Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sentry gun

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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. - Mailer Diablo 18:15, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sentry gun

A ministub of a C&C:RA2 unit? I think not.

Agamemnon2 14:30, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Anytime half the content of an article is "Somewhat the same to the Chinese 'Gattling Cannon' from Command & Conquer: Ganerals." it's not a good sign. 24.17.48.241 08:49, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Sentry gun to the head - Seriously, you'd think this could be a better article about something real. --Cyde Weys talkcontribs 15:42, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • I would think it could mention the C&C:RA2 unit, the sentry gun from the Alien series, the Quake:TF mod's use of that, the Half Life 2 sentry guns, and the poeple who have built things based on these fictions --Pboyd04 16:42, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
    • I added some more info about the topics I mentioned above. I think someone needs to expand it some more, but I don't think it really merits deletion anymore
Relisting to December 21, 2005. Insert new comments below. — FREAK OF NURxTURE (TALK) 08:37, Dec. 21, 2005
  • Keep: pending some explanation as to what this is about. -- JJay 09:37, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, the main article on the game already lists units in sufficient detail. (A tank has been deleted earlier last week). - Mgm|(talk) 10:56, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep and expand. Lots of games have sentry guns of a similar quality. Metroid Prime and Metal Gear come to mind, although I'm sure that the Tom Clancy games have them too. The page could easily describe the technology and how it might work in the real world, and reference working models people have built (I recall a machine that fired ping-pong balls at a person who approached within a specific radius). The C&C unit should be mentioned, of course. I'll take a shot at it later today if I've got time. --Stephen Deken 15:57, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep and expand / cleanup, sentry guns are a fairly common element in science fiction. McPhail 19:52, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep - I'm changing my vote, this article is better now. I'll work on it later. --Cyde Weys talkcontribs 21:02, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Original-research magnet for fanboys, of made-up technology. --Calton | Talk 01:04, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep: it's a common element across fiction as I believe the current version of the article illustrates. --Pboyd04 21:26, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep per above Staxringold 00:54, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. The stub certainly didn't do justice to the subject, but given the recent developments in the area and it's validity as a recurring theme in fiction (and in real applications), it should be kept. I've updated the article considerably, and deleted the offending portions of the stub. Please give it a second look. An experienced Wiki editor's assistance on it would be appreciated though. --Pseudo Nym 14:30, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
    • Comment - I just fixed up the article a bit more and added links to Æon Flux, which features sentry guns. I think the article is in good enough shape now that this AfD thing can just go away. This article is staying. --Cyde Weys votetalk 02:24, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Are there any objections to keeping the article in its current form? If not I say we remove the AfD tag. --Pboyd04 05:11, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. Good call on the Aeon Flux reference, I totally missed that one. I'm all for removing the AfD tag now :). --Pseudo Nym 20:30, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep The CIWS system is an important defense of US Navy ships (but the sailors call it "Christ It Won't Shoot") Endomion 06:21, 23 December 2005 (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.