Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Sandbox/Dead End


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellany page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was no consensus. ( Radiant ) 12:45, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Sandbox/Dead End
Violates WP:NOT. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a gaming website. Move off site, but not to user space. Distracts users from encyclopedia too. Lcarsdata (Talk) 18:03, 7 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Sandbox/Dead End/Archive1
 * Sandbox/Dead End/Archive2

Lcarsdata (Talk) 18:23, 7 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep, like the Word Association games, there is no evidence that this actually distracts from the encyclopaedia. It is in the sandbox, a part of project space, so it is not doing anybody any harm and is not going to be confused with anything else. Games like this can actually help the encyclopaedia by bringing players' attention to articles they can improve that they would not otherwise have known about. Thryduulf 20:27, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, use a social networking website for this sort of thing � Gurch 05:40, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Further comment: Back when Wikipedia was smaller, games like these (this one is newer) helped build the (then much smaller) community and keep people around. I feel that, like BJAODN, they've outgrown their usefulness � Gurch 05:43, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete; Wikipedia is a damn encyclopedia, not a playground. Ral315 (talk) 07:45, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It's not a playground! It's only a few articles where users can actually relax. D* a* r* k* n *  e *  s* s* L* o* r* d *  i* a* n * * *  C * * *  20:07, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Extreamly strong Keep, wikipedians need a place for fun and the sandbox provides such a place that does not affect the integrity on wikipedia articles. Many users regually take part in the sandbox and removing a relaxing place will only make users feel represed in a stuffy environment. Think outside the box 09:29, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per my previous discussions on Word Association.--WaltCip 14:42, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, since it encourages people to look for dead ends. raining_girl 16:59, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's in the sandbox. If it's not something in which you participate, why should you care? Let the people who enjoy it have their few minutes of fun. Phileas 18:41, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Strongest keep there's ever been: Pretty much a jumbo-pack of the keeps above. We need to have some fun around here. It's only a few articles. No harm done. D* a* r* k* n *  e *  s* s* L* o* r* d *  i* a* n * * *  C * * *  20:07, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete According to the Sandbox, "This page allows you to carry out experiments". Last time i checked wiktionary, games were not expirements Cnriaczoy42 20:09, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. --Mark J 20:36, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep.  bibliomaniac15  Review?  01:00, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Per nom. --Folantin 08:46, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per my statements on similar game pages. --Doug Bell talk* contrib 21:10, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not a gaming site. JDoorj a m     Talk 00:23, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Sandbox idea is like on page Sandbox (software development) for people to try out new things w/o affecting rest of place. Gives people chance to learn wiki. Marcsin 03:11, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, does not have same issues as the Coffee Lounge Games that I nominated. When I nominated those they had little to no association with Wikipedia, not just because they were in "game" format. A "game" such as this is more of a learning aid that is directly tied into editing Wikipedia and understanding how things work. -- Ned Scott 10:13, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * but delete or clear out the archives every so often. -- Ned Scott 10:14, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep or Modify - Wikipedians need a place for some fun, don't they? As far as I can see, people who don't like the page don't have to come to it. If there was some way this game could be modified to become more educational, perhaps encouraging edits, that would be great. Yuser31415 talk 06:34, 13 November 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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.