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349:, it isn't enough to warrant a section within the article, let alone a standalone article. Nothing in the list adds anything special to the game and are certainly not pivotal; just because a game has weapons doesn't mean you need to create a list talking about all of them. Detailed lists can go on StrategyWiki; there's nothing special about GOW weapons. -- 152:
sort of weapon without reference to its significance from credible sources, I am under the impression that a GOW weapons list is not warranted. I am also confused by various weapon lists being deleted while others are kept. Currently, the HL2 weapons article is more informative than a technical
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The weapons need to be mentioned somewhere and listed as they add unique characteristics to the game. However the stats could easily be removed and are unneeded. They are a pivital part of the game as many of them are the games signatures (IE Lancer rifle)
379:- when you strip it away, you have a pistol, a shotgun, a sniper rifle and two types of machinegun - nothing at all notable or interesting about those within the context of shoot-em-ups. delete. -- 168: 275:
per nominator, wikipedia is not a gaming guide. Stats on weapons like this is exactly the sort of content that should be in a gaming wiki. See guidelines for the WikiProject
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It says where the information came from over the Lancer Rifle stats table. This article doesn't need to be deleted, it needs to be contributed to, in the likes of
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rundown, which belongs more on StrategyWiki. If I'm not mistaken, Knowledge (XXG) is discouraging game guide pages such as this GOW weapons list. --
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a game guide. As to the above, sourcing is one basic wiki requirement, but not enough to save something that fails the WP:not test...
17: 191: 280:"A general rule of thumb to follow if unsure: if the content only has value to people actually playing the game, it's unsuitable." 383: 371: 353: 337: 324: 298: 286: 267: 255: 234: 218: 199: 175: 157: 136: 120: 52: 345:: The weapons are not the game's signatures. The only "selling point" of the game is the Lancer, and based on consensus in 398: 74: 36: 66: 58: 397:
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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A forum post is hardly a credible source, though perhaps I have mistaken the OR as an edit from the
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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as it is a game guide. It could be better served as strategyWiki or egamia.com.
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page itself. As discussion on the GOW talk page is strongly against mentioning
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per Knowledge (XXG) rules and general consensus regarding deletion --
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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
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Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion
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22:25, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
List of Gears of War weapons
List of Gears of War weapons
edit
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history
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Talk:Gears of War#Weapons
Scottie theNerd
22:24, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Weapons in Half-Life 2
DASGames
22:42, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Gears of War
Scottie theNerd
23:02, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
list of CVG deletions
Koweja
00:04, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
unsigned
65.34.40.19
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