Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of video game designers


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The result was keep. postdlf (talk) 13:12, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

List of video game designers

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This is an ad hoc list that's better served by Category:Video game designers. It's populated with more than just designers: co-creators, development directors (producers), writers, people associated with game titles through press coverage. A complete list of video game designers across the history of video games would have 25,000+ entries, so this list hasn't even started to scale. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dgpop (talk • contribs)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 21:26, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 21:26, 12 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep. sorry not seeing any genuine concerns with the list which seems to pass WP:LISTN is not indiscriminate and all list entries are notable and have articles. WP:CLN applies. Ajf773 (talk) 00:42, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - Sources should be added, and it could possible be renamed "developers" over "designers", but it's definitely a notable list premise. Sergecross73   msg me  01:55, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep Nom fails WP:NOTDUP. Jclemens (talk) 04:35, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep Has obvious advantage over category of listing games, making it potentially easier to find someone than just seeing a list of personal names. Other concerns raised above can be dealt with by editing. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:56, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep As long as the inclusion criteria is for designers with blue-linked/standalone articles, this is fine. Most designers/developers go unnoticed by media, so the fear we'll have a 20,000+ list is unlikely to happen. --M ASEM (t) 13:55, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * This is also a really good point. As someone who has created and maintained many video game articles, I can say that, with many video game development teams having between 10-100 people on the game, I'd say most games have more like 0-2 staff that actually have their own article. I'd expect that this sort of inclusion criteria would keep the list under control for the foreseeable future. Sergecross73   msg me  14:53, 13 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:NOTDUP relative to Category:Video game designers. If the list were to become too long, it could always be WP:SPLIT. North America1000 14:33, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - It's filled only with notable people, so it doesn't need to be a complete list of every designer to walk the earth.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 11:41, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:06, 17 July 2017 (UTC)


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