Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mental game

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 of the debate was del. mikka (t) 19:34, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mental game

Unhelpful pseudo-category for games that are better classified elsewhere, like in Word game and Guessing game. There may eventually be a reason for this page to exist, but this isn't it. phh 21:19, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

• keep. no inherent problems with the page. the mental games referenced are suspect but the page itself makes some sense by explaining the nature of the games. Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens 00:44, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. All of the examples listed on this page can be (and already have been) placed into a better established category, except for The Game (game), whose status as an actual game is debatable. Article is unnecessary. WarpstarRider 00:49, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
• keep. The fact that certain games require no equipment to be played (and hence can be played anywhere and at any time) is an important and useful distinction. Please read the more neutral rewrite of The Game (game), its debatability as a game is due to a misunderstanding of the rules. Kernow 12:50, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom, category is sufficient. Stifle 00:13, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

• Del. Non-notable definition/construct. Czar Dragon 01:27, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, Listcruft. Contradicts itself into the bargain (is it mental games or mind games?). Lists should contain significant and substantive info that would not be held in a category, this doesn't do it. Deizio 11:47, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete but should definitely be a category. JoshuaZ 02:43, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above --Khoikhoi 06:27, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above. --MaNeMeBasat 08:14, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, listcruft, categorisation will be better. --Terence Ong 08:57, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Weak keep, lists are more user-friendly than categories, and it should be crosslinked to the other similar lists of games. ProhibitOnions 11:03, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Kernow. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 15:21, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Deiz. Categories are, if anything, more user friendly than lists, as only the articles need to be kept up to date. With a list, not only do the articles need to be up to date, so does the list. Proto||type 16:20, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Very nice job on this list, which is so much better than a category it hurts my brain. -- JJay 18:36, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. mikka (t) 23:17, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, or convert to an actual category/list. Jude (talk,contribs,email) 00:11, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

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.