User talk:Dreaded Walrus/Archives/October 2008

Why did you remove my edits to the Fur Fighters page?

Im the one who put up the list of levels, weapons, and enemies on the Fur Fighters page. I would like to know why you deleted them? They were accurate and they were related to the game.

Is this a prank?

by JRP23 —Preceding comment added by 195.195.47.88 (talk) 11:04, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

No, this is policy. Wikipedia is not a gameguide, and original research from uncited, unverifiable sources cannot be accepted. Articles should be concise: detailed descriptions of levels, points schemes and so forth are not appropriate in an encyclopedia. Acroterion _(talk) 12:02, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

The information is relevant to the game, yes, but only for those people who have played the game. The difference between an encyclopedia and a game site (such as a reviews site) is that an encyclopedia isn't solely targeted at people who are potential purchasers of the game in question. So a list of levels with the amount of collectables, or a list of weapons with the amount of damage e.t.c. is not suitable, as it's only of interest to people who own the game. While it's great for a game guide on GameFAQs, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Likewise, we wouldn't include information about a sport (such as where to buy tennis racquets, or how best to take a penalty) that is only useful to people who play those sports. Does that help explain? (Also thanks Acroterion for responding to the user before I got the chance. I haven't been on-wiki as much as in the past) Dreaded Walrus ^{t c} 16:56, 13 October 2008 (UTC)