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Hate to edit the proposal without checking, but I would propose inserting the word "Video," at least into the description. It will prevent debates about the appropriateness of discussing Boggle, Ur, or Beer Pong. – Jaydles Jun 1 '10 at 20:35

I'm not sure if we would have to start excluding those questions right from the start. Look at gamersqna.com, smartergamer.com and gamelegend.com. All three gaming site, are they flooded with Facebook or iPhone questions? No, because Modern Warfare and World of Warcraft kick their asses. Yes social games are popular, but not with our (current) typical users – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:16

"Gaming" is way too generic. It can also mean gambling. It can also mean tabletop roleplaying/strategy/board games. "Computer and Video Games" would remove all doubt. – Al E. Jun 2 '10 at 15:47

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added by Juha Syrjälä Jun 1 '10 at 20:33

I vote no, even if it would be verifiable, this leads to people predicting when Duke Nukem Forever will be released – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 20:57

I need a "Hell no" vote button for this one. – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 1:15

This type of question matches anyway only a "wiki" model, with a single page telling informations about the game, updated with time. – Gnoupi Jun 2 '10 at 6:09

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closed as off topic by Sathya, Chris W. Rea, gnovice, Noctrine, Alconja Jun 7 '10 at 2:10

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It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Trick question: To support, or not support, web-based games? To support, or not support, Facebook games? (And if so, does that open up the floor to a zillion Farmville/YoVille/Whateverville questions?) – John Rudy Jun 1 '10 at 20:45

I vote no to web-based/Facebook games – juanformoso Jun 1 '10 at 20:46

Ah, but is the web not just another platform for delivering a gaming experience? (Please note, I'm devil's advocating this -- I actually agree with you, but I'm trying to spur thought/consideration before a decision is reached by everyone.) – John Rudy Jun 1 '10 at 20:49

I think the other gaming platforms have way more traction than Facebook games, so by natural selection these will get less attention. – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 20:58

I think it's acceptable to support even Facebook games - not my cup of tea, but that's why people write browser extensions to sort Stack questions. This is still off-topic, however, because it's about a release date. – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 1:18

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closed as off topic by Brandon, Chris W. Rea, gnovice, Grace Note, György Andrasek Jun 5 '10 at 21:21

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added by Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:13

Might be fun as a CW, but please don't... – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:14

A good Meta.Gaming CW - it falls in line with some of the other light-hearted, fun things. But it is off-topic. – IAbstract Jun 3 '10 at 23:38

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added by Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:27

I'm sure people love these trivia questions, but is this really about games? – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:28

People are voting "When was Civ 2 released?" as a valid question - how do we reconcile that? – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 1:25

@matt, that has a specific answer – juanformoso Jun 2 '10 at 1:28

@Juan, so does this. The answer may change over time, but it still has a valid answer right now. – marcnicol Jun 2 '10 at 12:39

Well, when it was released will never change @marc – juanformoso Jun 2 '10 at 13:30

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closed as off topic by Michael Todd, Grace Note, György Andrasek, Jin, Konrad Rudolph Jun 6 '10 at 13:27

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Because there's at least one thing Microsoft has done better than Apple... – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:29

subjective/argumentative, too broad, discussion-forum fodder. – quack quixote Jun 2 '10 at 3:37

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Subjective and argumentive – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:35

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added by Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:35

Please, no more best-of's! You're killing me! – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:36

I'd expect this to be a foundation question under the [LAN-Party] tag. There are a select batch of games that are a snoozefest solo, yet screamingly fun in a group. This would be a very popular and much valued question. (replace "the best" with "some good" and that removes most of the problem) – Kara Marfia Jun 8 '10 at 16:36

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added by Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:43

Here's a Facebook game question that seems perfectly suitable – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:56

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added by Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:56

Subjective and argumentative, though advising rentals or 2nd hand games never hurts – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:57

To broad. Does the author mean console, computer, card games, board games? What type of games does th author like? FPS, casual gaming, MMO? – chollida Jun 1 '10 at 22:12

@Ivo - there are plenty of sites which are tracking deals. However, if not talking about digital distribution, this is too localized. This is however not especially subjective, even if written "best". – Gnoupi Jun 2 '10 at 6:19

Not sure what all you guys are imagining, with all these comments. Here is the actual question on the largest existing gaming SE: smartergamer.com/questions/668/… – MGOwen Jun 7 '10 at 2:01

@MGOwen, I've asked in the comments under the proposal what to do about overlap with smartergamer.com. I think we need to consider that. It may be that this proposal simply needs to go away. – IAbstract Jun 7 '10 at 12:25

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added by Gnoupi Jun 2 '10 at 6:32

These sites are not about people, but about the content. Creating this kind of external group is most likely off-topic (and is also likely to create "group of friends" voting preferably for each other) – Gnoupi Jun 2 '10 at 9:22

I agree, perhaps more suitable for meta.gaming? – juanformoso Jun 2 '10 at 11:29

perfect for meta.gaming. – therefromhere Jun 2 '10 at 13:55

So when we come across questions that would serve well as meta.gaming topics, how do we classify them? – IAbstract Jun 5 '10 at 10:13

@dbo - there won't be any "meta.gaming". There will be one meta site for all, only. – Gnoupi Jun 5 '10 at 10:33

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what I would really answer: "there is usually not this problem. usually it's how to get them away from them :) " – Earlz Jun 5 '10 at 1:36

Leave a room for two minutes in which you have left a game running. – amelvin Jun 9 '10 at 12:23

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added by IAbstract Jun 3 '10 at 11:58

closed as off topic by Brandon, Noctrine, Jin, Juha Syrjälä, Jon Erickson Jun 8 '10 at 20:17

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It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

More suitable for area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/2825/… – monorailkitty Jun 3 '10 at 13:55

@monorail: I agree...just needed to have this as an example of off-topic and where it should go. – IAbstract Jun 3 '10 at 17:46

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added by Jaydles Jun 4 '10 at 22:13

	Wait, there is a donkey woman you can ride like a horse in Red Dead Redemption?! – Spoike Jun 14 '10 at 8:43
	@Spoike, youtube.com/watch?v=7q7v4F8r9Og – Jaydles Jun 14 '10 at 13:17

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added by Inv3r53, edited by juanformoso Jun 7 '10 at 13:29

Good question but probably covered by: "How can I pass this [level/stage/boss/puzzle] in [game]?" – monorailkitty Jun 7 '10 at 16:12

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added by Gnoupi Jun 8 '10 at 9:33

This would be a CW question, with one or several answers updated regularly, a bit like the unofficial changelog on Meta, with the current game deals to be found in digital (to avoid being dependent on a country, most of the time). It's not really a Q&A in itself, more something that you would usually see on a dedicated blog or a forum. However it is possible to maintain such thing regularly. – Gnoupi Jun 8 '10 at 9:34

Off topic because it would quickly become outdated. Most proposals are marking timely answers as OT. – Mike Sherov Jun 9 '10 at 0:39

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closed as off topic by Gordon Gustafson, Matt Blaine, AviD, Drake, Olivier Payen Jun 11 '10 at 13:26

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+1 shows the kind of behavior that should not be encouraged. – Gordon Gustafson Jun 10 '10 at 0:09

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added by Juha Syrjälä Jun 1 '10 at 21:06

Oh dear, I would vote off-topic to prevent this from posting kill streaks and other 'relevant' stats ALL the time. – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:12

too localized – juanformoso Jun 1 '10 at 21:24

Ivo, agreed. That's part of what makes existing game forums so useless. – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 1:10

Agreed. Useless noise that is unverifiable short of posting screenshots which would just add further noise. – squillman Jun 2 '10 at 2:01

This sort of question what is your top score on <insert game/console here> would create more noise than Stomp in an echo chamber. – IAbstract Jun 3 '10 at 1:49

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added by Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:38

Subjective and argumentive – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:39

Yeah... although a more precisely worded question might be okay. – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 1:24

I think the question, while possibly open-ended, is perfectly fine. “Subjective and argumentative” shouldn’t degrade to the baseless knockout argument that it has become on SO. – Konrad Rudolph Jun 2 '10 at 8:29

Once again, take a look at the real question. It's actually interesting and useful: smartergamer.com/questions/716 – MGOwen Jun 7 '10 at 2:02

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almost duplicate of area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/1338/gaming/… – Tobias Kienzler Jun 3 '10 at 7:36

Not at all a duplicate of writing macros. Macros are written with the language / format that Blizzard provides. Addons are written with Xml and Lua. – IAbstract Jun 3 '10 at 11:50

also addons are quite a bit closer to 'game development'. So I think the hidden question is which proposal does this question "feel more natural in." – J T Jun 3 '10 at 21:30

@J: that is a good point. I'm not sure which is best - I can see it going either way. – IAbstract Jun 3 '10 at 22:37

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	eh, which game is it that runs exclusively on Glide @George – Sathya Jun 3 '10 at 19:43
	This is a sample question - it does't have to be reasonable. – Nathan Osman Jun 3 '10 at 22:46

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added by Nifle Jun 3 '10 at 8:52

closed as off topic by IAbstract, squircle, Konrad Rudolph, monorailkitty, Pure Pandemonium Jun 7 '10 at 22:31

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Items, zeny, buffs plx! – rlb.usa Jun 3 '10 at 16:31

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added by juanformoso Jun 1 '10 at 20:30

closed as off topic by Brandon, gnovice, Bobby, György Andrasek, David Basarab Jun 6 '10 at 2:41

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Argumentive, when is any game (not) worth buying? – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 20:57

When it's boring for example @ivo – juanformoso Jun 1 '10 at 23:34

I think this is off-topic - there could be as many answers as people on the site. There are already plenty of review sites. If the person has a specific question about the game that might affect whether or not they buy it, that would probably be admissible. – Matt Parker Jun 2 '10 at 1:13

For the record, this question is typically copied from any sub category of the Steam forum. Anytime you have a price drop, weekend deal, you have this question popping up. However, this is subjective and argumentative, depends on personal taste. – Gnoupi Jun 2 '10 at 6:10

I would close it and suggest they ask "what are some good and bad things about the game altitude" or "What is altitude's gameplay like?" – MGOwen Jun 4 '10 at 1:24

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In my opinion this is not a good example for Q&A on videogames. Wikipedia is good to answer this things, like release date, producer, development team, copy sold, etc. – Drake Jun 9 '10 at 9:19

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added by Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 20:50

closed as off topic by Brandon, VeeArr, Douglas Leeder, richq, Jeff Yates Jun 9 '10 at 14:00

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These will ignite flamewars – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 20:50

argumentative – juanformoso Jun 1 '10 at 20:51

Do we really need another place for 10 year old kids calling each other bad names? – Michael Kniskern Jun 1 '10 at 21:20

Agree. Does not belong. – Nathan Osman Jun 2 '10 at 2:24

I agree it may result in bitching but when I was deciding to purchase my console of choice I did want the above question answering. Granted I was more interested in the technicalities but I do think there is some merit in the question. – Martin Jun 3 '10 at 7:45

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Not a real question – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 21:12

hmm... I'm ambivalent towards this, perhaps phrased differently but with the same concept? – juanformoso Jun 1 '10 at 21:14

I wouldn't mind seeing legitimate requests for beta-testers, but do admit that it's a slippery slope. – squillman Jun 2 '10 at 2:07

What would be the answer to this @Sathya? Yes, I do or No, I don't? – Ivo Flipse Jun 3 '10 at 6:16

Belongs on meta -- This belongs to 'meta' of the gaming site – hitec Jun 3 '10 at 7:52

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Only if it's community wiki. – Nathan Osman Jun 2 '10 at 2:25

@Edison Disagree. Comments on area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/1338/gaming/… are applicable here as well. – Sathya Jun 2 '10 at 15:55

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added by John Rudy Jun 1 '10 at 21:22

closed as off topic by IAbstract, Michael Todd, Bobby, Grace Note, Ladybug Killer Jun 5 '10 at 20:10

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	Such a blurry, blurry line. :) But I'd think off-topic. – John Rudy Jun 1 '10 at 21:23
	Some strategies just shouldn't be asked...imo, chess is one of them. There are just too many sources for finding chess strategies... – IAbstract Jun 4 '10 at 23:35
	To me, what makes it off-topic isn't so much that, it's that chess strategy is the same with or without the device involved -- IE, if we pull "that came with my Mac" out of the question, the answers are identical, and thus it's totally off-topic for video gaming ... – John Rudy Jun 5 '10 at 2:15
	Wait a minute, though. The chess game that comes with a mac employs a specific algorithm, possibly one you wouldnt encounter in a live opponent. Kasporov had a whole set of strategies specifically for computer opponents. Maybe it's the devil's advocate in me, but I'd say this is on-topic. – Mike Sherov Jun 9 '10 at 0:50
	@Mike: I'm with you but I kind've agree with everyone else. I'd say this is just not a good example. – Jeff Yates Jun 10 '10 at 12:48

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closed as off topic by Earlz, Corey, Sathya, Drake, Beska Jun 9 '10 at 20:46

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Fail to see what's the relation to gaming. – Sathya Jun 2 '10 at 16:21

A different form of gaming sickness? Simulation Road Rage...??? – IAbstract Jun 4 '10 at 0:02

kotaku.com/5511077/… – Corey Jun 5 '10 at 4:09

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added by Juha Syrjälä Jun 1 '10 at 20:37

closed as off topic by juanformoso, Brandon, John Gietzen, IAbstract, DisgruntledGoat Jun 4 '10 at 23:38

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off-topic, restricted to computers and consoles (and perhaps mobile devices (on discussion)) – juanformoso Jun 1 '10 at 20:39

Videogames are relatively platform independent, yet exclude board games – Ivo Flipse Jun 1 '10 at 20:56

@Juan: but does this really make sense? I think that’s a rather artificial restriction. – Konrad Rudolph Jun 2 '10 at 8:24

Merely giving the site a better name (e.g. Videogaming) would avoid us wasting one of the exemplary off-topic questions on this. Hence, I've given this a Meh vote. – Mal Ross Jun 6 '10 at 20:56

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While off-topic, nice funny friday question for meta :) – juanformoso Jun 3 '10 at 16:30

It's a cliffhanger. Wait til Portal 2 comes out. – glasnt Jun 4 '10 at 3:13

I thought it made a good "edge" question. What we're not about is as important as what we are about. – monorailkitty Jun 4 '10 at 8:46

@monorailkitty, it's true that edge questions are good, but this question isn't exactly close to the edge. – Pops Jun 4 '10 at 10:47

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closed as off topic by DisgruntledGoat, Manuel Ferreria, Gelatin, squircle, therefromhere Jun 6 '10 at 16:56

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"Good" off-topic question, but it looks like "I want to program a civ-like game..." is beating this one. There shouldn't be two game programming questions in the top list. – Michael La Voie Jun 8 '10 at 17:15

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added by Gelatin Jun 3 '10 at 1:16

closed as off topic by Julian, Chris W. Rea, gnovice, Sathya, interjay Jun 5 '10 at 14:45

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CW in my opinion – IAbstract Jun 3 '10 at 2:11

that's rather a poll question, so maybe instead of direct answers the question should be locked and link to an online poll – Tobias Kienzler Jun 3 '10 at 7:33

It's a discussion only, and belongs rather to a forum. CW won't change this fact. – Gnoupi Jun 3 '10 at 7:43

How an answer to this question could help anybody? – Julian Jun 3 '10 at 21:29

I considered topics on SO that follow this line of thought: favorite tools for development, first computer, etc. Although not on-topic, I wouldn't have it deleted. – IAbstract Jun 3 '10 at 23:51