Conservapedia:AFD Xbox 360

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Delete Not Encyclopedic content, and really not important enough to have an article on. --TimSvendsen 23:30, 9 February 2007 (EST)

Keep Xbox 360 is alright because it made some major break throughs in graphics and stuff. Will N

• Comment:

The Encyclopaedia Britannica is interesting to check, because it is a traditional encyclopaedia, written by credentialed experts and controlled by a small number of professional editors.

The online website does not an entire article devoted to the Xbox 360.

The Xbox 360 is mentioned briefly in a section on computer games in an article about Computers and Information Systems, which is not in the main encyclopedia but in the 2006 Yearbook[1].

• If Conservapedia wants to be an encyclopedia like the Britannica, it should not have an article on the Xbox 360.

• If Conservapedia wants to be a teaching vehicle for middle-school students to learn by doing, maybe it should have an article on the Xbox 360. Writing any article uses writing, organizing, research, and study skills, and students working on a topic for which they have a personal enthusiasm may learn more than they would learn working on a topic they have been assigned.

• If Conservapedia wants to be a cleaned-up version of Wikipedia, it should have an article on the Xbox 360. Dpbsmith 10:29, 10 February 2007 (EST)

P. S. Personally, articles on specific brands, models, and manufacturers make me queasy. Companies like Microsoft spend a lot of money trying to turn consumers into enthusiasts. Too many Wikipedia articles read like advertising. I can imagine a real encyclopedia saying "Marconi made many improvements in radio technology, particularly in coherers" I can't imagine it saying something like "In 1902 Marconi Corporation introduced the revolutionary all-new Rotomatic XT-63J Coherer, with patented AutoTapping action. The ultrapure silver and nickel in the XT-63J provided unparalleled sensitivity, while secret ingredient M7 prevented clumping. The model XT-63Q, introduced the same year, provided the same famous Marconi quality in a value-priced package."

In the grand scheme of things, the Xbox 360 is just a video game. Its introduction was not a major event in world history, even if Microsoft advertising might lead you to think so. Dpbsmith

I agree with Dpbsmith. It might be good to mention it in some other article later, but for now Delete --TimSvendsen 10:15, 5 March 2007 (EST)

Not sure what my opinion is on this especially since this project has not yet developed a coherent theory of what to include and excluse. However Dpb's analysis seems accurate. I'd note also that there are some gaming systems which have had some historical impact and might be more worth having articles on (such as the early Atari systems). That does not seem to apply to the Xbox. JoshuaZ 02:44, 14 February 2007 (EST)

This has been posted for almost a month and nobody made any major arguments to keep it, and nobody made an effort to improve the entry. If niether of these things happen soon, I am going to delete it. --TimSvendsen 10:15, 5 March 2007 (EST)

Delete Delete it. This article will just lead to more advertisement. Maybe we can mention it in an article about Microsoft or Bill Gates. But as an article of itself, it is useless. --<<-David R->> 13:06, 5 March 2007 (EST)

Delete Agree with Dave PhilipB 15:08, 5 March 2007 (EST)

I think it is a shame that this article was deleted because it is 'Not Encyclopedic content'. While i understand that this site was primarily created to counter wikipedia's liberal bias on big issues, pop culture and trivial content should not be seen as unimportant. You cant expect kids who search for info on gaming consoles on wikipedia not to use the same resource when they need information on more important subjects. Yes the x-box article was pretty crappy, but it may have been the stub for a better article on the subject. Mick V