Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Critical Ass

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 no consensus; keep. This defaults to keep; do not cite it to support/oppose a merge/redirect/whatever. Johnleemk | Talk 06:11, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Critical Ass

Possibly a hoax. Not mentioned in the newspaper article listed. —Brim 05:34, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

• Keep did Google search, found documentation that this phenomenon exists in multiple cities. Plenty of pics for proof. Notability is debatable, but public events organized in multiple cities seem just as notable as lots of other stuff to survive AfD. Ben Kidwell 05:39, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Horrifically, article is true, and its subject receives regular media coverage. -Ikkyu2 06:15, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Comment Could we have links provided to these mentions in reliable sources, please? They should use this name as well. Thanks - brenneman^(t)(c) 06:34, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Here are a few links to assess significance: [[1]], [[2]], [[3]] and here are some resources from the, um, "C-ass community?" [[4]]. I also found a lot of people discussing and co-ordinating these rides on forums, journals, blogs, etc.Ben Kidwell 07:43, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

• Delete 1,750 Google hits but many refer to bicycle seats see [5]. No evidence that this is a significant event. Capitalistroadster 06:59, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Delete nn fad. Per the link above, only 5 riders took part in TO. Eusebeus 07:56, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Weak keep and expand. It not entirely nonsense, and it is - dare i say it - even mildly interesting (even if it is small). Certainly not the most encyclopedic article around, but worth keeping imho. The Minister of War ^(Peace) 11:06, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Eusebeus et al. StarryEyes 11:20, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep -- It's not a hoax or a fad. I've done two Critical Ass rides (one in NYC & one in Ithaca, NY). You can see photos from multiple other communities as well on Flickr here. Note this image in particular in which someone is wearing a "SF Criticl Ass" sticker on their underwear. Just because something's not well-documented on the web doesn't mean it doesn't exist in the real world. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mobius1ski (talk • contribs)
  • Well, most everything that ends up on Wikipedia exists in the real world, but that doesn't make it all notable by necessity. StarryEyes 12:48, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Trust me, the LAST thing we need is to see is photographic evidence! --Agamemnon2 08:35, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as not notable, failing that smerge into Critical mass. The sources provided make it clear this does not warrant its own article. - brenneman^(t)(c) 12:59, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Ben Kidwell and others. I had never heard of this, but the article does a good job of explaining the phenomenon. Some photos added to the article would also be most helpful. -- JJay 13:47, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect as per Aaron Brenneman, although the redirect should go to Critical Mass. User:Zoe|^(talk) 18:40, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete, and recreate if they make news. Heck, if anyone here is involved with 'em, tell me and I'll write a feature on you. Just promise to wear clothes. Adrian Lamo · (talk) · (mail) · 01:57, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Stifle 00:03, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Raggaga 12:38, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't understand use of "per nom." here. The nomination says "possibly a hoax" but it has been clearly established that this entry is not a hoax. It may not be notable and since it remains a very brief entry on something that is basically a prank (very different from a hoax), I would agree with those who suggest merge and add a redirect to the main entry on critical mass bike rides. "Per nom." deletion doesn't make sense when it was nominated as a possible hoax, which it is not.Ben Kidwell 16:44, 2 February 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.