Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/RuneScape gods (fifth)
If an article is a "subarticle" according to |summary style, does the subarticle need to meet notability in its own right? Even if it is assumed that summary style is an exception to notability, I think every article must still meet the |verifiability aspect of notability. It must have ''some'' references from third-party |reliable sources. Above it was stated that Michael Schumacher wouldn't be known without Formula 1. That's true, but Schumacher is not a notable topic ''simply because'' Formula 1 is a notable sport. (If that were true, then WP should have an article on every person remotely connected with Formula 1.) It ought to be common sense that random pit crew are not notable simply because Formula 1 is notable, unless they are discussed by reliable third-party sources. Likewise, RuneScape gods are not notable ''simply because'' RuneScape is notable. There ''should'' be some discussion of these entities in non-blog, non-forum, non-RuneScape sources. Are they mentioned in independent game reviews? I tried looking for a third party reference even for Guthix and was not successful, and I don't see where any of the "keep" !votes have provided third-party references either. If this topic is ''only'' referenced by RuneScape sources, how would an outside reader distinguish it from trivia
— [[User_talk:Gimmetrow|''Gimmetrow'']], 23:28, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:SUMMARY||WP:V||WP:RS (Wikipedia:Summary style)