Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Settleball


 * 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. It's also clear that there was meatpuppettry at foot here, and I have weighted those accordingly. X clamation point  05:54, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Settleball

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Sport invented a few months ago at one school, no sources to support article's claims of popularity/notability. Author removed prod tag without adding sources. NawlinWiki (talk) 20:54, 31 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Don't Delete - Settleball is a brilliant and worthy sport!i am a college student in UCC and here it is a very popular pastime!i think this shows perfectly its widespread popularity nationwide. Here it is played daily by a large proportion of the college and this proves that it is not just a "schoolkids" game. The popularity of this sport here is so much so that even at this early stage there is talk of a settleball society being set up for the next college term, as well as an inter college championship next year. Such a widely enjoyed and participated sport undoubtedly warrants a wikipedia page so dont delete it!it is also being published in the prospectus of societies for UCC next year and surely that is an accountable source of publication? Noffee8 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Noffee8 (talk • contribs) 21:51, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete for the above reasons. Czolgolz (talk) 20:57, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Fails notability guidelines for WP:GNG. A search finds zero results for Settleball. Essentially a game made-up at one school by a few school kids. — Cactus Writer |   needles  21:00, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NFT Acebulf (talk) 21:08, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions.  -- — LinguistAtLarge • Talk  21:17, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Unfortunately, this doesn't even come close to meeting the notability guideline. No prejudice against creation at a future date when/if it becomes a notable sport, and that notability is verifiable. — LinguistAtLarge • Talk  21:19, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:MADEUP and WP:N. No mention of this game anywhere, from what I could see.  ♪Tempo  di Valse ♪  22:07, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Fails notability guidelines. It's not a personal journal after all… Skarebo (talk) 09:35, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Don't Delete - This is a game having just started, and of course it would not be all voer the web for this reason. Give it some time and it will take off. If it doesn't, then deletion can come into the picture. 18:03, 1 April 2009 (UTC)78.16.150.64 (talk) 21:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)Millsy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Millsy101 (talk • contribs)
 * Delete, if the only reason not to delete is "It will take off", there's no good reason to keep; the previous argument is crystalballish. Nyttend (talk) 17:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Don't Delete - the sport is already spread around a few schools including mine (wesley college). there is even talk of a tornement being set up next year between dublin schools —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.100.217.109 (talk)
 * Delete For the record, it appears to be the game of volleyball played with a tennis ball but without racquets, and it's supposed to be sweeping the nation (the Republic of Ireland). Too bad that the local newsppers appear to have ignored it.  Mandsford (talk) 17:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Don't Delete - If you did read the article, you would see that it is quite new, and be honest, since when have newspapers taken to reporting on kids school games that aren't even well established? But surely that doesn't mean we shouldn't give it a chance? 19:29, 1 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.100.117.191 (talk)
 * Don't Delete - I'm from Blackrock College, Dublin and this game is played daily at senior and junior breaks. Just because it isn't very popular yet doesn't mean it isn't real and should be removed from wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.16.150.64 (talk)
 * Yes it does, WP:Notability requires that an article be referenced to reliable sources. The criterion for inclusion at Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth.  It does not matter that the game really exists, what matters is that it is notable enough to have received some coverage in independant sources. Delete.  Sp in ni  ng  Spark  21:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment - This sport has officially been agreed to be published in The High School, Dublin Yearbook. Does this not count as an official publication? 22:54, 1 April 2009 78.16.150.64 (talk) 21:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)Millsy
 * School yearbooks do not qualify as significant coverage. The general notability guidelines provide an explanation of what "significant coverage" means. You can also can read WP:SOURCES to find the kind of sourcing that is needed. In general, an article like this would require a book about the subject or, at least, significant articles in national newspapers like the Irish Independent. As currently written, the article has no sources and thus constitutes unverifiable original research which disqualifies it for inclusion on WP. — Cactus Writer |   needles  07:21, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I've changed the previous entry from don't delete to comment because this IP address has already registered a !vote above. — Cactus Writer |   needles  07:21, 2 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. WP:NFT.  --Clay Collier (talk) 10:58, 2 April 2009 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.