Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Darkfall

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 keep. John254 00:40, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Darkfall[edit]

Heavily Lacking in proper notables or notability. Heavy speculation. The darkfall project has been in development for many , many long years with very little notable information released or known about it therefor making it not notable enough to be covered in a encyclopedia at this point in time and should only be covered when it has reached a more notable state such as the point in time when it is picked up for publication by a notable publishing house for example. Tandurin 16:27, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral: I'm of two minds. That this project is vaporware is apparent to a neutral observer ... but that it's heavily sourced vaporware is another thing. That being said, massive and lovingly detailed features for a non-existent game puts far too much weight on the subject, and this article could stand to be trimmed back by about 75%. Ravenswing 17:03, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and clean up. It seems foolish to delete an article on a soon-to-be-released MMORPG, given that the article has been consistently edited since January 2006 (see article history). In a few months, the same dedicated editors would need to start over from scratch. I think it's wiser to leave the article alone and let it continue to develop. Shalom ^Hello 01:44, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, the game appears to have alot of coverage at IGN. There are plenty of screenshots at Gamespot. There appears to be video of gameplay in the References section. And I see fairly recent news at darkfallonline. I don't think the article should be deleted just because the game has been in development for a long time or because developers have underestimated the time it would take to finish. There are many Wikipedia articles on unreleased videogames. I think the speculation needs to be removed from the article per WP:CRYSTAL but I don't think the article is unsalvageable. --Pixelface 05:18, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: whether or not a game is vaporware has no bearing on whether it is notable. One of the most recognized games of all time, Duke Nukem Forever, is in fact known specifically for being vaporware. There is obviously some cleanup needed, but at most this article needs a "Future game" template, not deletion. --Trevor 16:29, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: As per Trevor. Anyone is welcome to clean up if not satisfied. --John.constantine 08:46, 10 August 2007 (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.