Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bane (Weaponlord)

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 Delete all. Yanksox 19:50, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bane (Weaponlord)

I am submitting this article along with all articles of the category category:Weaponlord (except the Weaponlord article of course). All articles are beyond all cruftiness and at the risk of offending the fans of the game of absolutely no encyclopedic value. Wikipedia is not a game guide. It is also supposed to be written in encyclopedic tone and so articles that include brilliant sentences such as "It is rumored he killed a fearsome sabretooth wolf once with his bare hands, and now his face is shrouded by a wolf's mask. " don't exactly have their place. Finally, let me also add that it sure looks as though the "Story" sections of the articles are copyright violations as they are likely copied out of the game booklet. Pascal.Tesson 15:59, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete all. Character articles are OK for high-profile fighting games, but not third-tier, half-forgotten ones like Weaponlord. --Nydas 18:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per nom. --RMHED 19:13, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. I was involved in the making of these articles, and I would like to say that this game is not third teir, at all. This was the first of its genre of Sword on Sword Beat 'Em Ups, and no doubt went on to influence the massive Soul Calibre series, and similar games.Comment: I admit the story sections need a cleanup, I promise to do that myself if these articles are not deleted. I will clean up the tone of the articles in general as well, if you believe that to be a problem. I was not the original writer, I just dealt with the images, infoboxes and section headings when these articles were made. Would it at least be acceptable to merge all information into a 'Weaponlord Characters' article? J Milburn 23:15, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Comment:Isn't Samurai Shodown 'sword on sword'?--Nydas 08:45, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Comment:It is. I have never come across that game, and it seems you can't believe everything you read... I apologise. J Milburn 11:02, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Comment I could live with a merge if the articles are extensively cleaned up. But I still think none of this cruft belongs in an encyclopedia which, let's remind ourselves, is what this project is supposedly doing. Pascal.Tesson 02:02, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Comment:I have already started on this article in my sandbox. I change my vote to Delete.—Preceding unsigned comment added by J Milburn (talk • contribs)

• Delete per nom. No encyclopedic tone and not worth rewrite due to NN. NeoFreak 00:17, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete all. We can have articles about characters in mortal kombat and soul calibur because there are multiple sources to form a large base of information to synthesize and check against. These articles are little more than the booklet's own descriptions copied or paraphrased. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 03:24, 3 September 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.