Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snow cone


 * 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   keep per WP:SNOWCONE. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Snow cone

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The article appears to be about a vaguely determined regional variety of the shaved ice dessert, rather than any sort of factual separate knowledge about what constitutes the "snow cone" dessert. All of the imagery comes from shaved ice, and much of the article relies on knowledge of the latter rather than providing any sort of information on its own. I was going to redirect it myself, but I'm split on the amount of information (or possibly puffery) on the regional variation that much of the article has come to be about. I do not think Wikipedia really needs an article on such a minor variation on the shaved ice, and much of the content (and imagery) is already on the other article.— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 10:43, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 11:38, 28 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep There doesn't seem to be a clear reason to delete in the nomination - just some musing about the article's deficiencies. AFD is not cleanup - see our editing policy. Warden (talk) 13:53, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, let me clarify things then.— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 00:42, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep I thought it was interesting enough to read some of it. I seem to hear about shaved ice all the time, but by different names in different countries.  I think it could be expanded/improved.  If this is the limit, then maybe it will come up again in the future.IBDShank 16:37, 28 November 2011 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dcshank (talk • contribs)
 * Keep Wikipedia is encyclopedia where we share our knowledge with the world. "Snow Cone" is is an interesting read plus it is the popular term by which the "shaved ice" is known in the Southwestern region of the US. Tony the Marine (talk) 20:28, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Snow Keep If any article is worthy of a 'snow keep', this one's it. Notability established by many verifiable, 3rd party references over many years. Longstanding form of dessert/snack under both names mentioned in the article ("snow cone" and "snowball"). Geoff Who, me?  23:57, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Really? Speedy Keep Antonio Speedball Martin (kiss my...:), nah, just tell me!) 06:48, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Definite Keep. This article is notable, snow cones are real, and I presonally have never heard of "shaved ice", only "snow cones" (i am from Canada, and they are always called snow cones here), so I think it is important. Millermk90 (talk) 05:08, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I am not questioning the notability of the snow cone. I am questioning the utility of a page that just seems to be about a variety of an ice dessert that is not the title of the article.— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 06:09, 3 December 2011 (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.