Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baloof


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. Absolutely best case scenario: it's completely unverifiable. Nothing in Google, nothing in Wayback Machine, nothing w/ WHOIS - enough, it's snowing. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  05:23, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Baloof

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This is speediable under WP:IAR or WP:SNOW, in my opinion. This is something-made-up-one-day, and demonstrates no notability. It contains hoax or joke elements. The 'sport' in question has not been played in ten years, meaning that it existed for about five years, between two people. Richard Cavell (talk) 02:19, 28 November 2008 (UTC)


 * the sport is known by more than two people —Preceding unsigned comment added by Simonm720 (talk • contribs) 02:22, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as hoax. Whether or not the article creator and/or his friends have ever played such a game, the only source cited is not an actual web site, so the source is a hoax. Its domain name is not registered to anybody. I can't think of an appropriate speedy deletion criterion, but this article has no hope. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 02:36, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * The article is not a hoax, but the aforementioned web site is merely experiencing technical difficulties.  The game has a small but devoted following, stretching from Maine to Louisiana.  A league could possibly be organized in the next few months, bringing baloof to the people.  (Simonm720 (talk) 02:51, 28 November 2008 (UTC))
 * The web site's technical difficulties apparently consist of not even being registered. That's a pretty severe technical difficulty. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 03:09, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. A server on the hosting site crashed before the complete registration of the site could be resent. Previously, the site had been destroyed by a virus, causing a new domain name to be requested and the site to be moved.  (Simonm720 (talk) 03:20, 28 November 2008 (UTC))
 * Delete as hoax. Message from XENUcomplaints? leave me a message!  03:31, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Hoax issues have been removed. (Simonm720 (talk) 03:38, 28 November 2008 (UTC))
 * Speedy delete as an unverifiable hoax. Also, Wikipedia is not for things made up one day. --Patar knight - chat/contributions 03:46, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Baloof was invented, not simply "made up." In its heyday, baloof was played in a 6 team league stretching across lower New York State.  I played in the league for over two years.  Also, while on vacation in Belarus, I attended a match between the Hrodla Flames and the Viciebesk Tigers (names are loose translations.) The sport, at one time, was certainly played around the world. (R.delya (talk) 04:05, 28 November 2008 (UTC))
 * Are there any independent reliable sources that confirm that? --Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:10, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. I can find no evidence the sport exists outside of this Wikipedia article. gnfnrf (talk) 05:50, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, something made up one day. Unverifiable, as well.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 06:52, 28 November 2008 (UTC).
 * Speedy delete as hoax/vandalism. AlexTiefling (talk) 11:02, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete: Unless it can be sourced, I don't think the article should be kept. It does look like violating WP:MADEUP to me  C h a m a l  talk 12:28, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, the website will hopefully be running within the next week. Please do not delete before then. (Simonm720
 * A self-made website is extremely unlikely to qualify as a reliable source, and won't likely change the outcome of this discussion. gnfnrf (talk) 14:53, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong delete — a made-up game that is unverifiable. MuZemike  ( talk ) 17:05, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. Creator of article claims that a website is coming, but is not up because the servers crashed, resulting in the inability to push the reg out to the system.  Forgive me for sounding like a dick, but I don't buy it.  DNS does not work like that - domain registrars do not have complete arbitrary failures of their very redundant racks.  Checked for a whois record, nothing came up; when I did a dig for the domain name, got status of NXDOMAIN.  Regardless of the promises made by Simonm720 above, neither the site nor the domain exist, and even if it did, as per Gnfrnf, creating a website about something made up one day is not a citation for notability - but Simonm720 is nonetheless welcome to create a site dedicated to this game, independent of Wikipedia.  Furthermore, a Google search turns up nothing related to a game by this name, nor any game played by hitting balloons with Fisher Price golf clubs. Finally, the most recent revision of this article specifically states it was invented in somebody's basement. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 18:56, 28 November 2008 (UTC)


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