Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Penis banding

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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. Mackensen (talk) 21:05, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Penis banding

This is a strange activity, and there's no assertion that it is practiced by anyone other than the authors of the two linked webpages. I can't seem to find any reliable sources for this. It seems to me that this may be a type of obsessive compulsive disorder in which the sufferer is obsessed with castration. WP:V, WP:NOR, and WP:NOT a how-to. Erik the Rude 00:14, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete, research shows support of nominator's proposal. ~Kylu (u|t) 01:42, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, per nom. Mostly Rainy 02:09, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete non-notable as written. Kevin 03:46, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Just because it seems strange or bizarre to us doesn't mean it's not notable. This practice is actually practiced alot in the SF bay area in certain communities. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Insanelygreat (talk • contribs) 06:57, 22 May 2006 (UTC).
    • Note. Above is user's first edit. AmiDaniel (talk) 06:57, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. AmiDaniel (talk) 06:57, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, nn, unverifiable. --Terence Ong 11:40, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep This is practiced in certain sections of society in the world. Granted that this practice is strange and not well known, it has been practiced before. Moreover, references have been provided as well for this article. --Siva1979Talk to me 13:13, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep as above. moreover if only those two websites exist and they only have a few thousand members it is important to the wholeness of the information present in round about ways to this issues. While this is not the case since this is an ancient practice as sourced.--Procrastinating@talk2me 18:20, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep per Siva1979, else redirect to penectomy. Very difficult to verify by its very nature but, like any paraphilia, there's plenty of questionable internet source material on the subject. — AKADriver ☎ 13:16, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment: Searching "Penis banding" together gets 65 Ghits only.--Jusjih 13:46, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete nn practice. Is also unverifiable. --Srikeit(talk ¦ ✉) 14:27, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per Siva1979, but I would otherwise merge with penectomy. Just because it's bizarre and you've never heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. -- stubblyhead | T/c 18:00, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong delete as the sources given are absolutely unacceptable as sources. Wikipedia is not the internet, I have no doubt that there are people who have done this, but "truth" has nothing to do with whether something should have a Wikipedia article or not. This article is basically original research which is unverified by reliable sources. Mak (talk) 02:14, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete as unverifiable. Give me something beyond a beyond a personal site saying "this is what it is and this is how I do it" and I'll reconsider my vote. But if this counts as verifiable then I have a bridge to sell you, er, some web pages to create. Cburnett 01:20, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. This is not referenced enough for me. People do strange things to themselves, but the fact that something is possible (and practiced by a handful of people) doesn't make this notable. Grandmasterka 03:03, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Note to closing admin: This entry still has no reliable sources, nor is there any information on how widespread it is or even if it is important at all. If those voting "keep" had sourced it or provided some information on how widespread or important it is, I wouldn't have minded seeing it kept. I just don't like it when people make up activities, give it a name, and put it on Wikipedia. Erik the Rude 17:47, 28 May 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.