Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alpha strike

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The result of the debate was the article was rewritten into a stub and there is no consensus → Keep. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 03:17, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Alpha strike

Alpha strike is an obscure Magic: The Gathering term that has been moved to the appropriate page.

• Page is currently a redirect, in which case it doesn't belong on VfD. FWIW, my understanding is that "alpha strike" is now general gamer jargon for an opening attack that does a lot of damage. The term probably deserves some discussion on a page about gamer jargon, in which case a better redirect might be found. Smerdis of Tlön 22:13, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
• Comment: According to the page it redirects to, this term originated in MechWarrior, which corroborates Smerdis's idea. Marblespire 06:30, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and allow for organic growth. (I rewrote it into a stub.) This term is used in quite a few different contexts, and this article could easily harbor some discussion of abstract strategy as well as the basic dictdef stuff I just added. A Man In Black 08:25, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

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