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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) PeterSymonds (talk) 17:42, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pwn[edit]

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Consists of a dicdef and incidental list of episodes that have used the word. Doesn't seem expandable beyond its current, trivia-laden state. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 02:28, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep—Although it may not be the best article, it is certainly too notable to be deleted, and is not only a better article than, but also more notable than almost every stub. Petero9 (talk) 03:44, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep — I think this goes beyond a dictionary definition as an integral part of today's gaming culture as far as language is concerned. It also has sufficient sources establishing notability on its own. MuZemike (talk) 03:59, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep- but someone needs to put their hand up to fix this mess.JJJ999 (talk) 07:17, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• We have WP:ICU and WP:ARS. Finding someone to fix this shouldn't be too hard. I'm not doing it - so I'll abstain - I don't know the first thing about the subject. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:19, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - this is more than a dictionary definition. 'Pwnage' is a concept that must have extensive coverage somewhere. - Richard Cavell (talk) 10:29, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Where? Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 18:48, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - I agree with MuZemike's argument. This article is sufficiently well sourced to convince me of notbaility. Reyk _YO! 11:33, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• The sources don't go beyond dicdef though. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 18:48, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Leetspeak#Owned_and_pwned which already covers the concept in more-than-sufficient depth. JulesH (talk) 22:27, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep As a member of theBathrobe Cabal, deleting this article would crush our master plan of bringing it to featured status. Kidding aside though, the "word" is an irritating yet prolific internet meme, far to prolific to consider deletion. Trusilver 23:54, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• But is it sourceable? I don't see much. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 04:57, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep This is insane! Not only does it link to a commonly used userbox, it also it worth keeping in Wikipedia. I want the deletion nomination taken down IMMEDIATLEY! K50 DUDE^{TALK TO ME!}_{LOOK AT ME!}

• Um, and your actual reason is, besides WP:ILIKEIT…? Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 04:57, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep The article has sources, is notable, looks like it could go somewhere, and oh, I just lost the game. Andy Saunders (talk) 14:45, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wikipedia has already lost the game, unfortunately. JulesH (talk) 16:37, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • It's back. Squidfryerchef (talk) 19:27, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. NN gamer's meme. Squidfryerchef (talk) 19:27, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Leetspeak#Owned_and_pwned -- for the same rationale as user JulesH -- it is already adequately covered in the broder article and does not warrant a separate article. Just to be clear, if someone is tallying support/nonsupport, this is an opinion to Delete this article and create a redir page.N2e (talk) 03:26, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per significant coverage in reliable sources, e.g. "Word cops take down 'pwn'" in The Detroit News and "You've Been 'Pwned'" on AlterNet. DHowell (talk) 05:11, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: Hugely iconic word, that's usage has expanded into other areas. Pwnd ;) Ryan4314 (talk) 07:01, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. This is quickly becoming a term that defines a gaming genre and/or group of gamers. This article should be expanded to cover sociological topics related to "pwners". cipher_nemo (talk) 17:19, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. I believe that this word is an influential part of internet slang, I searched it today to know its true meaning. 9 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jax 0677 (talk • contribs)

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.