Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fate of Io

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The result of the debate was DELETE. Postdlf 23:24, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

Fate of Io
This is an unfunished game project, which has been in works for 4 years, and which the article says may never be finished. Dsmdgold 01:53, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable. Gwk 01:56, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nominator and gwk (nn). -mysekurity 02:51, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn. royblumy 05:05, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Games are only worthy of inclusion if:
 * 1) It's highly anticipated by a major developer.
 * 2) Is actually on the market and playable.
 * This is neither. - Mgm|(talk) 08:31, July 12, 2005 (UTC)


 * comment. As I stated below, the (admittedly low) notability is established not by virtue of this being a video game, but by virtue of it being a unique project. Dystopos 23:08, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per above. -- Natalinasmpf 12:12, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Should we remove Duke Nukem Forever from Wikipedia aswell, I don't think it's anticipated by anyone anymore. Havok 16:51, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Not to speak for Mgm, but I suspect that his conditions should be read with an or between points 1 and 2. I assume that Duke Nukem Forever is, or has been, on the market, and is playable. Dsmdgold 01:44, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * No, Duke Nukem Forever has been in development for 8 years, I remember I was excited about this game when I was 16 years old. They have changed engine 6 times or something, and the game has NEVER been shown to the public. The only thing that has been shown was some pictures of it 6 years ago. Havok 09:06, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It seems, then, that it is part of a series of popular games, which would make it highly anticipated. The level of detail of your knowledge of the development of the game would also indicate that it was highly anticipated, even if most people have now lost hope of it coming out. 'The Fate of Io has never had anybody excited about its possible release. Dsmdgold 14:50, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Duke Nukem Forever is a special case, having become quite infamous for its status as vaporware. Fate of Io is in the same vein, much less famous, but slightly notable for being a pioneering open-source project and a somewhat unique community. I've made some changes to the article. I can't say it's notable, but it is verifiable and NPOV.Dystopos 23:06, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Mgm. Dcarrano 22:49, July 12, 2005 (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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.