Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Codec (Metal Gear)


 * 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 merge/redirect. W.marsh 16:31, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Codec (Metal Gear)

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Prodded back last year but an editor believed it should go to AFD. Two editors have agreed the article should redirect to the series. An other said otherwise. I bring it here to get a consensus. The reason I initially prodded it was:


 * 1) The 2nd paragraph is complete speculation (see WP:OR)
 * 2) The 3rd paragraph isn't even about the codec but rather that a radio replaces its function in MGS3.
 * 3) The last 2 paragraphs are just about interesting things you can do on the codec screen (or radio screen since it switches back and forth from MGS 2& MGS3)that is more suited for a MGS or game wiki. It is interesting? Yes, for MGS players. Is it suited for an encyclopedia? No. Wikipedia is not a game guide.
 * 4) Cutting away all the things that shouldn't be in a wikipedia article, we are left with only this to say about a codec: It is a fictional radio communication device that is used in MGS series as a device to save the game, give the player info, and  move the story along. All you need is a paragraph at most explaining what a codec is to someone who has never played the game (keep in mind this who we are writing for; people who already have played MGS know what a codec is). We don't an entire article dedicated to this.  Mitaphane  ? 19:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Merge/Redirect - as per nom, no useful material that can't be encapsulated in main Metal Gear article --Fritzpoll 23:49, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge with Metal Gear Solid, as it contains some encyclopedic content, but content which is probably better placed in the main article. Charlie 10:03, 19 May 2007 (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.