Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Spriters Resource

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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 was DELETE - Nabla 11:16, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Spriters Resource

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Non-notable website that has nothing to assert any possibility of improvement. Its claimed references in a magazine are nothing more than small credits at the bottom of a page that used sprites, which is nothing short of trivial. TTN 11:40, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment. Why delete it? It might as well be here for its popularity and since there's so many articles on Wikipedia, having a page like this isn't hurting it at all. Even if the article shouldn't be here, what are the chances of it getting noticed by many people anyway? I say it should stay the way it is.
  • Comment. Well, it certainly isn't non-notable, but it isn't notable either. The magazine credited them for using the sprites, which in itself might be trivia, but look at it in a different light. The site is noticed and known by Nintendo. It is respected enough to be used in the magazine. Surely it doesn't constitute a gigantic article, but a reference is a reference.
The Spriter's resource has become something of an internet thing, much like 4 chan. Go to most, if not any low scale game making or developement forum or site and you will clearly see many things linked to TSR. Go look at Nintendo's official forum, game makers official forums, and gamespot. All three I have found numorous links to TSR, and while online forums are not considered sources, they can be used to show signifigance. Running a google check will show several pages of references to the site.
Pixeltendo on the other hand, has been on TV! Or rather, it will be. It is making an appearence in the show, Untitled on the BBC3. The signifigance of the site is large in an internet world, and some well known web comics (and even some Wikipedia articles mind you) have used things from TSR. The article itself can be cleaned up, and made more formal.
Or would it be acceptable to redirect [{Spriters Resource]] to Spriting, where it is listed as a "external link"?Balladofwindfishes 13:50, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment.tSR has also had it fair share of notice from professional development groups. The lead animator of BioWare (Creators of many large scale games) has said on many occasions that he uses the site for references and inspiration for animation styles and such like. It cannot be denied that tSR has had a large impact on the spriting community as well as the gaming world in a whole. Not only that, but the artistic community, and even marketing. On several occasions I have seen sprites used as advertisement in small independent retailers, and when asked, mentioned tSR. Giptum 14:20, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. As much as I love TSR, I feel it is not noteworthy enough to warrant an article. I have seen many more popular and important websites have their pages pulled, so I don't see why this site would be any different. The S 03:57, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete unless sources are found to give notability to this site. I came up empty Corpx 06:26, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete.I support the deletion of this article. Wikipedia is something which a grade 6 kid would look at for information for his school project, or where someone needs reference material for a survey or experiment, or something out of plain curiosity. There is no actual practical value of the knowledge of a pixel art archive on wikipedia, the tSR article only had been created solely for the purpose to flex its muscles.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.217.142.55 (talk • contribs) 10:15, 12 August 2007
    • Comment. Last year there was 4 Business Studies essays based on the independence of tSR, and the way that it is maintained and run privately and through a community. This is information is only found through the fact that I received 4 emails from teachers, checking on the details given of the business. I believe that if there are people who can hand in information on the business for school work that gives them a qualification, I think it deserves a Wikipedia page. Giptum 15:22, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment. One could argue that Wikipedia's deleting an article without a good reason is flexing their muscles as well.75.64.175.14 17:58, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. Although not notable enough for it's own article, could a section in Spriting be acceptable, discussing sprite sites in general, with references to TSR, and the various other well known sites. Balladofwindfishes 15:53, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to the spriting article, and mention it as an external link. Though it is useful, it's not famous enough to merit its own article. Well, unless you find more sources, that is. I'm not opposed to an article, but by Wikipedia standards it's not notable enough.--ZXCVBNM 01:58, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Do not delete the page! Heck, many websites have Wikipedia pages!!

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.