Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/White-ball

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The result was delete. —Mets501 (talk) 02:36, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] White-ball

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Completely unverified. A game a guy told his grandson. Non-notable. eaolson 03:50, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Nom pretty much sums it up - Richfife 06:06, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Gazpacho 07:51, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Doesn't assert notability in article. JASpencer 16:57, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Its a game and maybe people want to learn i dont see the harm. The information is correct.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.145.193.193 (talk • contribs).

The harm. Also, "correct" isn't the criterion.–♥ «Charles A. L.» 16:27, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. Popular game in Calgary, played at multiple group meeting including 'Club' which is the weekly meeting of Young Life ([Young Life Canada Website [1]]) and also 'Ventures' meetings, which is a part of Scouts Canada ([Scouts Canada Website [2]]). There is not verification because Heritage Park Historical Village will not allow the photography or copys of the history to be published. Amathers 20:32, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Comment The village not allowing copies of the history isn't really the point. If the game is being played (even if you can't publish a photograph of the rules), then there needs to be documentation about it from reliable sources before it can be on wikipedia. - Richfife 20:52, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. The game may exist but without being verifiable through reliable sources it can never be more than an assertion of existence. That is not the province of an encyclopedia. By the by, Mike Shamos' Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards (ISBN 1-55821-219-1) has no entry for it and I know of no more comprehensive resource (and I know pretty much all the resources on the subject of pool and billiards).--Fuhghettaboutit 03:44, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. The game exists, and should be on here just as much as something like Soggy Biscuit is. --DanceCommander 11:27, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

• Comment Soggy Biscuit is disgusting, yes, but also a notable game (or at least an urban legend about a game) that has had a lot of coverage in print and on the web. Wikipedia doesn't pass judgement on whether something is good, bad or ugly, only whether it is notable. Also, for the record, DanceCommander is not an actual account (the signature is fake). - Richfife 15:44, 26 September 2006 (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.