Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Melee weapon

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The result was delete‎. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:16, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Melee weapon

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Seems to be largely original research or merely a WP:DICDEF. "Melee weapon" seems to be almost entirely a tabletop gaming term, so I suggest a merge to Role-playing game terms. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 22:42, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Video games and Games. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 22:42, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: While I can understand the desire for a classification of "melee weapon", I don't really believe the term itself deserves a dedicated article. I can't really come up with a coherent response without sounding like a wiki-ouroboros, and WP:DICDEF is the best I can come up with. Broadly construed from the use cases of the term I know, a melee weapon is a non-projectile weapon intended for close-quarter combat. Dictionary.com might be more suited for this than Wikipedia. Sirocco745 (talk) 23:50, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete wikipedia is WP:NOT a dictionary. This is a glossary entry at best. A redirect would be acceptable if there is an intelligent target. Shooterwalker (talk) 02:50, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete despite the fact that this exists in 15 other Wikipedia languages. Fails WP:NOTDICT, let alone WP:WORDISSUBJECT. JuniperChill (talk) 14:12, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.