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'''Keep but alter''' I think an article explaining the goals and workings of competitive play is fine, but make the article sound less like an essay and remove the self-aggrandising bits. <span style="font-family:Edwardian Script ITC; font-size:12pt">[[User:Omega Tyrant|<span style="color:forestgreen">Omega</span>]] [[User talk:Omega Tyrant|<span style="color:forestgreen">Tyrant</span>]]</span> [[Image: TyranitarMS.png ]] 23:15, 4 August 2013 (EDT) | '''Keep but alter''' I think an article explaining the goals and workings of competitive play is fine, but make the article sound less like an essay and remove the self-aggrandising bits. <span style="font-family:Edwardian Script ITC; font-size:12pt">[[User:Omega Tyrant|<span style="color:forestgreen">Omega</span>]] [[User talk:Omega Tyrant|<span style="color:forestgreen">Tyrant</span>]]</span> [[Image: TyranitarMS.png ]] 23:15, 4 August 2013 (EDT) | ||
:I suggest that if nobody radically | :I suggest that '''if nobody wants to radically alter the article then remove it'''. I know it sounds dramatic, but moderators should consider t0mmy privileges to alter the content of the article or any one similar. He has spread the content of the article across several forums and wikis[[http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=152476 1]][[http://super-smash-bros.wikia.com/wiki/Competitive_Philosophy 2]][[http://smashboards.com/threads/standardized-ruleset-development-idea.338459/#post-15698932 3]]. The content is always little more than David Sirlin's treatise on competitive play applied to Smash Bros. yet it is treated like the word of God. The article in question is inaccurate. t0mmy did not popularize the use of term "Competitive Philosophy", it is not used anywhere by anyone outside of his posts, nor is David Sirlin's viewpoint on competition generally acknowledged by the Smash community. --[[User:Quilt|Quilt]] ([[User talk:Quilt|talk]]) 01:22, 5 August 2013 (EDT) | ||
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Deletion discussion
I'm not sure whether "competitive philosophy" is with the scope of this wiki. We have articles on things like cheap and broken, but this feels even more detached from "the Super Smash Bros. series". Toomai Glittershine 
The Golden 16:35, 4 August 2013 (EDT)
- I'd like to point out that SmashWiki is not a strategy guide, and while it may not directly apply here, I feel it applies in spirit. DoctorPain99 16:44, 4 August 2013 (EDT)
I think it's fine myself, it's been applied to suit Smash Bros., and discusses a matter that is relevant competitively. Keep. Toast 
ltimatum
19:29, 4 August 2013 (EDT)
Keep but alter I think an article explaining the goals and workings of competitive play is fine, but make the article sound less like an essay and remove the self-aggrandising bits. Omega Tyrant 
23:15, 4 August 2013 (EDT)
- I suggest that if nobody wants to radically alter the article then remove it. I know it sounds dramatic, but moderators should consider t0mmy privileges to alter the content of the article or any one similar. He has spread the content of the article across several forums and wikis[1][2][3]. The content is always little more than David Sirlin's treatise on competitive play applied to Smash Bros. yet it is treated like the word of God. The article in question is inaccurate. t0mmy did not popularize the use of term "Competitive Philosophy", it is not used anywhere by anyone outside of his posts, nor is David Sirlin's viewpoint on competition generally acknowledged by the Smash community. --Quilt (talk) 01:22, 5 August 2013 (EDT)
