Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of The Legend of Zelda speedrunning records

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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:33, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

List of The Legend of Zelda speedrunning records

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Per WP:NOTSTATS. The article is a collection of speedrun records sourced to Speedrun.com with little commentary. Speedrun.com is just a leaderboard, and as such, is reliable as authentication of run times, but does not prove any notability. There are some reliable sources here that do discuss Zelda speedrunning, but most of them talk about the games individually and not as a collective. Therefore, this topic can be discussed in the respective individual game articles if wanted. TarkusAB^talk/contrib 14:05, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. TarkusAB^talk/contrib 14:05, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Speedrun.com is not a reliable source in the Wikipedia sense of the word, and this sort of topic is never going to be covered enough in reliable sources to write a comprehensive article on the subject. Sergecross73 msg me 14:39, 25 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 08:58, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - looks like fan trivia and NOTSTATS to me; probably more suitable for a Zelda Wiki or something Spiderone 08:59, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete for the reasons given in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Super Mario speedrunning records. Non-notable collection of stats based around non-notable gamers. Ajf773 (talk) 09:24, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Move it to their respective game articles. Enjoyer of World^💬 10:24, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per nom as in contravention of WP:NOTSTATS._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 12:18, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per nom. Not suitable for an encyclopedia. Nigej (talk) 09:21, 27 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – As the creator of these articles, I approve. I've always regretted writing these articles because they require a ton of upkeep, and sourcing world record stats is weird. These pages were never supposed to use Speedrun.com times, because plenty of publications were covering new world records. But that ended up the easiest way to keep track and it's all just kinda pointless. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 10:37, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Articles like this are nearly impossible to keep up to date, and should be left to fan wikis or speedruning sites. This article has objectively false information, which is not a standard Wikipedia should ever set.ViceChairman6492 (talk) 01:57, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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