Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Video Game Critic


 * 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   keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 17:00, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

The Video Game Critic

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Fails WP:WEB. No sources where content is the subject. Diocles777 (talk) 16:28, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep: The subject of the article is widely cited by reliable sources, and the article already has plenty of references to demonstrate that. 28bytes (talk) 16:41, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * The references are trivial at best, being either "a brief summary of the nature of the content" or "newspaper articles that simply report the Internet address." The site has not been the subject of any article and has won no awards.Diocles777 (talk) 17:03, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. The sources barely even mention it besides namedropping its web address. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 18:12, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep -
 * San Francisco Chronicle - "While larger sites concentrate on the newest, flashiest games, almost everything about www.thevideogamecritic.com is old school. The site has comprehensive reviews for hundreds of games that are decades old, from Defender on the Atari 2600 ("This is the game everyone had but nobody loved") to Contra on the first Nintendo console ("One of the definitive games for the system")"
 * First Arkansas News - "Dave Mrozek, a computer programmer, established the Video Game Critic about 10 years ago and has written about 3,500 video game reviews on that site over the past decade. He’s a self proclaimed fan of systems from the Atari 2600 all the way through the Nintendo Wii and has spent a good deal of free time dealing with both classic and modern consoles. If anyone knows how to get those old consoles to look good on new television sets, it would be Mrozek, right? However, he says that there are at least two problems to deal with when dealing with hooking up an old console to a new HDTV set — screen resolution and lag."
 * and to boot:
 * Seattle Times - "For kids of all ages who want games for their computers and game consoles, look for reviews at Videogamecritic.net"
 * Reviews and information are used extensively at AtariAge and MobyGames (located in a section called "The Press Says")
 * Galesburg Register-Mail - "He’s even got the dubious honor of working on the Atari Jaguar game “White Men Can’t Jump,” widely reviewed as one of the worst games in history. Videogamecritic.net called it the “worst video game of all time."
 * As far as awards, I believe it's up for a Nobel in 2011.. anyway all info is cited. - Theornamentalist (talk) 20:01, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * None of that satisfies WP:WEB. They are just quick mentions in articles not about the website.Diocles777 (talk) 21:02, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per above sources, which while not in-depth are more than mere trivial mentions and sufficient to satisfy the general notability guidelines. - DustFormsWords (talk) 23:41, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 00:48, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 00:48, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep I wouldn't say all of the above sources do, a couple are borderline but the First Arkansas News clearly passes WP:WEB -- Worm   15:34, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:20, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep – Plenty of reliable sources to establish notability easily. –MuZemike 22:26, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep as it has sufficient in-depth coverage to cross the verifiability and notability thresholds. - Dravecky (talk) 06:51, 5 December 2010 (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.