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The result was merge to ROM hacking. Liz Read! Talk! 22:39, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
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A defunct website recently "in the news". Anecdotal evidence here doesn't appear to pass WP:NWEB. IgelRM (talk) 18:31, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. IgelRM (talk) 18:31, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 20:22, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
Weak keep I initially tried to redirect it due to only having extremely recent sources, but sources were added from 2019 and 2023 that shows it appears to pass SUSTAINED by having been mentioned repeatedly in the press. It was created in poor shape, but WP:SURMOUNTABLE problems are not an adequate deletion rationale. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 21:34, 16 August 2024 (UTC)- But which of these are significant coverage? The "Time Extension" article appears to be only one covering the site specifically. Mentions of the site hosting ROM hacks isn't enough for an article, maybe for some kind of list at best. I think a redirect or merge to ROM hacking or similar would make more sense.
- Edit: I didn't give the Kotaku article much thought, which says "Within the community of people who like to hack old video games, it’s a big deal." IgelRM (talk) 15:08, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- After considering it further, I am changing my !vote to Merge to Rom hack. There still isn't enough SIGCOV to actually detail the site's history, as most of the coverage is mentioning it in the context of its closure. Having coverage to allow for the creation of a fleshed out article is one of the criteria for GNG, and this ain't it - even the creator acknowledges that, or they'd have added it in. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 18:02, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Edit: I didn't give the Kotaku article much thought, which says "Within the community of people who like to hack old video games, it’s a big deal." IgelRM (talk) 15:08, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ⇌ Jake Wartenberg 20:54, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Merge with ROM hacking: Most of the sources available only discuss parts of the website's history (including its closure), but there do not seem to be any sources that actually discuss the website in detail. The mention of this website would rather suit the ROM hacking article. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 19:41, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
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