Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of video game animals

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The result of the debate was Keep. --Ryan Delaney talk 05:22, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

List of video game animals
Non-encyclopedic. Would be too large if it was fully populated. Little point in having this information compiled into one article. indiscriminate list of information. --Daniel Lawrence 13:46, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, encyclopedic and useful way of grouping articles, how else would you group video game animals? Can be split if it gets too large. Kappa 13:57, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Indiscriminate list. Why would you even want to group video game animals? What's next? List of animals in animated cartons? List of animals in children's fiction? List of animals as fluffy toys? List of all animals? List of all lists? TheMadBaron 14:04, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * And if we're including fictional dinosaur species, can we count Pacmen as a species? Space invaders? TheMadBaron 14:07, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * You would want to group video game animals because they are things of the same type and people might be looking for different examples, or a general overview. There are plenty of other lists in Category:Lists of fictional animals. Kappa 14:41, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * keep important pop culture item, maintainable and interesting. &mdash; brighterorange  (talk) 14:29, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * keep, but re-organize and expand.
 * The list needs to describe what kind of animals these are. (e.g. what kind of animal is Yoshi?)
 * The list should be sorted by animal type, not console type. Where will we put an animal from a game which is available on multiple consoles?
 * It needs a clear criteria for inclusion &mdash; is Pac Man an animal? Are dragons animals?
 * The links need to be cleaned up. The Hunter link doesn't say anything about a video game character.
 * Pburka 16:18, September 11, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, with the caveats given by Pburka and Kappa. Nandesuka 18:17, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Molotov (talk) [[Image:Flag of California.svg|25px]] 20:34, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep since I cannot find fault with Kappa's logic: "how else would you group video game animals?" But I also agree they should be arranged by animal type, not platform. Also, clearly Pac Man is a Man, but what about Goofy? If he's a dog, how could he have had a pet dog, Pluto? (I'm sure the Disney characters must have appeared in a video game at some point.) --DavidConrad 21:13, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Arbitrary list. / Peter Isotalo 21:17, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This article does need to be fixed up somewhat, but the list itself is something to which items can be added.  It's a notable subject. Eduard Gherkin 01:05:47, 2005-09-12 (UTC)
 * Keep and follow suggestions above. --Apyule 04:56, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
 * keep please we should not erase information just because it is too large that does not make sense Yuckfoo 06:51, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Valid as other video game lists. Sjakkalle (Check!)  06:55, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unmaintanable, although the entry "Donkey Kong from Donkey Kong 64" is funny. Ever heard of Donkey Kong (arcade game) of 1981? Martg76 22:30, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Categorize or Delete Caerwine 23:14, 12 September 2005 (UTC)


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