Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Irides (game)

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 of the debate was delete. --Angr (t·c) 18:47, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Irides (game)

Google knows not of this "invented 2005" game nor of its author (whose name somewhat resembles the sole editor of the article). WP:NOT free web hosting. —Blotwell 06:02, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

This game is currently patent pending in the United States. I am indeed both the creator of the article and the game. I wrote the article with the intent of allowing abstract gaming enthusiasts the chance to learn the game without having to wait for the patent. I am awaiting the patent before I create a website to promote the game. Once the website is created Google will have a listsing for the game. I should stress that I am not using wikipedia as an advertisement for the game as I will not be selling the game. As an abstract gaming enthusiast I am more than willing to share any game I create with world. - JeremiahClayton

I sort of feel bad saying this, but Wikipedia also is WP:NOT a crystal ball, and your game may not achieve the notability worthy of Wikipedian webspace (which, in my experience, must cost a lot of money), so I have to say that as it currently stands, the article should be deleted. - CorbinSimpson 09:05, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

• Can you even patent video games? Anyway, without reliabale outside sources this can't be verified by other editors. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:29, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
  • You can patent a game design (for example, if you were the first person to invent chess). So if it's new, useful and nonobvious; you could probably get a patent on a game you invented. Either way, being granted a patent alone is not enough to warrant inclusion in Wikipedia. If and when something more becomes of this, then an article would be appropriate. Delete. Peyna 23:41, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as non-notable. Best of luck to you. You can call me Al 20:32, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

I am not sure if you can patent a video game but in that this is a board game.. that question is not important for this discussion. If the article must be deleted.. it happens. I disagree however with the idea that a board game must achieve some level of notability to be included on Wikipedia. There are countless articles that pertain to relatively unknown topics.. which to me.. is what makes Wikipedia better than the average encyclopedia. I also believe that a patent alone is enough to warrant an article in that it is a reliable source of information. Especially in a circumstance where the game will not be manufactured and was copyrighted only for the purpose of preventing others from profiting on what should remain a free game. I understand that as of now the article must be deleted.. but I have no doubt that it will one day again takes it's place along side other abstract game articles. - Jeremiah Clayton

• Weak delete, Wikipedia is not the first stop for anything like this. Good luck with the venture. Stifle 01:53, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

The game can be found here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/21462.

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.