Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Iowa Double Down

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The result of the discussion was: delete. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 22:00, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

Draft:Iowa Double Down


Totally unsuitable for an encyclopedia. Another draft for which we need a speedy criterion  DGG ( talk ) 05:49, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Speedy redirect to blackjack. Not every silly thing needs community discussion. Bring it to MfD is the redirect is reverted. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 11:21, 18 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete You could CSD it as a hoax, however, it reads more like advice or how-to rather than anything that can be encyclopedically explained like an Iowa casino's special blackjack rule, which would just redirect to that particular casino. It's unsourced regardless. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 20:02, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Neutral - What is the point of having a Reject capability in AFC if it is necessary to MFD bad jokes right after they are rejected? Robert McClenon (talk) 21:04, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Oppose any redirect unless a reliable source confirms this usage. On its face, this is just a stupid joke.  Robert McClenon (talk) 21:04, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment - For anyone unfamiliar with the Basic Strategy in blackjack, this doubles the amount of money on an "interesting" hand, and the player busts first. The player runs the risk of making 22 and busting.  The dealer is likely to have to hit 15 or 16 and bust, but the player busts first.  Doubling down is not a good idea.  (Doubling down is never a good idea on 12 or higher).  Since this concept isn't sourced, the author may have made it up, or it may be Nevada humor poking fun at Midwesterners (who are portrayed as dumb farmers) or Minnesota or Missouri humor.  If it really is an expression, it needs to be sourced.  The author probably made it up.  But it doesn't need deleting the day after it was rejected.  Robert McClenon (talk) 21:14, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I don’t play blackjack, much, and cannot see the joke or the bad joke. If you know better, I defer to your opinion. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 22:21, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment to User:SmokeyJoe - Telling someone to double their wager when the odds are against them just because they came to Vegas to have fun is a bad joke just because it is a bad joke. (I had never heard of an Iowa double-down, and I think that the author made it up.)  If you know how to play blackjack prudently, you know that it is stupid.  As to Iowa, the point may be that Iowa is known for its excellent fertile soil, and so poking fun at Iowans is humor about the farmers who keep the bread and corn and pork on your table.  A redirect is not in order.  Robert McClenon (talk) 23:48, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * OK thanks. Delete as insulting humour with no remediating purpose. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:53, 18 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete This draft is a bad joke. &#8213; Susmuffin Talk 04:59, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
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