Talk:Level up

Copyvio!

The text of this article is obviousely a copyvio. Unfortunately, I can't find from where. Can someone who is better at doing legwork find where it was lifted from? If however, you are the author of this article and received the text legally (under the GFDL or from the public domain), please state the source here. —Frecklefoot 19:34, Mar 31, 2004 (UTC)

Well I can't find it anywhere - so reverting. Secretlondon 19:41, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)

It almost certainly isn't on the web at least; I've tried several phrases from it in Google. - Hephaestos|§ 19:42, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Guys, look at the first edit version. It was obviousely just copy & pasted from somewhere. Here are the first few lines:

Level Up

Table of Contents Origins Controversy The Term Level-Up Today Quotes

Origins

I propose we copyvio it again until we establish where it was lifted from and determine whether or not we can use it. —Frecklefoot 19:45, Mar 31, 2004 (UTC)

That looks to me like a new-user's experiment in duplicating Wikipedia's automatically-generated table of contents. - Hephaestos|§ 19:52, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Nevermind. After the revision by CryptoDerk, it bears little resemblence to the original copyvio text. —Frecklefoot 19:51, Mar 31, 2004 (UTC)

Still in the history though. Morwen 19:51, Mar 31, 2004 (UTC)

I am removing from Wikipedia:Copyright problems - relist if you can prove it wasn't a users attempt at creating more than text. - Tεx τ urε 20:12, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Weird para

It is possible for a video game character to overcome the many difficult challenges that await him on the quest; though this becomes progressively problematic in games based on an RPG engine in which leveling up provides the player with enhancements, special abilities and a noticeable increase in strength. Because of the correlation between skill and speed, many enthusiasts place minimal value on leveling up, all together affirming that it costs valuable time to defeat monsters in order to gain experience points that a more skillful player could manage without.

Can someone explain what that paragraph is attempting to say, and then rewrite it to do so? I'm not totally clear on what the point is or the what conclusions the reader is supposed to draw from it. --Tubedogg 01:49, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)