UESPWiki:Deletion Review/Oblivion:Spell Stacking

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Oblivion:Spell Stacking

I think it has been obvious for a while now that this has been coming, spell stacking is a surprisingly controversial topic on the wiki, making a prod for the article impossible but simultaneously making it even harder to maintain to the point it is now almost impossible. Spell Stacking is an article about the exploitation of game mechanics to maintain your magicka I think? I'm not joking, I honestly have no clue what this article is supposed to be about. While I am the first to admit that I am kind of a moron, it doesn't speak well for an article when it isn't clear what said article is about. It still would of been simply ignored and allowed to exist if it didn't get bogged down it very confusing arguments that very few people even understand what is being argued about. What little value this article offers the site is tarnished due to these reasons. While this article's content may find a home on another page, I think it is time that we delete the article itself. --AKB ^{Talk Cont Mail} 02:22, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

• Delete: As nominator. --AKB ^{Talk Cont Mail} 02:22, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
• Delete: The concept is so useless that it shouldn't even be included as an article. I would support userfying as well. Elliot (talk) 03:47, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
• Trim down and dispatch on several pages This page is about 3 things, which can each be integrated elsewhere:
  1. The exact effects of weakness to magic. Useful theory. Part of it should go in Weakness to Magic page. We may leave out the rest.
  2. How to best exploit it offensively. An emblematic offensive spell can be added in the Useful Spells page, or we could amend Slaughterhouse (which currently makes it look like it is limited to 200 Damage, which it is not).
  3. How to best exploit it defensively. This one is clearly against the developer's intentions. It should be trimmed down and moved to the Exploitable Glitches page. --Loup-vaillant 09:10, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
• Conditional Support the Above: I'm going to keep this blunt: Loup-vaillant, your argument with other users, mostly Datacaust was just plain rediculous. Now, stepping away from bluntness, let me tell you why I say that: There should have been a compromise instead of more bickering which has lead nowhere but the deletion, or "dispatching" rather, of your work. Your bickering got you nowhere. However, I do like the page and its contents, and although Rpeh had a point with his D&D comparison, I would have to that because this is not an MMO, the documentation of this information would be useful to players who want to make their characters powerful mages. After all, this wiki is about documentation of useful info. However, if this turns into another argument I will change my vote to a delete.--Kalis Agea^{Yes? Contrib E-mail} 09:26, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
• Delete: If you want to make additions to those pages, I'd suggest working on them in a sandbox in your userspace first. And keep them brief, without pointless tables and interminable details. rpeh •T•C•E• 09:46, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
• Keep: The information in the article is incredibly useful with informative tables. I imagine that the game developers included spell stacking as a clever game mechanic, and that it is NOT simply an oversight that players have exploited. As a frequent (and happy) ordinary user of this site, I would be very disappointed if this information were removed. -- J. Emmert 15:53, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
  • Sorry, unregistered users can't vote in elections or other discussions. You'll need to create an account. rpeh •T•C•E• 16:05, 30 June 2011 (UTC)