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534: 508:-- for the same rationale as user JulesH -- it is already adequately covered in the broder article and does not warrant a separate article. Just to be clear, if someone is tallying support/nonsupport, this is an opinion to 449: 349:, deleting this article would crush our master plan of bringing it to featured status. Kidding aside though, the "word" is an irritating yet prolific internet meme, far to prolific to consider deletion. 134: 157:—Although it may not be the best article, it is certainly too notable to be deleted, and is not only a better article than, but also more notable than almost every stub. 592:. This is quickly becoming a term that defines a gaming genre and/or group of gamers. This article should be expanded to cover sociological topics related to "pwners". 383:
This is insane! Not only does it link to a commonly used userbox, it also it worth keeping in Knowledge. I want the deletion nomination taken down
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as an integral part of today's gaming culture as far as language is concerned. It also has sufficient sources establishing notability on its own.
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Consists of a dicdef and incidental list of episodes that have used the word. Doesn't seem expandable beyond its current, trivia-laden state.
229:. Finding someone to fix this shouldn't be too hard. I'm not doing it - so I'll abstain - I don't know the first thing about the subject. - 609:. I believe that this word is an influential part of internet slang, I searched it today to know its true meaning. 9 December 2008 (UTC) 17: 625: 397: 346: 49: 244:- this is more than a dictionary definition. 'Pwnage' is a concept that must have extensive coverage somewhere. - 643: 36: 642:
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
281:- I agree with MuZemike's argument. This article is sufficiently well sourced to convince me of notbaility. 249: 234: 101: 96: 105: 63: 597: 613: 434:
The article has sources, is notable, looks like it could go somewhere, and oh, I just lost the game.
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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Hugely iconic word, that's usage has expanded into other areas. Pwnd ;)
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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
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which already covers the concept in more-than-sufficient depth.
84: 76: 203:- but someone needs to put their hand up to fix this mess. 129: 118: 114: 110: 39:). No further edits should be made to this page. 646:). No further edits should be made to this page. 8: 305:The sources don't go beyond dicdef though. 531:significant coverage in reliable sources 364:But is it sourceable? I don't see much. 512:this article and create a redir page. 7: 24: 18:Knowledge:Articles for deletion 1: 174:— I think this goes beyond a 602:17:19, 9 December 2008 (UTC) 585:07:01, 9 December 2008 (UTC) 561:05:11, 9 December 2008 (UTC) 522:03:26, 8 December 2008 (UTC) 497:19:27, 7 December 2008 (UTC) 476:19:27, 7 December 2008 (UTC) 462:16:37, 6 December 2008 (UTC) 444:14:45, 6 December 2008 (UTC) 423:04:57, 6 December 2008 (UTC) 372:04:57, 6 December 2008 (UTC) 356:23:54, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 338:22:27, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 313:18:48, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 297:11:33, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 270:18:48, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 254:10:29, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 237:09:19, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 213:07:17, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 192:03:59, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 167:03:44, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 149:02:28, 5 December 2008 (UTC) 71:17:42, 9 December 2008 (UTC) 663: 535:Word cops take down 'pwn' 506:Leetspeak#Owned_and_pwned 326:Leetspeak#Owned_and_pwned 639:Please do not modify it. 32:Please do not modify it. 450:already lost the game 176:dictionary definition 487:. NN gamer's meme. 407:Um, and your actual 545:You've Been 'Pwned' 577: 421:and his otters • 370:and his otters • 345:As a member of the 311:and his otters • 268:and his otters • 147:and his otters • 44:The result was 630: 616:comment added by 570: 452:, unfortunately. 50:non-admin closure 654: 641: 629: 610: 576: 573: 540:The Detroit News 419: 418:Ten Pound Hammer 368: 367:Ten Pound Hammer 353: 309: 308:Ten Pound Hammer 287: 266: 265:Ten Pound Hammer 188: 182: 145: 144:Ten Pound Hammer 132: 126: 108: 69: 66: 57: 34: 662: 661: 657: 656: 655: 653: 652: 651: 650: 644:deletion review 637: 611: 574: 571: 417: 400: 366: 351: 307: 293: 283: 264: 186: 180: 143: 128: 99: 83: 80: 64: 55: 53: 37:deletion review 30: 22: 21: 20: 12: 11: 5: 660: 658: 649: 648: 632: 631: 604: 587: 563: 524: 499: 489:Squidfryerchef 482: 481: 480: 479: 478: 468:Squidfryerchef 448:Knowledge has 428: 427: 426: 425: 402: 401: 396: 377: 376: 375: 374: 359: 358: 347:Bathrobe Cabal 340: 318: 317: 316: 315: 300: 299: 291: 275: 274: 273: 272: 257: 256: 246:Richard Cavell 239: 218: 217: 216: 215: 195: 194: 169: 139: 138: 79: 74: 42: 41: 25: 23: 15: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 659: 647: 645: 640: 634: 633: 627: 623: 619: 615: 608: 605: 603: 599: 595: 591: 588: 586: 582: 578: 567: 564: 562: 558: 554: 550: 546: 542: 541: 536: 532: 528: 525: 523: 519: 515: 511: 507: 503: 500: 498: 494: 490: 486: 483: 477: 473: 469: 465: 464: 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 446: 445: 441: 437: 436:Andy Saunders 433: 430: 429: 424: 420: 414: 410: 406: 405: 404: 403: 399: 395: 394: 393: 388: 387: 382: 379: 378: 373: 369: 363: 362: 361: 360: 357: 354: 348: 344: 341: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 320: 319: 314: 310: 304: 303: 302: 301: 298: 295: 294: 288: 286: 280: 277: 276: 271: 267: 261: 260: 259: 258: 255: 251: 247: 243: 240: 238: 235: 232: 228: 224: 220: 219: 214: 210: 206: 202: 199: 198: 197: 196: 193: 189: 183: 177: 173: 170: 168: 164: 160: 156: 153: 152: 151: 150: 146: 136: 131: 124: 120: 116: 112: 107: 103: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 81: 78: 75: 73: 72: 67: 61: 60: 51: 47: 40: 38: 33: 27: 26: 19: 638: 635: 606: 589: 565: 538: 526: 509: 501: 484: 431: 411:is, besides 408: 390: 389: 386:IMMEDIATLEY! 385: 384: 380: 342: 321: 290: 284: 278: 241: 200: 171: 154: 140: 58: 45: 43: 31: 28: 612:—Preceding 594:cipher_nemo 466:It's back. 398:LOOK AT ME! 413:WP:ILIKEIT 352:Trusilver 626:contribs 618:Jax 0677 614:unsigned 549:AlterNet 533:, e.g. " 502:Redirect 392:K50 DUDE 322:Redirect 221:We have 181:MuZemike 135:View log 553:DHowell 262:Where? 159:Petero9 102:protect 97:history 59:Symonds 510:Delete 485:Delete 454:JulesH 409:reason 330:JulesH 227:WP:ARS 223:WP:ICU 205:JJJ999 130:delete 106:delete 566:Keep: 547:" on 543:and " 537:" in 133:) – ( 123:views 115:watch 111:links 56:Peter 16:< 622:talk 607:Keep 598:talk 590:Keep 581:talk 575:4314 572:Ryan 557:talk 529:per 527:Keep 518:talk 493:talk 472:talk 458:talk 440:talk 432:Keep 381:Keep 343:Keep 334:talk 285:Reyk 279:Keep 250:talk 242:Keep 225:and 209:talk 201:Keep 187:talk 172:Keep 163:talk 155:Keep 119:logs 93:talk 89:edit 65:talk 46:keep 514:N2e 504:to 415:…? 324:to 292:YO! 231:Mgm 85:Pwn 77:Pwn 48:. ( 628:) 624:• 600:) 583:) 559:) 551:. 520:) 495:) 474:) 460:) 442:) 336:) 252:) 211:) 190:) 165:) 121:| 117:| 113:| 109:| 104:| 100:| 95:| 91:| 52:) 620:( 596:( 579:( 555:( 516:( 491:( 470:( 456:( 438:( 332:( 248:( 233:| 207:( 184:( 161:( 137:) 127:( 125:) 87:( 68:) 62:(

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Knowledge:Articles for deletion
deletion review
non-admin closure
PeterSymonds
talk
17:42, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
Pwn
Pwn
edit
talk
history
protect
delete
links
watch
logs
views
delete
View log
Ten Pound Hammer
02:28, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Petero9
talk
03:44, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
dictionary definition
MuZemike
talk
03:59, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
JJJ999
talk

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