Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nintendo DS trivia

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. Considering that most trivia is unverifiable, and we're supposed to avoid it anyway, the main article won't benefit from a merge. -- Steel 00:35, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nintendo DS trivia

A whole article just for Nintendo DS trivia, with no references at all. Mushroom (Talk) 03:04, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete - "This article is listing random facts about the Nintendo DS." Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate repository of information. MER-C 03:11, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete (after edit conflict)"This article is listing random facts about the Nintendo DS." So, an indiscrimate collection of information then. -- IslaySolomon | talk 03:13, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete If trivia sections are to be avoided in articles, there clearly shouldn't be entire articles for trivia. Dancter 03:22, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been added to the list of CVG deletions. Dancter 03:30, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Article is home to such gems as "In a Thomas English Muffin commercial, a boy can be seen playing a Nintendo DS." I can't wait to whip out that l'il factoid at my next cocktail party. This is really trivial trivia. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 04:31, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Merge content into relevant articles. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 05:59, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, indiscriminate cruftopia. It even mentions what ports the DS uses to connect to WiFi. This is information our grandchildren and future world leaders desperately need access to! Garrett^Talk 09:25, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per nom, there is a lot of trivia like this about in other articles too. --tgheretford (talk) 14:07, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletions. -- Zqpsdw 14:58, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Merge with Nintendo DS, and redirect the page there. Mike | Talk 15:38, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - per MER-C and Dancter. This shouldn't even exist as a redirect because it would give people the wrong idea. ENeville 21:49, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete dumb. Danny Lilithborne 23:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per MER-C, or Merge. This article might stand a chance, but it would need to be so heavily revamped (and probably renamed), that we might as well start over. -Patstuart^{(talk)(contribs)} 23:11, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per MER-C. If any truely useful information, move to relevant article, but it doesn't look it to me. -- FaerieInGrey 01:19, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per MER-C M1ss1ontomars2k4 ^{(T | C | @)} 01:26, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
• IT DOESN'T FIT INTO THE NINTENDO DS ARTICLE WITHOUT BLOATING IT SEVERELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 68.34.2.3 04:31, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
• Merge two or three of the most notable ones and delete it. Sorry, 68.34.2.3, but we can't have articles about trivia. Please read Wikipedia:Avoid trivia sections in articles. The Nintendo DS could have a "Cultural references" section written in prose about, but not a list of trivia, and much less an article about trivia only. -- ReyBrujo 18:02, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per MER-C. Combination 19:50, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete/merge. Andre (talk) 20:55, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Do NOT merge very much of it. Wikipedia discourages trivia, while it's not banned... a whole trivia page shouldn't be merged with the regular article on it. Wikipedia is not a fan's guide to every little trivia/note about things. Encyclopedia, not a trivia guide. RobJ1981 03:39, 23 October 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.