Category talk:English Minecraft slang

RFD discussion: October 2019–September 2021

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Category:English Minecraft slang

This issue is moot now that Category:English Minecraft slang has been moved to Category:en:Minecraft. --Numberguy6 (talk) 22:25, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

What makes this so different from just "English slang" or something like "en:Gaming"? — surjection ⟨?⟩ 09:17, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

@Numberguy6 seeing they created this category. — surjection ⟨?⟩ 09:18, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

Delete: only being in one video game (or game series) or only in one sci-fi universe etc. should make something ineligible for inclusion. Words that are used in multiple games for the same thing are a different matter. Equinox ◑ 12:44, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

The category's two members, lapis and obby, should IMO be deleted for the same reason. Equinox ◑ 12:46, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

They should probably both be RFV'ed. I wouldn't be surprised if lapis as short for lapis lazuli was much more widespread than just this game. —Mahāgaja · talk 13:33, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

Keep:I created this because:

* Category:English 4chan slang exists

* I couldn't find any other contexts in which the words were used

* Minecraft is an extremely popular game, which a lot of people say has fundamentally changed the gaming industry, so it isn't just "one video game".

--Numberguy6 (talk) 13:22, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

I'm opposed to the idea of that category existing too, but the two are not comparable - one is a site that has developed its own entire subculture, while one is an entertainment product and we don't have "... slang" categories for any other examples of those either. — surjection ⟨?⟩ 17:00, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

What is the definition of "subculture" here? I would say that any video game or website has developed its own subculture, it's just that some are bigger than others. But what is the cutoff point? Also, according to the WP article on 4chan, it has 22 million active monthly users. However, according to the Official Minecraft Wiki, Minecraft has 112 million active monthly players. This means that Minecraft has over 5 times more active users than 4chan. --Numberguy6 (talk) 20:07, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Obby in any case is in broader use than just Minecraft and indeed precedes the game altogether, compare e.g. RuneScape's obby maul which is attested as far back as 2007 on Google Groups. — Mnemosientje (t · c) 12:29, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

Delete "I created this because 'category 4Chan slang' exists" is not a great reason. – Jberkel 19:27, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Delete PseudoSkull (talk) 02:50, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Delete; I removed lapis (someone else removed obby) as it is certainly not limited to Minecraft, leaving only two entries, "Minecrafter" and "Minecrafty". This does not a category make, IMO. - -sche (discuss) 23:47, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

• RFD-deleted. Ultimateria (talk) 23:46, 13 September 2021 (UTC)