Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Legend of Zelda: The Triforce Saga (2nd 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. The consensus is that, although this game never came to market, rumors of its existence and the general fame of the "Zelda" brand make it noteworthy enough for an article. Xoloz 17:08, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

The Legend of Zelda: The Triforce Saga
(Please see also the first AFD).

Vanity - The article, now about a fake game, was simply created to generate attention for an obscure person, who in turn tried to re-sell the "fake" game in a private auction on his forum using this article as hype for the product. Nothing but a ruse to get traffic and money from a hoax. TSA 22:47, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. Nomination has the facts wrong about this article.  The article has nothing to do with vanity, as I wrote the majority of the text back in November of 2005.  There's no money or traffic to be had through this article at this point, nor was there any when the original article was put up, as I wasn't in possession of the alleged cart or even knew much more than what's in the article.  Article is about a noted hoax that made the rounds throughout the internet. --badlydrawnjeff talk 00:18, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Certainly not a vanity article, and I'd say it's a notable hoax, although it could use better referencing. BryanG(talk) 00:55, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

The above comments were made at the first AFD and have been copied here


 * Comment - the nominator tacked the new AFD onto the old one. For the sake of not looking so confusing, I have copied the new comments into a new AFD. No vote.BigDT 02:57, 20 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete or Merge - Problem is the "hoax" is up for auction on a person fan site right now, and they're using the Wiki article in the chat about it that I've seen to get people to believe it is "real". The hoax is not even in the top 10 "Zelda" hoaxes of all time, it was merely a small blip. The article only serves to drive traffic to certain sites, to give the creator more attention, and to be used for commercial purposes. This is blantantly vanity and abuse, it's time this article goes away. Perhaps a page about ALL ZELDA HOAXES would be warranted, but not this one game. --TSA 09:04, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * If people want to falsely use a Wikipedia entry as justification, when it's clear in the page that the veracity of the actual cart is questionable, that's not our problem. Your continued assertions of "only used for commercial purposes," "vanity" and "abuse" make little sense considering who has written the most of it.  Hell, you were involved in it. --badlydrawnjeff talk 10:56, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete! --FlareNUKE 07:27, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Because? --badlydrawnjeff talk 10:54, 21 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Strong keep. enough people know about it to make it notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pure inuyasha (talk • contribs)


 * Delete I can’t say that I necessarily agree with the reason of vanity, but I think that the article is perhaps written in a way that may somewhat convey that impression more than it should; at first glance, it almost appears to be a legit game in the series when it's not. However, I don’t necessarily think that the article’s content is unimportant. The Zelda Series is huge, making things like this important for fans and researchers, but like TSA wrote, I think it would be better suited in an article about Zelda Hoaxes, rather than standing on its own. Then, perhaps this could redirect to that page. RedNitrogen 23:27, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete - likely hoax and if not it is nn anyways. --WinHunter (talk) 00:21, 22 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletions.   -- ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk  to Nihonjo e  03:17, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per above comments. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihonjo e  03:17, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep It's notable enough, Zelda is a huge franchise and Nintendo admits doing some development of a third NES title, so it's an interesting hoax. I agree that the article doesn't do enough to discredit it. If there are other WP articles about Zelda hoaxes, then I'm all for merge/redirect, but my search didn't turn up anything. - Wickning1 14:07, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems to be notable enough as a hoax if nothing else. Y0u | Y0ur talk page 16:07, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of CVG deletions. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 01:57, 26 June 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.