Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Make-out party2

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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 03:33, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Make-out party

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The result of the previous nomination two years ago was "keep"; however, in light of developed deletion standards and the definite lack of development of the article, I think the topic is now obviously not up to our encyclopedic standards. Rmrfstar 04:04, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per nom, may change if it's made better, doubt it though. --Whstchy 04:15, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete; the fact that no significant changes have been made in so long seems to prove that this is an article of rather low notability. I wouldn't mind being invited to one of these parties, however... Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps)))} 04:26, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Little improvements made in the important areas - Sourcing and notability. It looks like the first nominator was right: "I doubt it could ever become much better than it is." Mr.Z-mantalk¢ 04:56, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per the nominator's recommendation and the previous discussion, in which it was brought up that this seems to be original research and that there are and have been no citations in the article. Perhaps if there were an article "Dating habits/rituals of teenagers," this would be a potential merge.. but I hope not. bwowen ^T/C 05:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Um, I doubt this article can really be improved based on the writing, although the content is pretty BJAODN hilarious outside of encyclopedic context (esp. the part about bringing tacos and last paragraph). Nate 05:22, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete, although a potential merge target exists in the more generalized article making out (also bereft of sources, but with much more potential than speculation about hors d'oeuvres). Kiss this one goodbye. --Dhartung | Talk 06:22, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete - how on Green Earth was this article's previous AfD closed as "keep" - a simple headcount? --Haemo 08:09, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Assuming good faith, it seems to be a no consensus defaulting to keep, rather than a consensus to keep. There was less emphasis on policy in those days, generally.--Dhartung | Talk 19:23, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• I can find no sources that support any of this, which appears to be one editor's prescription for make-out parties rather than a description of make-out parties based upon sources that have researched the subject. Most of the sources that I can find treat make-out parties as but one example of a group date, with that latter being the primary subject that they discuss. Mention of make-out parties belongs in dating (activity), therefore. Looking at what the sources say versus what this article says, I don't see a single item of verifiable content in this entire article. Redirect to dating (activity), where this and other forms of group date can be written about properly. Uncle G 09:34, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete, WP:OR, WP:RS. I do not see any sources citing about such a party. There is unlikely to be any sources to cite this type of information. This is more of group dating and such information do not need individual articles to cover them. Terence 11:01, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Keep I added 2 sources whhich discuss "make-out parties." One is tThe Portland Mercury and the other is Mademoiselle. In addition I found "The new sexual revolution Walsh, Jim, Callen, Michael, Sprinkle, Annie. The Utne Reader. Minneapolis: Jul 1993. , Iss. 58; pg. 58" which according to Proquest says it includes a description of someone's humiliation at a teenage makeout party, but I have no access to the full article. The term has clearly been around for years and is discussed in these 3 reliable sources, so satisfies WP:N and WP:A. It would appear to be a type of party, just like a dance party, pot party, or coctail party. Likely games at such a party in even your grandparents' day would have been Post Office (game) and Spin the bottle. See also Seven minutes in heaven. Merriment ensues. Edison 18:22, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Merge somewhere (and cf. Rainbow party (sexuality)). JJL 19:10, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Delete current content but no objection to either creating a new article based on reliable sources or redirecting this to some more appropriate location. I am not sure where, perhaps "sex games" or something. FrozenPurpleCube 19:31, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
• Weak delete I think it might be possible to write an article on this, but it would best be done by starting over. DGG 05:02, 23 May 2007 (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.