Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Field crumpets


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The result was   no consensus.  MBisanz  talk 03:56, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Field crumpets

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Non-notable school game. ▫  Johnny Mr Nin ja  06:51, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. By its own admission on its website it is a "silly game" but it appears to be gaining some kind of following. IMO it only just escapes WP:MADEUP but it has entered the mainstream enough to be mentioned (albeit in passing) in New York magazine. There's a paucity of third party references on the Wikipedia webpage, though. I42 (talk) 07:54, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Um, hello. Willing to answer any questions that you all might have.  There are a few articles which have covered Field Crumpets, granted two come from college newspapers (The Kansan, Columbia Missourian - both are no longer directly available, though the Missourian article is available from the internet archive here).  There was also news report done by Lawrence Channel 6, available here.  I would wager that there are some additional college newspaper articles that I am unaware of, as there are possibly clubs at some colleges (as well as other, non-college related clubs) that I'm unaware of.  There will be a large gathering in the coming months (June 20th to be precise) and I plan to attempt to get some media coverage for that event.  In any case, I am not very versed in the details of Wikipedia so I won't pretend to understand whether the article should be kept or not, but do let me know if you need any more information regarding Field Crumpets and I'll be happy to oblige. SombraAla (talk) 16:59, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - I am admittedly biased regarding the subject of this article. Field crumpets is and will continue to be one of my favorite games to play outdoors. That said, I think the geographic reach of the game beyond its original roots in the Kansas area should be considered. I have personally been part of groups that have played the game regularly in Iowa and Wisconsin, and there seems to be an active league as far away as New York. Etphonehome (talk) 18:37, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete unless verifiable references can be provided to demonstrate this game's notability. Popularity and geographical reach cannot in themselves support an encyclopedic article if it is entirely based on primary sources from people who created the game in the first place. ~ mazca  t 23:14, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep by WP:IAR. Passing mention in the nymag, what appears to be a governing body, and a few SPSs which prove that the game is played.  Doesn't meet the sourcing requirements of WP:N, but IMO this is one of the exceptions to otherwise generally acceptable guideline as it meets WP:V and seems to be played in a number of places (Univ of Wisc, and in Kansas are both verifiable via a web search). Hobit (talk) 16:04, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
 * And actually isn't that bad of a source.  The newspaper article work too.  So, it is probably borderline WP:N. Hobit (talk) 16:29, 26 March 2009 (UTC)


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