Difference between revisions of "Talk:Delayed instadeath"

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(Move page to "Delayed death"?)
 
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For how is it "sure" if it can be averted? --[[User:Ichgucknurmal|Ichgucknurmal]] 12:08, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
 
For how is it "sure" if it can be averted? --[[User:Ichgucknurmal|Ichgucknurmal]] 12:08, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
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:It's most commonly known as a "delayed instadeath", which is also technically inaccurate; I've never heard "delayed sure death" before, I assume it was invented solely for this article? I'd support moving to "delayed instadeath", and just place a note acknowledging the contradictory nature of the name with an explanation of the history thereof, unless someone has a better idea. --[[User:GreyKnight|GreyKnight]] 20:09, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

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Move page to "Delayed death"?

For how is it "sure" if it can be averted? --Ichgucknurmal 12:08, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

It's most commonly known as a "delayed instadeath", which is also technically inaccurate; I've never heard "delayed sure death" before, I assume it was invented solely for this article? I'd support moving to "delayed instadeath", and just place a note acknowledging the contradictory nature of the name with an explanation of the history thereof, unless someone has a better idea. --GreyKnight 20:09, 1 January 2007 (UTC)