Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul II (octopus)
to Paul the Octopus. In the football world these octopii are almost as significant as the Pope (no disrespect intended) but clearly not from a religious angle, it's more about entertainment. There is no harm in having an article about Paul II (octopus) as long as it meets  which it does (the media coverage, including television coverage for this octopus is well over the top, but such is entertainment). None of the content overlaps with the Pope or can be confused with the Pope. If it did then there would be a problem. I can't imagine stacks of smoke coming out of the aquarium when an octopus dies. Far too much effort. And could you imagine the election of a new octopus. The effort required to get octopii to vote for a new successor. I think that the Vatican is safe from conflicting octopii
— User:Nipsonanomhmata, 11:46, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)