Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shepeshot

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. JIP | Talk 16:16, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shepeshot

Delete Non-notable game invented in 2000, apparently. Google returns 0 hits. Article has previously been nominated for speedy delete and prod, both times the original editor removed the tags. If evidence of notability can be provided I'll withdraw the AfD nomination, but so far none has. Gwernol 23:34, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, article does not assert notability of the game or provide sources. — Kimchi.sg | Talk 00:01, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

• Delete: If google returns 0 results, it can't be very noteworthy. --Wizardman 00:03, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, no hits, no dice. Moreover, after reading the description, it's not at all clear to me that this game even makes sense. --Deville (Talk) 00:07, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. ¡Dustimagic! ^(T/C) 05:16, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above. --Khoikhoi 05:58, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

• Keep What type of notability should I provide? It is a small following and if you were to actually play the game, it would make sense. It has been played as a CRUD alternative especially for people who do not wish to engage in drunk shoving. It has a loyal following among the people that play it. It obviously lacks the attention of games like CRUD or baseball, but that doesn't make it any less of a game in my opinion. If a google search is the only measure you're judging this on, then why not just google evevrything you want to know about instead of wikipedianing? If you want me to get other people who have played the game to edit the article or something to prove that I didn't waste hours of my time writing some nonsense, I can do that. I feel like just because something isn't well known or still a new version of an older game, that doesn't mean it is useless. Bounce Two is a basketball game that a lot of people play that google doesn't list, yet you all have probably heard of it and played it. I spent time on this game and this article and I'd hate to see it deleted just because it's so new.

Tankeray 20:17, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

• If it would help to keep it, would I be able to list it under the CRUD page as a different version of the game?Tankeray 20:44, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

This is a legit article about a legit game. I spent many of my boyhood hours engaging in this good, wholesome activity. Fun for everyone! Maybe instead of complaining and trying to get it deleted, you all should try playing it and stop being negative nancies.

This is a great game. You should at least try playing before you discount it. A fantastic way to have fun indoors with a larger group of people than a normal game of pool can handle. Keep 03:09, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

• Keep It's been played by students at Dartmouth College for a few years now. Not sure how it got from NY to NH, but it did. It's important to have standardized rules for a game that's spreading, and to know a bit about its origins.

• Keep This game was extremely fun, and still is, and I have taught it to a few people at the University of Richmond. It was competed in very intensely in Hamilton, all throughout higfh school, and resulted in, among other things, broken windows and ripped pants. This article really made me want to play it again.

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.