Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wonderland Online

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 Speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn with no delete votes. NAC. Celarnor ^{Talk to me} 13:20, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wonderland Online[edit]

This is an unreleased game that hopes to enter a closed beta test in the next two days. Until it is released, it will not be able to meet the criteria for notability, and as such should be deleted until released and documented in third-party reliable sources. Fritzpoll (talk) 12:01, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The game is already documented as existing in reliable, third-party sources such as IGN and Gamespot. It seems strange that you would want to delete an article that is just going to be rebuilt in less than 48 hours. That being said, the game was already released in Alpha form, and, to great success. Further, the game already exists in China and Japan, and I am currently in the process of getting my hands on information about those versions of the game. I thought that it would be more appropriate and wait to include that information once references were available, rather than to simply throw it in there and hope for the references later. This may take a little while for me to get, as I am working with a group that does not possess English as its first language. Translating that material may take more than a few seconds, so I would ask for your patience.--Fuen Fuboo (talk) 12:36, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My contention is that even in 48 hours, being in beta release does not establish notability for an encyclopaedic article. The article simply refers to the English version of the game, and the references are to an official site, and a one-line summary and some images at Gamespot. This does not appear to meet the depth of coverage at present Fritzpoll (talk) 12:40, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Subject is covered by several game sites. A perfect example of an example adhering to the requirements for things that haven't happened yet laid out in CRYSTAL. Celarnor ^{Talk to me} 12:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am suitably embarrassed not to have spotted those. Nomination withdrawn Fritzpoll (talk) 12:57, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]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.