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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. The result was Delete. --LiquidTalk 17:26, February 14, 2013 (UTC)

Alt code

Cool. I'm trying to get a page deleted that has gone through the process once before around two and a half years ago. Unfortunately, it didn't pass and the piece of junk got to live because of the consensus based around a rather lame argument.

I guess the article might have been something back then, but the game has changed; a lot. No one gets giggly over a special character like they used to (and that wasn't even a reason to keep the article to be honest). The page has a next to zero history with RuneScape. The only thing major it was ever somewhat related to was the mu crash, but the only reason that was is because Alt-230 just happened to be the easiest way to enter it. It was the character that caused the crash and µ would crash the game if entered from a fancy keyboard just as well as an alt code. We already have the bug documented on the respective page, so don't worry about mu.

As for alt codes as a whole: they are useless in the game. They do absolutely nothing. They don't provide any increase in efficiency (like how Mouse keys is as mentioned in the last RfD); they don't actually facilitate communication. Did you know a majority of the codes don't even register with RuneScape? The page also has lousy traffic. Just sayin'.

I do however love the drama ensued by that one statement it has:

More are out there.

Epic! Woo! Makes me feel like I'm an adventurer on the search for esoteric knowledge. I wonder what will happen if I hold alt and keyboard mash the number pad?... I might find something cool... Σ

So all in all the page is pretty stupid and unworthy. As much as I hate it though, I can go for a compromise and giving it a redirect to Chat where it will say a little tidbit about how they are (minimally) supported and provide a link to the Wikipedia page on alt codes.

Delete - It's dumb.╚MolMan 23:23, February 3, 2013 (UTC)

Delete - It's dumb and it's also stupid. User:Urbancowgurl777/Signature 23:53, February 3, 2013 (UTC)

I don't think it's worth being merged for the same reason our Slang dictionary only lists RuneScape terms. We're not here to teach people about computers. Alt codes are not helpful in any way, in any case. User:Urbancowgurl777/Signature 12:36, February 4, 2013 (UTC)

Delete - Not really a RuneScape feature. Could easily be contained in a section in chat Template:Signatures/Ciphrius Kane 03:08, February 4, 2013 (UTC)

Merge - It is not dumb nor stupid. Like Kane above me said, it could be put somewhere in the chat article and I believe it needs to be because it gives people a reference of how to use them or what they are if they don't know them. Cheese Balls (talk) 03:16, February 4, 2013 (UTC)

Don't sign under the Rfd bottom template your narb. MolMan 19:38, February 4, 2013 (UTC)
Wtf are you on about? I don't recall signing anywhere but after my opinion. Also, learn to spell.Cheese Balls (talk) 00:08, February 5, 2013 (UTC)
It's named Rfd bottom for a reason. Also, everything is spelled the way that I meant it to be. Stop being sensitive about a casual reminder and don't try to escalate it. Just remember from now on not to post under that template, mk? MolMan 00:18, February 5, 2013 (UTC)

Delete - It's stupid and dumb. http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/blaze_fire12/RuneScape%20Wiki%20Images/Blaze_fire.pnghttp://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/blaze_fire12/RuneScape%20Wiki%20Images/12.png 10:02, February 4, 2013 (UTC)

Merge to another page - Useful, but not notable enough to be on its own page. Haidro (talk) 10:47, February 4, 2013 (UTC)

Merge to chat - This page looks bad. I'm not fully decided between deleting or merging with chat, as through cheese and ciphrius' comments, but if it were to merge, what would we be keeping? I'll look through every so often and I may change to a delete if there's compelling arguments, but I think an alt code or two on the chat page can justify it. Slayer log Coelacanth0794 Talk Contribs 16:56, February 4, 2013 (UTC)

Hopefully the compromise I offered: a short tidbit that some alt codes are supported (I guess if you want, give an example or two) and a link to the Wikipedia page on the codes. I can live with that. MolMan 19:38, February 4, 2013 (UTC)

Merge - Only a handful of alt-codes work in-game. It would be good to keep them referenced somewhere (forums aren't quite as relevant as they accept most of the standard alt-codes) Sundays211 (talk) 21:31, February 4, 2013 (UTC)

Delete - Same reason as what I said in the last RfD. --LiquidTalk 17:26, February 14, 2013 (UTC)

Closed - Yay, I get to delete it this time around! It was disappointing to have to close the last one as a keep. I'll add a note in the Chat article to tell doubters that these do in fact exist. --LiquidTalk 17:26, February 14, 2013 (UTC)


The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. No further edits should be made to this page.
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