Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trainer Card (Pokémon)

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The result was Delete, Pokécruft. --Luigi30 (Taλk) 18:47, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trainer Card (Pokémon)

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A description of a very minor aspect of a series of video games. It's essentially a description of a single minor status screen. There's no possibility for references to establish notability; bear in mind, this is one single status screen.

This was prodded, but deprodded without comment. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 18:42, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

• merge non OR to an appropriate location, as much of this is verifiable, if not independently notable. To where? Ask a Pokemon expert. —siroχo 19:06, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

  Speaking AS a Pokémon expert, no article benefits from a merge of anything in this article. It's just self-evident claims about a status screen, plus game guide. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 19:11, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

• Merge with Pokémon Video Games —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hiddenhearts (talk • contribs) 20:51, 27 February 2007 (UTC).

Merge per above. Kyriakos 21:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. From WP:N - "a topic is notable if it has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, reliable published works, whose sources are independent of the subject itself" (emphasis mine). Although references are provided, I don't believe that the game manuals or the references from Serebii.net count. The notability of this single menu screen with two options (front and back) has not been demonstrated. Material is mostly taken from pages at the serebii.net website, and is best dealt with there (or at another game guide location). Do Not Merge, as the significance of this menu option in the game franchise is fractional, no more. -- saberwyn 00:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. This is not just a game minor screen. It's an item that lets you check how well you are progressing and records your information. Also, the main objective of Pokémon games is to complete tasks to get all the stars. So a trainer card IS a very important thing in the games. Slyth1 01:17, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
  • I thought the aim of the game was to collect all the badges and the Pokemon? If there was a generic article on progress screens in games in general, I'd be all for a redirect and slight merge. Progress and stats screens in games are pretty important. But a specific example for a single game series, in my personal opinion is not. Also, the "stars" information is much better suited to a walkthrough or game guide (per [[WP:NOT#INDISCRIMINATE 4 (not an instruction manual or "how-to", and until it is the subject of multiple scholarly works or newspaper items, should be restricted to that area. -- saberwyn 02:58, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

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