Talk:Exodus (Ultima)
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I wish we had as many people contributing to our biology articles as we have adding utterly useless video game trivia. For instance, we still lack an article on the world's largest hornet, Vespa Mandarina Japonica. (Yes, I've already listed it in requested articles, so there!) --[[User:Ardonik|Ardonik(talk)]] 02:31, Sep 2, 2004 (UTC)
- Merge into Ultima and redirect. —Stormie 05:26, Sep 2, 2004 (UTC)
- Merge into Ultima and redirect. Well, gamers spend more time on the Internet. That and more people need to know about Wikipedia. Need to let more Professors of Biology know about this site. --Allyunion 10:16, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Merge and redirect, and I completely agree with the nominator. For that matter, we're missing important literature, but we're getting full of Judith Kranz and Tom Clancy. Geogre 12:39, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Either merge or keep. I must confess that I don't understand the hostility towards fictional characters, esp. fictional characters that aren't from high literature; it smacks of an elitism that's frankly rather offputting. I hope people will remember that people have spent time on an article when listing it on vfd. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 16:28, 2004 Sep 2 (UTC)
- It doesn't have to be elitism, you know. I enjoy light fiction, computer games, and the like, but I recognize the ephemeral nature of these things and the relatively low artistic worth. After we have the cornerstones, we can worry about the cornices, but we have a building full of blinking lights, while our foundation isn't yet solid. Further, you'll note that several of us have been urging a merge, not a delete. Put the content where it will be sought and do the most good. Geogre 18:08, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I agree with the merge suggestion, not trying to give anyone a hard time here. It's just that we're a volunteer project. It's kind of counterproductive to say "the person who wrote this should have spent their time on something more worthwhile", when it's more likely that they'll just leave. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 18:11, 2004 Sep 2 (UTC)
- Just so we all understand each other, I'd like to say that my vote was very much intended to say "it would have been better if the person who wrote this had added a paragraph to Ultima", not "the person who wrote this should have spent their time on something more worthwhile". —Stormie 01:36, Sep 3, 2004 (UTC)
- I dunno. The effect of current policy is to turn all of Wikipedia into one big sandbox full of video games and TV shows. If people can't contribute something meaningful, let them come back when they have something worth keeping. Wile E. Heresiarch 04:53, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Ooh! A sandbox full of info about video games and TV shows! Sounds like my kind of project. The Steve 06:44, Sep 6, 2004 (UTC)
- Well, I guess we'll agree to disagree. I think this information belongs in an encyclopedia somewhere. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 06:12, 2004 Sep 3 (UTC)
- There's a publicly-floated proposal to put a paper copy of Wikipedia in every school in Africa [1]. I wonder how much of the fancruft should be included. Wile E. Heresiarch 14:13, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Well, I guess we'll agree to disagree. I think this information belongs in an encyclopedia somewhere. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 06:12, 2004 Sep 3 (UTC)
- Just so we all understand each other, I'd like to say that my vote was very much intended to say "it would have been better if the person who wrote this had added a paragraph to Ultima", not "the person who wrote this should have spent their time on something more worthwhile". —Stormie 01:36, Sep 3, 2004 (UTC)
- I agree with the merge suggestion, not trying to give anyone a hard time here. It's just that we're a volunteer project. It's kind of counterproductive to say "the person who wrote this should have spent their time on something more worthwhile", when it's more likely that they'll just leave. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 18:11, 2004 Sep 2 (UTC)
- Point taken, and I regret being peevish. Geogre 00:46, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- It doesn't have to be elitism, you know. I enjoy light fiction, computer games, and the like, but I recognize the ephemeral nature of these things and the relatively low artistic worth. After we have the cornerstones, we can worry about the cornices, but we have a building full of blinking lights, while our foundation isn't yet solid. Further, you'll note that several of us have been urging a merge, not a delete. Put the content where it will be sought and do the most good. Geogre 18:08, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Merge and redirect with Ultima. If there was more than four sentences I'd be tempted to vote keep, but what more could really be said? -Sean Curtin 17:27, Sep 2, 2004 (UTC)
- Keep or merge. Agree with meelar.--Dittaeva 15:54, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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