Wiki143:Articles for deletion/List of secrets in Halo: Combat Evolved

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The result of the debate was - should be merged - SimonP 13:46, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

List of secrets in Halo: Combat Evolved

Wikipedia is not gamefaqs. We should not have articles solely for easter eggs for a particular game Lan3y - Talk 01:01, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC)

Since Halo was the most popular game in the world at one point i think it deserves an easter egg page. Not all games have so many easter eggs though and Gamefaqs doesnt mention all of them.--Zxcvbnm 02:31, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[1] Does this mention all of them? I don't think so. And look at games like Metroid... they have like only one or none easter eggs. Most other games only have cheats.--Zxcvbnm 02:37, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

There is also 2 lists for Weapons and another for Vehicles in Halo. Do all the other games have that also? Nope. Ergo a secrets page is fine for a game like halo.--Zxcvbnm 03:05, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Please note that User:Zxcvbnm removed the vfd notice from the page. Lan3y - Talk 11:57, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC)

• Merge with Halo: Combat Evolved. Megan1967 06:05, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Merge as per Megan. Mgm|^(talk) 09:04, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Secrets previously had a section in the main Halo article, but it quickly grew unmanagable and was spun off into a separate article as a form of damage control. The separate Secrets article helps keep "l33t d00ds" from mucking with the main Halo article (which is quite coherent and fairly well written). While I tend to agree that Wikipedia shouldn't be a repository for secrets and easter eggs, there are plenty of people that feel this info should be present, and keeping it separate from the main Halo article works well with regards to organization and article content. A merge would be very bad for the main Halo article. - NormanEinstein 13:56, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Merge as above and tighten up a bit, especially Megg section. It would set a scary precident if we allowed one game to have an Easter Eggs page, ala Gamefaqs. --InShaneee 16:02, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Merge, as above. Radiant_* 13:28, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)
• Merge with Halo: Combat Evolved. --GRider\^talk 17:33, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, as above. I strongly reccomend not merging it for the reasons mentioned above, you didnt mention why not...--Zxcvbnm 21:31, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, and by the way that is DEFINITELY NOT FINISHED so dont say there is too little content
  • This is a second vote by User:Zxcvbnm. Lan3y - Talk 13:40, Mar 19, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. NO game needs an easter-egg page on Wikipedia. --Carnildo 04:56, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

LOOK GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON TO DELETE IT BESIDES NOT "DESERVING" AN EASTER EGG PAGE AND I WILL MERGE IT. AND THIS IS NOT A SECOND VOTE.

• Merge or keep eggcruft. Kappa 01:46, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete and definitely DO NOT merge - egregious cruft. Fawcett5 21:57, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

YOU STILL HAVENT SAID WHY!!!!! (Unsigned comment)

OK, I'll say why. Some points:

1. Please STOP YELLING.
2. Sign your posts by adding ~~~~
3. See Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not

In particular, Wikipedia is not a User Guide, whether of slang, a piece of machinery, or a videogame. Also, this drivel is non-notable and non-encyclopaedic. Fawcett5 15:57, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• keep Maeglin Lómion 00:12, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC) <--- note this user has only 19 edits, many related to List of weapons in Halo 2 Fawcett5 21:44, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and as such it should be dedicated to preserving any and all amounts of information. A listing of cheats for a game, while competeing with sites like Gamefaqs or Gamewinners, could be considered an encyclopedia article. 65.8.26.130 20:58, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)Logan K. <---This 3 edit anon misunderstands wikipedia's intent. In particular Wikipedia is not a general knowledge base. Fawcett5 21:44, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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