Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Merchant Empires


 * 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 Speedy Delete per G12 by Orangemike. (non-admin closure). MrKIA11 (talk) 16:17, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Merchant Empires

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Fails WP:WEB and WP:RS, major copyright violations and conflict of interest as an editor who is involved with the game keeps adding material from the official website. Wyatt Riot (talk) 21:05, 27 August 2008 (UTC) *Speedy Delete (G11) — Mentioning of "Gold Memberships," as well as the overall tone, reek of blatant advertising/spam. If a copyvio is indeed found, then this will also meet G12 (blatant copyright infringement).MuZemike (talk) 01:37, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment — OK i tried and tried but i cant do it, well i am giving up, i cant understand all policies of wiki, i took a look into OGame and tried do this article as a guide for Merchant Empires article, but well, so now people who look in lists of web based games online, willnt find some info relationated with Merchant Empires in wikipedia, sorry and thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Metznblitz (talk • contribs) 22:10, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of video game related deletions. MrKIA11 (talk) 22:21, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Note — both the article and its creator have been reported to WP:COIN. MuZemike (talk) 01:47, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete (G12) — nearly all of the article's content is copy-and-pasted right from http://www.advancedpowers.com/, which are a copyright and trademark of Advancedpowers.com. This is blatant copyright infringement. Article will also be reported to WP:CV. MuZemike (talk) 01:55, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Note — this article was deleted on 26 August 2008 and two other times before that (see ). This could also fall under G4 for recreation of deleted material. So it meets G4, G11, and G12; take your pick. MuZemike (talk) 15:03, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment — Well i am not the creator not an admin in this game, just a player who has played it since 2000 and wanted get an article here in wikipedia as is Ogame article too, i dont know exactly what i am inflicting and why, but i cant be accused of blatant copyright infrigment, i put a section about GM memberships because this is a game that if you pay/donate few dollars, you can get it, which gives you special benefits; also about gameplay section, you are right, i copy-pasted this here but no for bad if no for have a resumen of this game, and i can talk you that APME willnt accuse me about it, and i should add too that i only colaborate with them to create a wiki document on their server,wiki info together with other guy for help to new players understand this game. Btw, i from Venezuela, and i am not too good in english language, sorry —Preceding unsigned comment added by Metznblitz (talk • contribs) 02:16, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * This is past my reading comprehension level, I'm afraid. Can anyone please explain this to me? MuZemike (talk) 06:54, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * If you are neither, then did you get permission from the copyright holder to copy-and-paste the content onto the article? And if you're colloborating with the game's creators to make an article here for what I believe to be plainly for advertising (see diff), then it is still a conflict of interest. MuZemike (talk) 06:58, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment — "did you get permission from the copyright holder to copy-and-paste the content onto the article?" yes, you can ask to them at irc chat o sending a msg to support.advancedpowers.com o support@advancedpowers.com "And if you're collaborating with the game's creators to make an article here for what I believe to be plainly for advertising" look, i played Ogame too nad i was checking list of online games and i found in wikipedia some lists, so i though why isnt merchasnt empires there? and tried to do an article about merchant empires, this got deleted and well i tried reading Ogame article for see if i could do one similar for merchant empires, this was all


 * Speedy Delete (G12) This appears to be a copyvio, backed up by incomprehensible comments. Dayewalker (talk) 07:20, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. No reliable sources have been provided from which notability can be judged. There seems to be a copyright issue. The multiple re-creations of this page don't inspire confidence. I might change my vote if the copyright problem were fixed and if good-quality independent sources were added to the article before the AfD closes. EdJohnston (talk) 15:57, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment - tagged as G12. MrKIA11 (talk) 16:09, 28 August 2008 (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.