Talk:Platform

Delete this article
To me, this page falls into the same hole as player, in that it's covering a topic that almost everyone should be aware of and otherwise doesn't have anything that's actually useful. Do we really need an article to give us a definition for the things that characters stand on? At the very least, we'll add in a sentence about platforms to Glossary, but having a whole article is pointlessly vague.

Proposer: Deadline: December 4, 2014, 23:59 GMT

Support

 * 1) Per proposal.

Oppose
So, because of the policy, deleting this article isn't necessary.
 * 1) I know this is about the fiftieth time I am going to stand on an end of a proposal all alone, but still. It's not a stub, its not redundant, it describes something used in many games. I'd delete: A platform is an obstacle part at the start, and restrict it to the moving ones/ones you can jump through    and it needs shaping up for sure, but I don't think it should be deleted.
 * 2) Ummm, that's like taking out the Penguin article because everyone knows what a penguin is. If you look at the generic subjects policy, you'll see that it deserves to be an article. Let's pretend other video games are real life and see:
 * The subject must have a function which is different from the real world counterpart. If the differences are extremely minor, the subject may not meet this requirement. (No)
 * The player can consume or collect the subject for use. This does not apply to sports games. (Mario can stand on it, not collect it)
 * The subject is significant to the media's storyline. (no, but like any game, it's not important to the storyline)
 * The subject is significant to the gameplay. This does not apply to sports games. (Yes it is)
 * The subject is determined by the users to be notable. (Most likely, yes!)