Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Strappado bondage


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The result was   merge to Strappado. BJ Talk 03:29, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Strappado bondage

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No sourcing, and I have doubts about the notability of this. rootology ( C )( T ) 00:31, 3 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep Finding definitions for it isn't hard, and surprisingly, the article is very tastefully done, informative, and appears to pass policy to boot.  There are enough sources that I saw just in a quick googling that I am pretty sure the citations can be increased.  Keep in mind, the term started as a form of torture, and the BSDM came later.  As a form of torture, there are examples and references available, and the article does cover both aspects quite well.  I tagged it for inline citations, but after some research, it seems clear it should be kept. P HARMBOY  ( TALK ) 00:39, 3 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. Nothing to suggest this topic is notable, only reference is to a bondage dictionary and google hits are also for dictionary definitions. Wikipedia is not a dictionary or a how-to guide. WJBscribe (talk) 00:42, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete WJBscribe said it best (and first) -- this belongs in a dictionary. Ecoleetage (talk) 01:50, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions.   -- VG &#x260E; 01:53, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Merge - per WJB's rationale; it's more of a dicdef - A l is o n  ❤ 02:44, 3 October 2008 (UTC) (interesting to note who one of the main contributors was)
 * Merge into Strappado. This is essentially the same torture, but with a sexual intent. So a subsection there seems most appropriate. VG &#x260E; 03:37, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge Unless more sources can be found to justify making this it's own article. There are two references listed currently - not enough, in my opinion. Ancemy (talk) 22:44, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge to Strappado, since it is the same torture done for someone sexual jollies rather than for interrogation purposes or for general cruelty. Edison (talk) 22:52, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge perhaps with some other forms of bondage--possibly a general article on arm bondage which would cover several of todays articles-- but probably not to the torture device. For one thing, the literature on the subject is distinct. Some of the above language indicates a somewhat dismissive attitude which is not really in keeping with NPOV, which remains a necessity even on these subjects. I can think of clever things to say here myself, but this isn't the place. DGG (talk) 02:54, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment If you perceive a dismissivie attitude, consider that what is being dismissed is an article lacking reliable sources and full of original research, and that what is being dismissed is someone's eccentric personal fantasies of inflicting a particular torture on victims for his own sexual gratification. I have heard of people who had a sexual fixation about rubber bathing caps, but that individual's obsession does not justify a stand-alone encyclopedia article any more than this one does. Literally anything or any image or any practice, real or imaginary, may be the fetish which floats someone's boat, but that is not an alternative to WP:N. Edison (talk) 04:09, 5 October 2008 (UTC)


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