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Maybe. But that's just their opinion. It doesn't stop the fact that Ted Castronova meets WP:SPS on the subject of virtual economies and that the paper was written for a conference at the University of Chicago. By fun I suspect that Ted means his paper was more accessible and less like traditional conference papers on economics. But that is also just my opinion.
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This is something that is definitely noteworthy enough for an article, and I'm glad to see a good article being put forward. Hopefully people can allow it to live. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.205.50.170 ( talk) 08:29, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps someone could restore this article to its former glory, as found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Saraid/DKP. -- Psychochild ( talk) 13:07, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
It's fixed now, I'm passing it. Admiral Norton ( talk) 11:57, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure that the reference for Krista-Lee Malone states who this person is nor why she is significant. I would also suggest that the citation used for her does not make any reference to this person nor does it say what it cited. Additionally, I would question whether a user submitted essay on this Daedalus Project site meets the standard of a reliable source? Ngaskill ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:04, 20 April 2009 (UTC).
Upon further review, is the the Daedalus Project material referenced even relevant to this entry? The page seems to be various gamers narrative responses about "power" in online gaming world. While I can see the narratives might suggest that possessing virtual items is be a source of power, how does this relate to DKP? Would an virtual object obtained through a DKP system be more prestigious than obtained from a different loot distribution system? Perhaps the implication is that merely having amassed points in a DKP system in and of itself is a source of power within a gaming community.
Finally I suggest that after revisiting this article a month later without further details on the unpublished Malone citations that this material be removed for until such time as it is available for review. Ngaskill ( talk) 06:29, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
How is the statement "As such, a "Cold Snap" represents a signal to other players that the bearer has defeated a particular high-level monster and therefore mastered the skills needed to do so." verified by anything on http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001300.php?page=6 as cited? Ngaskill ( talk) 07:14, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
Also I am willing to accept that the Malone cited material as reliable. I still question the relevance? Maybe this whole discussion might be better served by merging it into an article about MMOs rather than specifically DKP? Ngaskill ( talk) 07:21, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
Are these sources explicitly drawing the same conclusion? Using the context of each seems to go against the ideas of WP:SYN. However, that issue not withstanding I still question most of that entire section's relevance in an article about Dragon Kill Points? People probably don't think "wow that guy's cold snap was obtained with 557 DKP!" they think "wow, that guy has a cold snap item!" Ngaskill ( talk) 07:10, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm disappointed that there is no mention of the controvesies that have occured with the use of this system, and how it is sometimes considered divisive, particularly by casual players. Unfortunately any mention of that may lead to edit wars by those with a vested interest. But I don't feel this article can meet the criteria for npov without a balanced look at the negatives. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.191.25.5 ( talk) 08:06, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
How is DKP actually tracked? Do the guild leaders just write it down somewhere? Seems extremely easy to abuse without in-game controls. — Preceding
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Frequently asked questions
A couple of reasons:
Maybe. But that's just their opinion. It doesn't stop the fact that Ted Castronova meets WP:SPS on the subject of virtual economies and that the paper was written for a conference at the University of Chicago. By fun I suspect that Ted means his paper was more accessible and less like traditional conference papers on economics. But that is also just my opinion.
Sorry. That's a result of the sources available. If you can find a reliable source that covers that slice of the topic, feel free to flesh the article out. |
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This is something that is definitely noteworthy enough for an article, and I'm glad to see a good article being put forward. Hopefully people can allow it to live. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.205.50.170 ( talk) 08:29, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps someone could restore this article to its former glory, as found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Saraid/DKP. -- Psychochild ( talk) 13:07, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
It's fixed now, I'm passing it. Admiral Norton ( talk) 11:57, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure that the reference for Krista-Lee Malone states who this person is nor why she is significant. I would also suggest that the citation used for her does not make any reference to this person nor does it say what it cited. Additionally, I would question whether a user submitted essay on this Daedalus Project site meets the standard of a reliable source? Ngaskill ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:04, 20 April 2009 (UTC).
Upon further review, is the the Daedalus Project material referenced even relevant to this entry? The page seems to be various gamers narrative responses about "power" in online gaming world. While I can see the narratives might suggest that possessing virtual items is be a source of power, how does this relate to DKP? Would an virtual object obtained through a DKP system be more prestigious than obtained from a different loot distribution system? Perhaps the implication is that merely having amassed points in a DKP system in and of itself is a source of power within a gaming community.
Finally I suggest that after revisiting this article a month later without further details on the unpublished Malone citations that this material be removed for until such time as it is available for review. Ngaskill ( talk) 06:29, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
How is the statement "As such, a "Cold Snap" represents a signal to other players that the bearer has defeated a particular high-level monster and therefore mastered the skills needed to do so." verified by anything on http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001300.php?page=6 as cited? Ngaskill ( talk) 07:14, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
Also I am willing to accept that the Malone cited material as reliable. I still question the relevance? Maybe this whole discussion might be better served by merging it into an article about MMOs rather than specifically DKP? Ngaskill ( talk) 07:21, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
Are these sources explicitly drawing the same conclusion? Using the context of each seems to go against the ideas of WP:SYN. However, that issue not withstanding I still question most of that entire section's relevance in an article about Dragon Kill Points? People probably don't think "wow that guy's cold snap was obtained with 557 DKP!" they think "wow, that guy has a cold snap item!" Ngaskill ( talk) 07:10, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm disappointed that there is no mention of the controvesies that have occured with the use of this system, and how it is sometimes considered divisive, particularly by casual players. Unfortunately any mention of that may lead to edit wars by those with a vested interest. But I don't feel this article can meet the criteria for npov without a balanced look at the negatives. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.191.25.5 ( talk) 08:06, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
How is DKP actually tracked? Do the guild leaders just write it down somewhere? Seems extremely easy to abuse without in-game controls. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
216.71.19.121 (
talk)
05:21, 14 September 2017 (UTC)