Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kiting (video gaming)


 * 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   '''Basically WP:NEO, but is perhaps a valid definition. Article should possibly be transwikied to Wiktionary, but consensus is that this does not warrant an article'''. ( talk→  BWilkins   ←track ) 15:29, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Kiting (video gaming)

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A concept in video gaming that may not pass WP:GNG. A search for "kiting mmo" finds tons of WP:SPS, but one book mention: a footnote that incidentally gives an etymology that is different from the one in the article. The sources now in the article are an offline book at whose depth of coverage I can only guess at, a Youtube-type video and a brief glossary of gaming terms. If more coverage can't be found during this discussion, the topic could also be selectively merged into a Glossary of video game terms (surprisingly nonexistent) or another appropriate article.  Sandstein  22:56, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 15:36, 26 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment: Hmm, tricky. I've seen the term used at least a hundred times by WP:Reliable sources on the web, but that wouldn't pass WP:NEO even if I could track them down. Given Wikipedia is a not dictionary is really hard to justify an article. A tad annoying when you consider that there's an article for the offside rule for five different sports (Offside). I think a Glossary of video game terms would be an appropriate place, if one is permitted. - Rushyo  Talk  22:17, 26 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - This is certainly a tactic in many MMORPG (I've done it myself), but the problem here is that the coverage of this tactic doesn't exist in reliable sources. There is rather detailed analysis of kiting for many different games but these are found in web forums, and not the type of source we would say is reliable for establishing notability.  I could not find sources to establish notability, but I will reconsider if somebody can bring up sources. -- Whpq (talk) 16:35, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:46, 1 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Transwiki to Wiktionary. The beginning of the article, which defines the word, and gives its etymology contradicts "Wikipedia is not a dictionary".  The remainder of the article lacks references, and gives an analysis of kiting that may be too limited, and may not apply to all applicable video games.  I think the best thing to do is to transfer the definition and etymology to the Wiktionary entry for kiting.  NJ Wine (talk) 04:07, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Wiktionary transwiki, it's not an encyclopedia topic. But it is a useful term. Shadowjams (talk) 06:06, 1 June 2012 (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.