"if no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:V||WP:verify notability)

Comment: The numerous sources provided in the article are quite satisfactory and our |editing policy is to develop such well-sourced material by ordinary editing rather than to delete it
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Editing policy (WP:PRESERVE)

Comment: no '''significant coverage''' in third party '''reliable sources''' demonstrated to '''|verify notability'''. Let's just run through the first few sources on offer
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NRVE)