Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of AO-rated products


 * 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 keep. (Non admin closure). &mdash; Rlest  (formerly Qst) 09:49, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

List of AO-rated products

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This list violates What_Wikipedia_is_not in my opinion. Listing products by the rating they recieved, isn't a suitable list page for Wikipedia. RobJ1981 10:42, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks like a copyvio to me. The original text can be accessed through searching for this rating here. MER-C 11:32, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment As it stands now, the nominator is correct. However, I think an article about adult video games WOULD be a relevant, sourceable one. As it stands, there seems to be one at Adult_video_games, which could certainly be improved, as it's mostly a list as well. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 11:41, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Seems to me this would be better suited as a category rather than an article -- M2Ys4U ( talk ) 18:22, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep: We've had this discussion before, we don't categorize by rating. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 04:40, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * That's true, but that doesn't inherently mean it should be kept. I DO think AO is specifically notable in comparison to any other rating (because of just what AO means for the game itself), but if it IS kept, it should at least be expanded beyond a mere list with slight text. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 10:46, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of video game deletions. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 04:40, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * keep Particularly notable because of the paucity of games that get this rating and the controversy that often surrounds them. I'm not worried about a copyvio because the information probably isn't copyrightable. &mdash; brighterorange  (talk) 18:02, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, as this game rating is so rarely applied, its application is in itself notable. I don't agree that a list can be copyvio'd unless the list being copied was original and proprietary in some way. I do recommend that, if kept, the article be renamed List of AO-rated software, since I'm unaware of anything other than computer and videogame software having this rating applied to it. Article should be expanded to include more detail on what AO means and why it's controversial and rarely used. The rating has been in place since the mid-90s but I personally have only seen a handful of AO products in the stores; most of the time M-rated games are the norm. 23skidoo 14:51, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, per brighterorange. Andre (talk) 07:11, 26 July 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.