Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dalian Plant

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. Wickethewok 16:16, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dalian Plant

Gameguide article. Gives hints such as where vehicles and spawnpoints are and how they can be taken. Delete this.--M8v2 04:41, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

• This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 12:27, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

• Transwiki to here if they want it, else delete. Wikipedia is not a game guide, crufty. Don't forget to delete all the related images.MER-C 12:38, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
• Very Strong Keep Definitely not a game guide. Notable. Not cruft. A valuable sub-section of Battlefield 2. --WikiCats 02:43, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Not a game guide? Really? "There are a couple of places that can be used for cover on this flag, as well as a large orange tower, which is good for sniping." "There is an anti-aircraft missile launcher on the dock pointing towards the US aircrafr carrier. So if the Chinese are in control, attacking from the air can be difficult." "There is a small area of the first floor of the nearby building where it can be captured, but if spotted, the player can easily be taken out."

Strange new meaning of the phrase "definitely not" I was previously unaware of, since it is definitely, you know, a game guide. --Calton | Talk 13:20, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep. This is an obvious case of misinterpretation of Wikipedia policy. We all agree that Wikipedia should not include game guides - that is, articles where there are instructions, hints, guides, tips, and other text where the article generally instructs the reader how to play the game. What Wikipedia is here for is to state facts and other reference information - and that is all this article does. It is also all the other articles do that this user has put up for deletion. I would really like to know what separates this article from any other game related article. How does this qualify as a game guide? If this article was merged into Battlefield 2, would that article also be a game guide? A LOT of articles are being put up for deletion by this user, and if they get deleted because of a complete misinterpretation of Wikipedia policy then a lot of work will be wasted. Please consider voting on the other AfD's that this user has decided to start (see here, here, here, here, here, here and here). Remy B 03:14, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

How does this qualify as a games guide? let's see - This flag is next to a large warehouse. Around the flag itself there is little cover, but there is a small area inside the warehouse where the flag can be captured, though it is fairly open. The flag can also be captured from the roof if you have a helicopter, This flag is quite open, and the only real cover is the sand bags around the flag itself. This flag is not very easy to defend due to there being three entrances by land, as well as the aircraft carrier behind it. However, there is a tank and an attack helicopter, making it a valuable asset, though on the 64 player version the attack helicopter will only spawn if the USMC side hold the flag. How does that NOT read as a games guide? --Charlesknight 15:31, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as per nom. Clearly a game guide and also crufty. The article is about one game map and is full of advice about tactics for how to play on the map. Bwithh 04:00, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete and redirect, main article seems to contain all relevant and encyclopedic information already, so there's no use in a merge. gamecruft, Wikipedia is not a game guide/manual. -- Ned Scott 04:47, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Strong redirect to List of maps in Battlefield 2, Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information--TBCTaLk?!? 04:59, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per MER-C, Bwithh. As there is BF2 wiki, that's where this belongs. Angus McLellan (Talk) 08:18, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Cruft - take it to the BF2 wiki. --Charlesknight 12:15, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Game guide, cruft, unencyclopedic, etc. --Calton | Talk 13:20, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Merge and remove extraneous info - there are many aspects of "game-guide" in here, mentioning common strategies, and even in-universe perspective. Having the basic info, and what real-world locations it's based off is informative and needs to be kept. The in-universe description is in fact copied verbatim from List of maps in Battlefield 2 so this article only offers a little extra info and a picture. merging and fixing the article is the best course of action as there's not enough info here to reason that it would be better broken up. -Zappernapper 15:24, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Game guidish. List of BF2 maps article should have all the info. Unicyclopedia 05:26, 27 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.