Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of inaccuracies in Zoo Tycoon


 * 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. Clear violation of "original research" and "game guide" policies, as cited by editors below. (ESkog)(Talk) 04:52, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

List of inaccuracies in Zoo Tycoon
Article is list/gamecruft, original research, unsourced, and violates WP:NOT, in that Wikipedia is not a game guide  hoopydink  Conas tá tú? 17:52, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Inaccuracies? It's a game. Agent 86 06:30, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Gameguide. -- GWO
 * Keep! We're not supposed to let people take games too literally. Anyways, there's inaccuracies on Ice Age 2 and Dinosaur and you guys will say "Oh it's a movie, yeah yeah, it's a movie etc etc..." GRRRRRR... 09:37, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * A separate article about the inaccuracies in a single movie/movie series would probably be over the top, too. -- nae'blis (talk) 20:53, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * True. But this article is the solution of a disagreement! That's why I don't agree it should be deleted. Dora Nichov 07:51, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Aha. I didn't notice that it was split out because people felt the main article was too long (is that a fair assessment?). However it still is entirely without references to where this information comes from, either a) the fact that these animals do other things in real life (which could be verified by linking to their Wikipedia articles, I think), or b) that they do these inaccurate things in the game (for which you'll need some outside, reliable, published source). And if you do find that source, perhaps it would be better to link to that review/blog post from the main Zoo Tycoon article when you talk about criticisms/inaccuracies there? Thanks for the explanation, though! -- nae'blis (talk) 16:12, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * All the statements in the article are what real-life animals are supposed to do (or not do) instead of not doing (or doing). The main reason it was split from the main article was that some people thought that if we focus on inaccuracies in the main article, the object of the game would be lost, since people would focus on inaccuracies instead of gameplay. The solution was to make a separate article for the inaccuracies. Explanation complete. My descision is still Keep! Dora Nichov 01:57, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge a subset of the information (i.e. "the game classifies certain animals as separate species/unable to interbreed, for example Bengal tigers and Indian tigers", etc). Do not keep separately. -- nae'blis (talk) 20:53, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry but the more I think about it the more I get confused. We have three options: Merge, Disagree, or Delete. But then again, you think that there's many different point of views. I think I'll go neutral for now. --Starry.dreams 13:37 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, your 'basic' options on AfD are "Keep" or "Delete". Merge, redirect, or split are all sometimes options in special cases, but the end decision comes down to whether you keep the page, or delete it from view. Merge, in particular, is tricky because it can be taken as either a "keep" or "get rid of it" if you're not clear in your explanation. "Disagree" isn't really one of the options... -- nae'blis (talk) 21:59, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. Easier to understand, but since I'm not clear on my decision yet. I will report my opinion as soon as I can. Starry.dreams 16:44, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I've changed my opinion to keep, since disagree isn't an option. But it's still the same thing. If you disagree with deleting the page then it isn't deleted. Dora Nichov 01:57, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong delete - cummon!! Clear, unambiguous, gold-plated, pukka, cast iron, classic OR. If this AfD doesn't provoke a source there aint one! BlueValour 21:49, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete the page. The solution to a disagreement about inaccuracies in the game does not require a long, particular list, having a general overview in the main article per nae'blis is what is appropriate. A redirect may be fine, though unnecessary, but the list itself should not be merged into the main article. —Centrx→talk &bull; 00:30, 22 July 2006 (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.