Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Code of Tanks


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. – czar   01:33, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Code of Tanks

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No secondary sources, just the game's own website and a public wiki. Fails WP:NSOFT. McGeddon (talk) 10:16, 19 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Hello. The article seems relevant and historically significant since the sources indicate there are a limited number of programming games of the like in the history of computing. There are comparable Wikipedia articles about similar games that have been up for a long time that are not challenged, including Mouse_Run, Robocode, and RobotWar. The secondary sources for these are public, web-based sources including topic-specific wikis, which together comprise a somewhat complete collection of items in that genre and how they are related. Also, based on having compared those articles, they all should probably be included if any of them are.
 * --Cotdev (talk) 12:30, 19 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Looking arbitrarily at RobotWar, that article is sourced to articles in Computer Gaming World and BYTE magazine. These are the kinds of sources that the Code of Tanks requires, if it is to meet WP:GNG (showing that the subject has received "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject"). Open wikis are not considered reliable sources per WP:SPS. --McGeddon (talk) 12:55, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete. I can't really find anything for this other than the routine listings on gaming websites and the odd mention in a forum here and there. It doesn't seem to have garnered any coverage or reviews in reliable sources, which is what Wikipedia would require for notability. Just because something is one of the few examples of something does not automatically mean that it is notable. It can sometimes make it more likely that something will be notable, but it isn't a guarantee. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  05:40, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 02:52, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete: Neither of the WP:VG/RS custom google searches came up with anything (which isn't surprising considering the nature of the game). The main thing that comes up when I search for it in quotes on Google is this article and a number of Wiki sites that fail our verifiability guideline at WP:SPS per McGeddon's rationale above. Nomader (talk) 04:45, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete as stated by others above. Nothing noteable about this. Snowsuit Wearer (talk&#124;contribs) 21:07, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:30, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:31, 31 August 2015 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.