Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Basketball on grass


 * 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 redirect to spread offense. (non-admin closure) – Davey 2010 Talk 01:19, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Basketball on grass

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Wikipedia is not Urban Dictionary, or a dictionary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_dictionary Web Cite  Talk 20:52, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect to spread offense. Neumeier's historical role is already discussed there--not that I'm holding that article up as a beacon of good structure, sourcing, or writing--and with an appropriate source, it's not unreasonable to consider including this term in that context. But there's no chance at all of this being an independent article. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 21:19, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. North America1000 23:57, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. North America1000 23:57, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. North America1000 23:58, 12 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Redirect makes sense as it may be a searchable term.--Paul McDonald (talk) 14:04, 15 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect to spread offense per Squeamish Ossifrage and Paulmcdonald as a plausible search term. Ejgreen77 (talk) 03:39, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
 * The reason I added a separate article for "basketball on grass" is that this is a term that is used in multiple articles in Wikipedia and all over the internet without explanation or attribution, and it has been attributed incorrectly. See, e.g., Vinny Sutherland, Northwestern Wildcats football.  S.C. Gwynne's new book, The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football (Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, New York, New York, 2016) utilizes this phrase to characterize a different American football offense.  Therefore, I think a separate article is appropriate and that a "redirect" would not be adequate under the circumstances.  I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on Wikipedia structure, sourcing or writing and would be happy to collaborate with someone who is.  I would also be happy to provide sourcing (e.g. "Football Revolution" by Bart Wright (2013)).  I hope this helps.  I have never participated in one of these dialogues before, so if I have not followed protocol, please excuse me.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by (LorinFife)) 00:27, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
 * comment go ahead and source it and I'll happily reconsider.--Paul McDonald (talk) 14:08, 19 October 2016 (UTC)


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