Deletion of Plot of Les Misérables

Comment: This is Les Misérables! Have you ever seen how thick the unabridged book is? You cannot do justice to even a summary of the plot in the space of an overall article on the book because a proper plot summary would overwhelm the article. And it's not as if the book is too unimportant not to have more than one article about it. This is the book that, when first published in installments, soldiers in the American Civil War waited to read as each new installment was shipped across the Atlantic. It's one of the most well-known classics of French literature (at least to the English-speaking world). What is the overwhelming reason why this plot summary must be included in the main article? A bureaucratic rule?!? This is a classic, classic situation where  should be applied, but you could also apply guidelines having to do with inordinate space for certain sections of articles. I believe the Wikipedia servers can handle this
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Ignore all rules (WP:IAR)

Comment: mdash;please find real-world information to complement the plot summary. For an encyclopedia, this is the only way to justify having a subarticle for the plot (as mentioned in ). If you can show that there are plenty of sources out there covering stuff like analysis, real world legacy, and critical response '''in enough portions to justify a whole subarticle on the plot''', then a keep may be appropriate. But in reality, this stuff (including the real-world context) is more suited for the main article, but there are always ways to toy with organization. &mdash
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT)

Comment: Based on comments from Otto and Jay 32183, among others, my thinking on this is (I hope) becoming a bit more refined. Here's my concise, slightly retooled argument: ''Les Mis'' is not only without question notable itself, but it is so notable that Wikipedia should give it the same extended coverage that other subjects get in which we have multiple articles, some taking on aspects of those subjects. To adequately cover ''Les Mis'', with its enormous length and convoluted plot (something it is known for) you need an extensive plot summary, one which would overwhelm the main article if included there.  The fact that Wikipedia has a rule on plots should not prevent us from adjusting, violating or making an exception to that rule (describe it however you will) in a way that protects Wikipedia from becoming damaged. And make no mistake, for Wikipedia to cover ''Les Mis'' inadequately because of some bureaucratic rule, damages Wikipedia. And  gives us a mandate to ignore rules which, in a particular case, hurt Wikipedia. (Full text: "If the rules prevent you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore them.") We damage Wikipedia if we don't cover big subjects adequately, we improve Wikipedia when we do
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Ignore all rules (WP:IAR)

Comment: and fix #PLOT, with which it conflicts. Articles on plots should be discouraged, but not banned. Clearly warranted for this opus and a very few others
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT)