Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zero Wing (translations) 2nd nomination

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. 1ne 06:49, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Zero Wing (translations)

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This article has had a previous AfD, the results of the copyvio report mentioned in this AfD can be found here. ^High_InBC^{(Need help? Ask me)} 22:15, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

This article has been unsourced for over a year now, attempts to request attribution to a reliable source go unanswered. It seems riddled with original research. I would like this article to be sourced or deleted. ^High_InBC^{(Need help? Ask me)} 22:13, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been added to the list of CVG deletions. Koweja 00:19, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Unnecessary fork. Translations can go in the main article, especially now that the cultural references has also been forked off to its own article. Hbdragon88 01:09, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
• Comment the game itself (a primary source) can serve as a reference for the english text and japanese text. But this is an awkward place for the material, and the size of the excerpt might be pushing fair use... — brighterorange (talk) 02:14, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

• Using a primary source is fine, but not as the only source. ^High_InBC^{(Need help? Ask me)} 02:17, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

• I diagree; a direct quote from a primary source needs no further attribution. — brighterorange (talk) 00:23, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

• An article that has no independent source is not attributable. ^High_InBC^{(Need help? Ask me)} 14:31, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

• Redirect to All Your Base Are Belong to Us. JuJube 03:14, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
• Merge into All Your Base Are Belong to Us. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 00:20, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
• Delete - This is entirely primary material, which Wikipedia does not publish. This is quite analogous to a plot summary - which Wikipedia is explicitly not. Maybe it should be transwikied to somewhere else, but this is an encyclopedia. Wickethewok 06:05, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

A translation is not primary material. But if you disagree, then at least the ending sequence should be saved because it's a transcription, and not a translation. And it's a less well known piece of Engrish from the AYB phenomenon. --71.105.21.125 23:35, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

What is the source of the translation? ^High_InBC^{(Need help? Ask me)} 23:35, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

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