Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tennishockey

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 was delete. - brenneman ^{L} 13:59, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tennishockey

Non-notable. A Google search produces www.tennishockey.com (and very little else - mainly things in German) - a site which gives no history or notablity of the sport. This WP entry was likely created by the site owner. EuroSong ^talk 01:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

I just created the entry -- while I'm not the owner of the website, I do know him. It's a sport that a small group of people has played for many years, that has slowly spread to a few other parts of the world (Germany as you noted). A number of other former players will contribute to this entry -- the sport is still small, but enjoyed by a growing number of participants. Also, the site www.tennishockey.com is admittedly spare, but it does have detailed information if you browse through the site.

My apologies if the article was formatted poorly (or this comment is) -- I'm a newbie. --Voodoodoodoo 01:06, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Delete - Hi.. welcome to Wikipedia :) Newbies are always welcome - it's great to see that you want to contribute, thank you. What I do suggest, though, is that you familiarise yourself with some of Wikipedia's policies before creating such articles. Have a look at WP:NN and WP:NOR. Can you find some reliable, published sources which not only mention Tennishockey as an established game, but give a full breakdown of the rules? Are there any official governing bodies of the sport? Any proper sports grounds, which consist of more than just "using two existing tennis courts"? Have a think about it :) EuroSong ^talk 01:19, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nomination, lack of reliable sources other than the official website which mention this sport. The creator of this article will find WP:FORGET a good rule of thumb to follow in order not to get his next article deleted. Kimchi.sg 14:44, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above. Note that the BBC link is not a reliable source, as it says at the bottom "Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public". Stifle (talk) 15:47, 14 July 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.