Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1-up

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The result was keep. v/r - T P 20:38, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

1-up[edit]

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Poorly written dicdef, tagged for OR since 2008. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 07:01, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

* delete Yep, looks like a dictionary definition so fails as per WP:NOT Heywoodg 07:44, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 08:53, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions. (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk) • Gene93k (talk) 15:00, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The concept of an extra life is notable; while the current article is pretty bare-bones and focuses mainly on the term "1-UP", it could be expanded to be more general without losing the historical information that's already present. Powers ^T 18:12, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep. Poor writing is reparable. OR may be harder to avoid; what have other sources said about the concept of extra lives in video games? The only somewhat-reliable sources I've found so far are master's theses. Better sources have been difficult to find- especially since the term is also used in golf. §everal⇒|Times 18:38, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Health (gaming). Re-create per WP:SPLIT when applicable. Currently the article is OR without references, and unless someone finds broad coverage sources beyond definition entries, this doesn't pass WP:GNG. It's a real-life notable video gaming term/feature, so hoping for sources to make it Wikipedia-notable. However, impossible to google with 1UP.com in the way. — HELLKNOWZ ▎TALK 19:03, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per H3llkn0ws. ★★★★ 17:30, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'd like to note that the article has nearly 150 links to it. --Odie5533 (talk) 22:54, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or Transwiki to Wiktionary. This covers more than just Health as it talks about the derivation from the pinball games, however it does need references and that article may be the best alternative for mentioning the term. —Ost (talk) 15:29, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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.