Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snappy gum trick (2nd nomination)


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The result was Delete   Keeper   |   76   |   Disclaimer  22:05, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Snappy gum trick
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In 1 1/2 years, no decent sources have been found for this article. The last nomination resulted in "no consensus", the article has not improved since. B. Wolterding (talk) 21:34, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Notability not established. Many pranks of this nature have been around ever since my mom was a child -- or at least, they look like they've been sitting on the shelf of the craft store that long. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 21:37, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per TenPoundHammer and nom. Luk  suh  21:47, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment There's gotta be something out there about this prank. Maybe it is more commonly known by a different name - any ideas? Zagalejo^^^ 22:46, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep There appear to be reliable and independent sources which cover the subject of this article, thus barely satisfying WP:N, WP:V , and WP:RS. Per a Google News Archive search, there is the Atlanta Journal Constitution Nov 24, 2005, which describes this as a "practical joke gift." There is the Roanoke Times of April 1, 1996, which says "Snappy Gum is another old trick that still makes people laugh." Right up there with the Rubber chicken , the Joy Buzzer , the Chinese finger trap ,  the Snake Nut Can , the Chewing Gum Bug , the Fake vomit , and the Flatulence humor. Edison (talk) 03:06, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep In doing searches to see whether this is considered notable in the world of practical jokes, I was reminded that this seems to be one of many pranks that are based on chewing gum. Besides this and the similar Chewing Gum Bug, and the trick where an empty foil wrapper is made to look like a treat, there are sticks of gum that are onion-flavored, or that turn one's teeth blue, and I'm sure people can think of others.  Since practical jokes (and chewing gum) are still a part of popular culture among kids worldwide, and have been for years, the information should be kept somewhere.   Merge to practical jokes as an alternative, with leave to reorganize as part of a specific cateogry of joke.  Mandsford (talk) 15:28, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. erc talk/contribs 22:45, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge In an encyclopedic treatment of chewing gum, all these childish tricks would get the briefest of mentions down near the bottom of the article, with some kind of introductory statement. Comparing this with other AfD on this page suggests it has some content. --Wetman (talk) 22:22, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Expand, source, and keep - subject has been around for decades. I would have proposed a merge into either prank or practical joke, but looking at both of these articles, I wondered how long it would be before one or both of them would be brought here. Another alternative is to add more about prank novelty items in general and rename accordingly after proper sourcing. B.Wind (talk) 05:29, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Practical joke device is an article about novelty items in general, although it could use some work. Zagalejo^^^ 07:19, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

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 * Delete with fire. This pure own-research article belongs in a blog, not an encyclopedia.  Zero content worth of merging, can not remain as an article.  So delete it.  Jerry   talk ¤ count/logs 21:45, 14 April 2008 (UTC)