Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Big Pussy Bonpensiero
I understand the inclination to bring articles like this to AFD, since they are largely just plot summary. But I feel like much of the time if just a cursory search for sources is done, it's easy to establish |notability, and in the case of this character in particular I think he ''does'' satisfy . There are a great deal of books that analyze ''The Sopranos'' from a critical perspective, and with just a little bit of minor searching I was able to find several that discuss this character. For example, the book ''Sopranos and Philosophy: I Kill Therefore I Am'' discusses how the character reflects mob culture, and how his act of betrayal runs counter to that culture; and the book ''Tony Soprano's America: Gangsters, Guns, and Money'' discusses how Tony's feelings about Bonpensiero's death reflect the recurring feelings of guilt Tony occasionally feels for actions, and also has some interesting discussions about how the way Bonpensiero manifests himself in visions and dream sequences post-death are some of the show's strongest examples of postmodernism. Those are just a few examples, there are more. And there are a number of news articles that discuss the character as well; one strong example I found very quickly is this https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/04/sopranos-oral-history oral history by Variety which discusses how the cast and crew of the show had issues with the way this character was killed off, and how it affected production of the show afterward. These are just a few examples of |reliable sources that help establish notability here. The problem here isn't that the article needs to be ''deleted''; it needs to be ''improved''. I'd love to try to do so myself during the AFD process to help demonstrate that notability, as I've done in the past and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bantha (2nd nomination)|am currently doing on other pages, but especially with the holidays and all I just don't think I'll have the time. But |there is no deadline for such improvements to be made, so in the meantime I believe the article should be kept
— User:Hunter, 15:34, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:N||WP:GNG||WP:RS||WP:DEADLINE (Wikipedia:Notability)