Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of video game collector and special editions (second nomination)


 * 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 of the debate was Keep. Yanksox 12:43, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

List of video game collector and special editions
DRV consensus determined that the previous AfD on this article had failed adequately to consider the revisions of the article undertaken while the AfD was underway. This relisting will allow consensus to develop on the basis of the more "polished" version of the article. This is a procedural relisting, so I abstain. Xoloz 16:41, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of CVG deletions. Aguerriero  ( talk ) 18:01, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Useful and interesting list, though what on earth the "Honorable Mention" section is all about is beyond me. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  18:15, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep It will be invaluable to antiques collectors in 50 years time. Tyrenius 22:45, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Now that it is going to be staying for the forseeable future, please provide suggestions and input (on the discussion page?) as to how to make it better.  RE: Honorable Mention - Since Zelda Collector's Edition is in strict terms a re-release (which this list tries to avoid, as re-releases are not inherently "special") - this actually WAS a limited release and the methods of obtaining it were notably "special". Although your guess is as good as mine as to how else to show that the game is only on the list for special mention (retitle the header to that?) Deusfaux 22:57, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, but recommend ditching the "Superior Editions" and "Special Mention" headers. This sounds like POV, unless someone wants to explain the meaning to me . BryanG(talk) 03:28, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll try again. To make the list discriminate, re-releases (games that get another production run usually at least a year after the original) are not included. That's because so many games get one. Quite often, marketing departments will slap these with names like "special edition" (see: Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition).  "Collector's Editions" again, are often just literal collections of games (in a series or with a shared theme).  This list tries to only cover games that are actually special or have significant collector value - this is almost always based on the edition's limited availability.  Re-releases are not limited in the same sense as something like World of Warcraft Collector's Edition was.  However, in the case of Zelda Collector's Edition, while it was a collection of re-releases and thus nothing inherently "special" or "collectible", it's limited production run and method of obtainment make it noteworthy to list here.  So basically I was trying to make a way of including games that might not normally be in the list, but deserve a special mention.  If you have a better suggestion (starring them or something) please come forward with it. Please see the article's discussion page for further commentary. Deusfaux 15:39, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Responded on the article's discussion page, and thanks for making it clearer to me. BryanG(talk) 19:20, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep: much better than a category as it lists what makes it special. Dread Lord C y b e r S k u l l ✎☠ 05:56, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Annotation makes this list encyclopedic, where an unannotated list might not be.  Powers 18:22, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unmaintainable and essentially infinite, given the sheer number of special editions released in Japan. Still listcruft, just like the first time around.
 * Keep Per LtPower's idea.  List is useful.  --Starionwolf 03:37, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as useless listcruft Bwithh 14:53, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep List is useful. Havok (T/C/c) 08:13, 29 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletions.   -- ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk  to Nihonjo e  18:07, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per discussion above. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihonjo e  18:07, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per above comments. - CNichols 21:24, 30 May 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.