Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/International version


 * 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. Editors are free to create a disambiguation page with entries such as the ones suggested in the discussion.  Sandstein  18:54, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

International version

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I created this article years ago based on the mistaken idea that the term "international version" was a commonly used term for re-releases of video games. In retrospect, I think Squaresoft/Square-Enix is really the only company that calls their re-releases "international versions" (e.g. Final Fantasy VII International, Final Fantasy X International). Other companies tend to use other names such as "director's cut", expanded editions or 完全版 (kanzenban). At any rate, "international version" is more commonly used to refer to a widely released version of a product as opposed to a localized version (e.g. the international cut of a movie as opposed to an American cut). I considered various possibilities for improving it and I think we're better off just deleting it or merging it to some other article. Jonny2x4 (talk) 01:02, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions.  WC  Quidditch   &#9742;   &#9998;  04:37, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete as not a notable topic. Video games companies often re-release games with added features with many different product names (although I note there's also an article special edition, it needs work and more references). The article currently has no references, and although the title gets lots of hits, few use the phrase to refer to a general concept: most are either about a specific game or just use the phrase in passing. It's a common enough conjunction of adjective and noun, but I think it's just too vague as an article subject. There are many candidates for redirect, e.g. Internationalization and localization, which refers to adapting software for overseas; special edition, as mentioned; New International Version, a Bible translation; or could even make it an index to articles like International versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?; but none is especially compelling. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:15, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Music1201  talk  17:56, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - the article needs a lot of work from an experienced writer, but the topic is valid. I suspect that many of the sources that should be used will not be in English, since as discussed, an international release is a modification of something that has limited scope due to language/frame rate/etc. - — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richardcavell (talk • contribs) 00:09, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete GNG not met by this topic. The phrase "International version" would need to be the subject of "significant coverage in reliable, independent sources" - that's for the phrase itself, not a few international versions of software products. Exemplo347 (talk) 17:36, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Linguist 1 1 1 22:29, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Dab with above recommended targets. (Delete & dab is also fine too.) The concept is not independently notable as borne out in the sourcing, but it can be used as a search term to point readers in the right direction (existing articles). czar  07:09, 20 June 2017 (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.