Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ice blocking

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was KEEP. dbenbenn | talk 02:37, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The votes were 6 keep, 5 delete.

Ice blocking
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 * Delete - well I've never heard of it - sounds like a made up sport to me? Even if it exists this will be such a fringe sport, that it won't justify an entry. Brookie 17:00, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Lots of google hits are definitions, but there are plenty of real examples of use, such as . Kappa 17:56, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay so there is some stuff on thid daft "sport" on the net - but look at the quality (from your link): "How to Ice-Block

* An ice-block * Padded clothes * A hill " Clearly an olympic sport in the making - still Delete Brookie 20:05, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * A not-so-surprising number of people will vote delete due to its lack of notability. RickK 22:50, Feb 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment No vote for now. I for one have heard of this. I've seen it in a couple of children's stories, my mom and dad used to actually *do* it (as kids).  It's a children's activity, not so much a sport, that had larger popularity during the depression when tobaggans weren't available because of the prices. This could be why google fails to turn up anything notable or of quality-it's a flash from the past.  ÅrÐ£nT &dagger; &isin;  03:41, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Even so, this doesn't belong at wikipedia. Delete  ÅrÐ£nT &dagger; &isin;  11:42, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, article does not establish notability, fails Google test, article as it stands though is un-encyclopaedic. Megan1967 05:32, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'm a resident of the Pacific Northwest, and, as the article says, I've never heard of it. --Carnildo 09:59, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * No vote yet. I get 3840 hits on exact phrase "Ice blocking," not bad, and what interests me more is that they look genuine--that is, they are not all from just one university or town or anything like that. I don't think it's self-promotion by someone who invented the sport, like rugbennis, if anyone remembers rugbennis. It seems to have some real existence. It's certainly not a "sport" in the sense of rules and scores, it's more of a recreation or winter activity... Dpbsmith (talk) 01:29, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. I'm not sure which way to vote, but i remember seeing the guys in Jackass doing this.. it was pretty funny. Mlm42 05:46, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: OK I've expanded it with some stuff I got from googling (thanks for the Jackass remark btw). But for delete voters: there are places that list ice blocking as an activity without explaining it , so if wikipedia deletes any quick definition or whatever it has, it's not really serving the needs of people who need to look things up. Kappa 06:32, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep in present form. Sounds dangerous; "featured on Jackass" is alarming. Is this a wholesome activity or a suicidal stunt? Brings back memories of reading Ethan Frome... Dpbsmith (talk) 11:07, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep with Kappa's expansions, and for the reason he presents. Samaritan 04:42, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep thanks to Kappa its an interesting article.Capitalistroadster 16:00, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. My first instinct is to vote delete for any article referencing the moronic stunts on Jackass (perhaps the most aptly named TV show ever).  I cannot do that here, though.  The article does not appear to actually endorse the show, and it is hard to justify deleting this article, but retaining Dirty Sanchez.  Edeans 21:27, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Grue 09:53, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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