User talk:Radtrip

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Proposed deletion of Raceball


The article Raceball has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * There is no evidence that this game has been widely played and a quick search could not find any. Capitalistroadster (talk) 07:05, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Capitalistroadster (talk) 07:06, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Raceball


A tag has been placed on Raceball requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about something invented/coined/discovered by the article's creator or someone they know personally, and it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Randor1980 (talk | contributions) 15:46, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

What it needs
It needs to be 'confirmed' by sources outside the sport. Please see WP:ATHLETE for general notability requirements for sports, and WP:RS about the reliable independent sources you need to have to prove it. College newspapers and local papers are little use, and 'silly season' articles in wider circulation press counts for not very much either. It needs to be good coverage in multiple sources. No blogs, forums, own sites, wordpress etc sites, Facebook etc pages. I remember one chap who set up two online newspapers to try to reference an article. Didn't work... Peridon (talk) 17:58, 19 July 2014 (UTC)
 * The other thing needed is time. Back whenever, had we been around, we'd never have had an article about some fellow who knocked the bottom out of a peach basket and nailed it to a wall for his students to throw a ball in. Not until a league of recognisable status had been founded. Peridon (talk) 18:01, 19 July 2014 (UTC)