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Gary Oak

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Is it absurdly ridiculous that we have an article about the grandson of a Pokémon professor, or is this encyclopedic information which makes Wikipedia a more valuable resource? Gary Oak +pokemon returns 313 google hits [1] while his grandfather, Professor Oak returns over 16,500 in contrast. [2] Should this article remain or be deleted? GRider\talk 00:49, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

  • Delete, minor fictious character, pokemon fancruft. Megan1967 01:26, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep. Gary is a major character in the cartoon version of Pokemon. He is the arch-rival of Ash (the main character). See Template:Anime characters. Carrp | Talk 01:33, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
    • Would justifying the existence of an article by referring to a Wikipedia template (Template:Anime characters) be an exercise in circular reasoning? Why or why not? GRider\talk 18:28, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
      • I don't believe that would circular reasoning. Circular reasoning would be if I justified the Gary Oak article by pointing out the fact that he has an article on Wikipedia. However, what I actually did was to show that Gary is one of the main Pokemon characters. He is the the main character's arch-rival and is prominently featured in many plots. There's plenty of Pokecruft on Wikipedia, but Gary isn't part ot it. Carrp | Talk 15:36, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Weak keep. User:Oven Fresh/sig 02:33, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. "Gary + Pokémon" gets over 40,000 Google hits; it seems that the character is rarely referred to by his full name, and anyone anal enough to spell out his full name when using it would likely also remember to put the accent over the e in "Pokémon". -Sean Curtin 04:17, Feb 25, 2005 (UTC)
    • Invalid search phrase. "Greg +Pokémon" gets over 15,000 Google hits [3]. For the record, I am not a character in the Pokémon world. Pulling a random name from a hat, "Dave +Pokémon" receives over 45,000 Google hits; [4]. GRider\talk 18:35, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Non-notable information. ComCat 09:03, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Has no relevence whatsoever separate from the Pokemon series (i.e. isn't a wider cultural figure in the way that, say, Darth Vader or Hannibal Lecter are). Personally, I'd rather redirect to Oregon white oak, which is also known as the Garry oak and will be of longer significance. Average Earthman 11:08, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment - I'm undecided about this, but this isn't some random character, it's the main antagonist in the series so basically every other character except Ash Ketchum is less notable than him and would have to go if he went. DopefishJustin (・∀・) 08:50, Feb 26, 2005 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep - Gary Oak is the nemesis of the main character in the Pokemon anime series, and has been in it for some 9 years now, has 198,000 google hits. To be replaced with an article about an obscure type of tree? Don't make me laugh. Oregon white oak should not have an article to itself anyway. Wikipedia is not an encyclopedia of trees.
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