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for just "Rincewind" 795,000 results. Knowledge (XXG) does have a problem with cruft from fictional series, and there are many pages that are in need of a merge or deletion, but this is not the case here. Rincewind is an important character from a highly successful series, akin to
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No such accusation was made, nor any accusation of copyvio or original research. I think it is perfectly alright to transcribe material from other sources, like
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Who made these nominations? This is the character that launched a whole
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