Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DS Domain

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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 of the debate was delete. Joyous! | Talk 04:25, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DS Domain

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nn web forum, fails WP:WEB. Delete Oldelpaso 12:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete no invisionfree board should be an article.—Preceding unsigned comment added by SeizureDog (talk • contribs)
  • Delete. Per the board's statistics counter: "We have 121 registered members." --Fuhghettaboutit 13:56, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete fails WP:WEB Adambiswanger1 14:02, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per Fuhghettaboutit's research. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:03, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete a totally free forum which only has 121 members is certainly not notable. We have 121 registered members.--Andeh 17:27, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Do not delete I don't understand why there's any need to delete this. It's been around for over a year, so I'd call it notable. It also has a significant history that ties in with GameFAQs. (The PictoChat board to be specific.) We decided this would be a significant Wikipedia contribution, and it is important in some of the DS circles on GameFAQs, WiTendoFi, and other prominent boards. Plus, I worked upwards of three hours to make this a proper article. :( If there's some sort of change that you guys think I should make, I'll do it, but I don't want all my hard work to be for nothing, and I honestly think it's an interesting, informative, and important article for the DS community. --Gaming King 19:19, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete fails WP:WEB The article is not encyclopedic outside of the Nintendo Dual Screen community. --Starionwolf 19:34, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Do not delete Although it is true that it is a small forum, what Gaming King says is true: it has links with many very succesful forums, and, to quite a lot of people, is very important. Its age is quite impressive, and I don't see why 'No invisionfree board should be an article'. Is that a rule, or just your opinion? (Oh, and can I just say to the previous guy, since I'm such a pedant: DS is Developers' System, contrary to popular belief)--The last sheikah 19:39, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete 121 members has to make it non-notable even among nintendo forums. Fan1967 21:32, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Regrettable Speedy Delete I feel bad about biting the newbie that created this (which is why I was hesitant to nominate it for AfD), but it really merits no value to the encyclopedia as a whole. Close this thing per WP:SNOW, please.-- The ikiroid  22:43, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment: I feel sorry for the newbie too. --Starionwolf 00:25, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Reality Check Due to the fact that this article will actually be linked to from the referring forum, it probably merits more value as a whole to the encyclopedia than the ever-important pages on ball-busting. It will be useful to those of the board, and while it is small, it still warrants more of a purpose than most articles here simply because someone will be looking at it. I also will not respect the opinions of the esteemed people above me who are using invalid HTML. Talk abut not worth mentioning: learn some web standards before you deem a board "useless," hmm? -Pojo—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.104.130.26 (talk • contribs) .
We do have standards. Read WP:WEB. You won't gain sympathy from people by arrogantly insulting their knowledge (or lack thereof) of the internet.-- The ikiroid  03:01, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete for reasons above, no encyclopedic value. DVD+ R/W 02:27, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Do not Delete This doesn't break any rules as I see it. This is another addition to Wikipedia, and the article itself is quite informative. -SB-—Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.106.216.172 (talk • contribs)
  • Compromise How about this? Since there's not complete agreement, I'll show you all the important history involved with this article. I'll make articles explaining the significance of all this-- articles that are also very important as standalones. They will be as follows: PictoQuest, PictoQuest (roleplaying board), Great PictoWar of '05, and WiTendoFi. I'll also edit in some important info to PictoChat. Once I'm done with all those articles, I think you'll see their importance as a whole. It's sort of like the dark underbelly of DS. It'll take me a while to do the articles, though, so just wait until they're done, then we can resume discussion. --Gaming King 20:42, 14 June 2006 (UTC)


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