Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Noclip mode

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The result was redirect to Glossary of video game terms#noclip mode. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:15, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Noclip mode

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Subject is not notable and verifiability issues. Only 2 sources, and I cannot find any other sources that do not talk about Noclip in other video games. Washing Machine (alt) (talk) 13:07, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. Washing Machine (alt) (talk) 13:07, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep Sources exist that are specifically about Noclip mode. Why I Love Noclip mode, Space Time Play: Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: The Next Level pages 119-120, I Am Dead Turns "No Clip" Mode Into An Artful Puzzle Game (granted, it is about the game I Am Dead, but also talks a lot about the mode itself in relation to its gameplay). ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 13:29, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect This is basically a dictionary term in my view. Redirect to Glossary of video game terms#noclip mode. I hate to "other stuff", but similar to God mode, a related cheat code/console command. I'm sure we can find sources about God mode too, but these are basic concepts within video gaming. -- ferret (talk) 13:40, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I have to agree. Noclip doesn't need an entire article on its own, and the glossary of video game terms definition is enough to know what it is. Washing Machine (alt) (talk) 13:50, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
What I have to say to that is WP:NOTPAPER. If something can conceivably have an article and has the sources, there is no real reason for it not to have an article. It certainly doesn't help users to have less information on something. If an article on God mode can be well-written, then I would welcome it. The only reason the article does not exist right now is because one user, Czar, unilaterally decided it shouldn't be there in 2014. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:07, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
What can you really say about noclip or godmode though? You explain what it is in a few sentences, then present an example farm of a selection of hundreds/thousands of games that have them. -- ferret (talk) 16:10, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Why it exists, the history of it, what games were notable for having it, what was its impact on gaming culture, these are all things that could be stated within a potential article and not in a glossary. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:39, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Glossary of video game terms#noclip mode per Ferret, with no prejudice against its recreation in the future. The current version lacks any encyclopediac value, as well as sources to support it. Like ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ said, there is potential, but one would need to find the sources and rewrite it from scratch. Isabelle ^🏳‍🌈 14:56, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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