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discography of Rock Band) is what would be relevant to a notability discussion, since this is a subarticle of that. All the items in the article are well sourced and the article appears to be frequently, regularly maintained. Finally note that the article is well trafficked and used by a large sector of readers as a valuable reference. Therefore Keep.
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None of the reasons listed for deletion are valid. "Listcruft" is never a valid reason for deletion, and the list is not simply a "directory" such as a phone book, etc. Notability by itself is also never a reason for deletion, but even if it were the notability of the overall topic (ie the complete
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This article is acting as an encyclopedic reference with regard to the Rock Band video game. It's encyclopedic value is not diminished merely because the entry is about a video game. This game has had become a part of our culture and could easily be the subject of any number of studies, from
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When there's 10-40 tracks per album, sure. This list is close to 800 songs and counting. Duplicating (triplicating and so on if Lego Rock Band and future Rock Band titles follow the same route) that much information is completely unnecessary and inefficient, and makes
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Many people tend to find a list of songs for games like these to gather information on the game. These pages provide an organized layout for the very numerous songs released for this game. And it most certainly meets
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These contents can be sourced through reliable, sources, i.e. published magazines, and as such is beyond appropriate for the paperless encyclopedia anyone can edit. Sincerely, --
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whimper at the end result of such inclusion. This is the most compact form that makes this information usable to the general reader for academic purposes. --
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Entirely encyclopedic material that is large enough to merit splitting off from the parent article, not to mention well-presented and verified.
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psychology to sociology, and this Knowledge (XXG) entry is a useful reference with regard to its content. -- 09:28, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
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Songs from both the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series have been noted to gain attention after their inclusion in these games (see
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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as the notability of this data is not clear. The sources cited in the article (20 at the last count) are from
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So? When a song is included on multiple albums (like compilation albums), we list it on each of those pages.
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apply to this article, and it tells what the game content is, not how to finish the game (as a guide would).
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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These songs work across multiple games, so there's no one single game to put them under. --
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All these songs can and should be listed in the similar articles for each Rock Band Game.
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And I don't understand the synthesis comment. Using multiple sources does not violate
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this is the best source of information and most comprehensive list i can find.
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and I am not seeing the sources synthesized in an inapprorpiate manner.
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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
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seems to apply here. Listcruft could also apply, as well as
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of sources is not appropriate for Knowledge (XXG). --
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