Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Two Towers (MUD) (2nd nomination)

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The result was delete. Sandstein 07:19, 21 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Two Towers (MUD)[edit]

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Article topic lacks significant coverage from reliable, independent sources. (?) It was a merge candidate in 2010 and the sourcing hasn't improved since then. A redirect to Middle-earth in video games#Unofficial games would suffice. czar 06:27, 6 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. czar 06:27, 6 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: In 2010 I voted Keep or smerge-redirect while the AFD was closed as keep. I still feel the article can stand alone given the supporting references, however if a redirect is decided it should be performed as a proper merge, including the references because some are now hard to find online, being partly offline material published in the 1990s. The Nimrod Jones 1997 research paper that refers to this MUD is now archived here. My comment likely also applies to other internet topics from the 1980s and 1990s. -84user (talk) 08:00, 6 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:15, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The coverage available is too trivial to say the GNG has been met, and I've tried extensively to find more coverage and failed. —chaos5023 (talk) 18:33, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The sources listed in the previous AfD are really unconvincing. A brief entry in a "best of the web" book? I would categorize that as similar to a database entry at AllMusic for a garage band. Sure, we've got proof in a reliable source that it exists, but I don't see that as significant coverage. However, Tolkien's immense popularity makes research difficult, so I guess there could be something better buried there. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:52, 18 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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