Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DarkMetal

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 keep. – Sceptre ^(Talk) 09:52, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DarkMetal

NN MUSH (online game). I can find no evidence that it meets WP:WEB. Previously deleted as well. Delete --Hetar 22:33, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

• Delete - nn. There are other web directories for listing muds, wikipedia isn't one of them. Fieari 22:41, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
• Keep There are other articles for other games seen on Wikipedia. Look at the See Also section of the article. Much lesser known games also enjoy Wikipedia articles. DarkMetal is the original MUSH to use the World Of Darkess as a setting, it's not a brand new MUSH attempting to advertise. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.134.50.126 (talk • contribs) .
• Keep see also: Cajun Nights MUSH and FiranMUX articles for examples of already established Wikipedia articles of a similar nature. DarkMetal MUSH has been around quite longer than these two. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.134.50.126 (talk • contribs) .
• Keep. This is a venerable mud. Muds may not seem terribly encyclopedic but as online games go this one has major staying power. NTK 10:08, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
• Keep WP:WEB really doesn't apply well (unless you think the Internet is the same thing as World Wide Web). Neither does WP:SOFTWARE, but I wouldn't be surprised if they have vastly more than 5000 users if they have been around since before the Eternal September. Kotepho 15:14, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

• Keep I agree with Kotepho, this games definetly has at least 5,000 users. It also has major staying power and is one of the more venerable games on the 'Net. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shanew2 (talk • contribs) 15:27, 10 April 2006 (UTC).
  • All but one of user's contributions are to this article and AFD. Stifle (talk) 00:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
• Keep This game has been around since the early 90s and has proven its longevity. I know from personal experience that the database is huge for this type of MUSH (hitting 400 mb) and users can expect to see around 25,000 objects. 'Dark Metal' has become a very well known name within the MUSH culture and spawned numerous recreations of the World of Darkness/Cyberpunk theme, and considering that it has been around for twice as long as MMORPGs such as EverQuest, and other MU*s are included in wikipedia, I don't think it's a stretch to allow DarkMetal. This comment was added by Bstaaden at 18:07, 10 April 2006 (UTC) Stifle (talk) 00:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
  • User's only contributions are to this AFD. Stifle (talk) 00:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as non-notable game. Stifle (talk) 00:52, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Freke & Ashraq say 'hi' to any DM old-timers reading the discussion. :] 'Non-notable game'. Heh. There are hundreds of far less notable games listed on Wikipedia without objection. DarkMetal and a handful of other 'mega MUSHes' paved the way for Everquest and all the other 'graphical MUSHes' which followed by proving the viability of the mass online role-playing model. --CBDunkerson 12:42, 12 April 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.