Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge units and structures


 * 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 of the debate was delete. Metamagician3000 13:10, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge units and structures
Is a list of units in a game, does not seem really fit for inclusion so taking it here Tawker 03:33, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - This is one of the reasons why wikipedia is superior to a paper encyclopedia; the latter would never allow this type of thing. - Richardcavell 03:50, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep A notable game, the information is merged as much as possible, and doesn't infringe upon being an instruction manual. AdamBiswanger1 04:16, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete Yes, its a notable game which should have its own article, but Wikipedia is NOT A GAME GUIDE and this list doesn't belong in wikipedia. There are a ton of game faq/hints/guides/walkthroughs available elsewhere on the web with this kind of information. Whether including this kind of fancrufty/listcrufty detail in wikipedia makes it "superior" is a matter of major debate, but is moot in this case due to WP:NOT explicitly noting that Wikipedia is not a game guide.Bwithh 05:44, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Exactly, wikipedia aint a game guide. Where is the encyclopedic value in this? Jmount 05:59, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Transwiki to Wikibooks - after taking a few thinks about this one its good content, but it just doesn't fit in an WP entry. I think Wikibooks is the best place for this -- Tawker 06:06, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - If I remember correctly, Wikibooks has recently deleted all of its video-game-related content, and is currently embroiled in a debate about what direction their project should take. Transwiki may not be an option at this point. (ESkog)(Talk) 06:14, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Question: Wikibooks is one of the few Wikis I'm not registered with, why would they object to video game related content? It seems like a legitimate subject for a wide range of books to cover, so while I'm not really even vaguely familiar with their goals, I am interested to know why they would take such a stance against the topic.  Can&#39;t sleep, clown will eat me 06:29, 15 June 2006 (UTC) Hmm, so I lied, looks like I've been registered since April of this year, but haven't made any contributions. Can&#39;t sleep, clown will eat me 06:33, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep this please. Scented Guano 06:59, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Transwiki if somewhere appropriate exists, otherwise delete: Wikipedia is not a game guide --Pak21 09:40, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong delete, Wikipedia is WP:NOT a game guide or howto. If you can find a home for it elsewhere fine... but not here. - Motor (talk) 10:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong delete as textbook game guide. Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go and Do Something Less Boring Instead?.  Vizjim 10:18, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * That show was ace. Not that I remember any of it Bwithh 11:10, 15 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Strong delete. This is a game guide. Wikipedia is not a game guide. Seems fairly simple to me. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 11:51, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge relevant parts into Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. This is NOT a "game guide" (more to the point, this is not an instruction manual on how to play the game).  It is simply a listing of units in the game.  Crufty, yes.  But not crufty enough for deletion, and more importantly, it is important enough to at least be on the main game article(s).  -- Grev 13:36, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. It does act like an instruction manual in that it is saying which units should be used in which situations, but the bigger problem is that a lot of it seems to be the author's opinion (e.g. "The missiles inflict massive damage, but are launched slowly and can be shot down easily") as well as original research. Also, WP:NOT an indiscriminate collection of information. Extraordinary Machine 13:44, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete per Motor. --Shizane 15:18, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Game articles are one thing, but all "structure guides" for strategy based games (or any games for that matter) are not suitible material for Wikipedia articles.--Isotope23 15:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete I'm just going to sum up my vote with: WP is not GameFAQs. And thank god, because they have way too many annoying RPG freaks over there. -- Kicking222 16:58, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: It is interesting that you would point out the RPG game people, because no one seems to put their stuff up on AFD even though it could be considered game manual-ish or game guide-ish. So far the only stuff placed here have been RTS related material. That would seem to suggest a problem with the policy. TomStar81 22:54, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete - Wikipedia is assuredly not a game guide. Wickethewok 19:44, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Faaaancruft! - Kookykman| (t) e 20:49, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not a game guide. -- GWO
 * Comment. As policy dictates, information about a certain character(s) is to be moved to a separate article if the main one gets too big. I created the page to take the stress off the Red Alert 2 article, which was getting enormous. Therefore, the page should either be edited to remove information unverified on the official website it links to, or deleted completely: there is no point in bouncing the info back and forth between articles.-- Chodorkovskiy  (talk)  17:10, 16 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of CVG deletions. WCX 20:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete As the others have stated, Wikipedia is WP:NOT a game guide/walkthrough.--Auger Martel 17:18, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, because Wikipedia is not a... well, look up. Sandstein 21:17, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not a gameguide. '  (Feeling chatty? ) (Edits!) 01:28, 19 June 2006 (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.