Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of game magazines

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The result was Keep. —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-12-28 13:56Z

[edit] List of game magazines

List of game magazines (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

This page is a duplicate, in list form, of Category:Games magazines. However, it is much much less comprehensive than that category, and seems to list magazines without trying to categorize them in any way (D&D next to poker next to video games). This is a niche enough category that the existing Category page should cover it just fine. Delete. --Quuxplusone 08:56, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

• At this point, appropriate coverage is provided by Category:Games magazines and its subcategories. If kept, the list should be expanded, formatted as a table showing publisher, area of distribution, and similar stats to provide comparison. Sub-lists for the various game types would also be an idea. However, at this point in time, I personally say delete. -- saberwyn 10:03, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
• But List of game magazines lists the dates and topics of many of the magazines, which Category:Games magazines does not. I have put it into table format. Anthony Appleyard 11:00, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
• Keep but rework . The list itself is certainly capable of presenting information in a better form, and I don't see that it should be deleted merely because it's a work in progress. For example, it could be made more like the section here List of United States magazines#Hobby and Interest magazines. Since there's no question about the category being a problem, I see no reason to delete this list. I'd rather see it improved. Mister.Manticore 17:01, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

BTW, taking a quick look at the category, and its sub-cats, I see that it's incomplete too, very much so. Mister.Manticore 17:03, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

• After Anthony Appleyard's reworking, I agree that the dates of publication make the list useful. So I guess I'll retract my nomination and say keep, but rework. (For example, the list should still be sorted by topic, not by name; and it should be at List of games magazines for consistency.) --Quuxplusone 01:56, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

This list should be categorized in regions instead of dates( and keep the date column). This is because magazines are written in different languages and sold by different Currencies. Tonytypoon 16:29, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

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