Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Ace Attorney cases


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The result was   delete --Stormie (talk) 09:13, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

List of Ace Attorney cases

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Article fails both WP:NOT and WP:GAMEGUIDE; being well familiar with the series, each "case" is basically a level within the game. While very high level overview of each case is useful in context of each game, separate breakout and description of each case is both adding too much plot (we've struck out long case summaries before within the articles), and basically fails WikiProject Video Games's "not a game guide". Also, this now potentially leaves triplication of content on the individual games' pages, the list of AA characters page, and this page. Notability may also be an issue but not the main one: In the games themselves, no case alone is really notable (save perhaps the last one of the first game, only because it was specially recreated for the DS version - however, that's about the game, not the case, really); the total sum of all cases are not notable either, though I will say that one could consider this a spinout of the series article. A possible option is merging the specific cases back to their game articles, though again, these articles tend to edge on an overall plot summary and then one-two sentence descriptions of each case, not the level of detail here (and if you start going into more detail for some of the cases, it's impossible to stop). M ASEM 13:49, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of video game related deletions. MrKIA11 (talk) 13:52, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete Wikipedia is not GameFAQs Doc StrangeMailbox Logbook 14:13, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. Wikipedia is not a plot summary. This material should be found in the game articles, if at all.  Pagra shtak  14:16, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete Wikipedia is not a game guide. -- .: Alex  :.  14:56, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete — Textbook examples of WP:NOT and WP:GAMEGUIDE. Also ensure that this is transwiki'd to any other appropriate wiki if possible. MuZemike (talk) 17:36, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - per all of the above. LonelyBeacon (talk) 20:34, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - per WP:NOT, WP:VGSCOPE. Sephiroth BCR  ( Converse ) 01:15, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Deletion! Articles aren't supposed to be excessive plot summary or a guide on how to play the game. NeoChaosX (talk, edits) 05:40, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep When it comes to story based games like the Ace Attorney series, a list of cases is like a list of episodes of a TV show, which despite contradicting 'Wikipedia is not a plot summary' would still not be deleted. Furthermore, 'Wikipedia is not GameFAQ's' is invalid. It doesn't tell you how to play the game step by step, it simply gives an overview of the storyline. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.27.201.63 (talk) 22:05, 18 July 2008 (UTC)


 * (No) Objection! I believe the IP editor is totally wrong. WP has to walk a fine line between cruft (which this article is) and important coverage (the Ace Attorney games all should have their own article). The TV show is notable enough to have an episode list (if the episodes are notable); the game's would just be a plot summary. Raymie Humbert (TrackerTV) (receiver, archives) 04:07, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


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