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. MBisanz ^talk 09:54, 30 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Scrabbable[edit]

Article is nonsense, no citation or notability. Request deletion and protection from creation (article was recreated after deleted once). ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 04:35, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Author of article has re-created the page again. No significant changes, except to "decensize" (not a word) the vandalism a bit. Non notable. (taken from the new version:

'Scrabbable originated in 2008 in a college dorm room at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The idea is attributed to three then-freshman students. According to the story, the three came up with the idea during a game of scrabble.') ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 04:46, 26 November 2008 (UTC) Note: The reason there is two posts by me is because I created a AfD right before the first deletion, and then realized it was recreated, and the AfD saved the text from the one I created before[reply]

Article not qualified for deletion. No less valid than entries on other drinking games, such as Matchboxes— Preceding unsigned comment added by Onekeyshort (talk • contribs) — Onekeyshort (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Above comment by creator of article. (see history). Article still non-notable. ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 04:53, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Per nom. No sources, no Google hits. Even if good-faith, is too localized to merit notability. JNW (talk) 04:57, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete non-notable game. Not nonsense, but definitely not notable. nneonneo ^talk 05:13, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment You should have seen the first version of the article. It was nonsense. It said nonsense in my first AfD post cause I wrote that for the first version before the article was recreated. Fixed.ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 05:31, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Strong delete original research. Probably could have been Prodded. Master&Expert (Talk) 06:35, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Could the people who put it up be two of the "three" freshmen? Loserpenguin15 seems to be a Single Purpose Account, and popped up after the Scrabbable page started. Same with Onekeyshort. Would verify WP:OR though.ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 07:42, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Strong do not delete What qualifies a game as being "notable"? This is no better or worse than almost all of the wiki entries on drinking games. Plus, what proof is there that this is "original research"? Read this definition: original research --this is not "unpublished facts, arguments, speculation, and ideas." It's a game, like any other drinking game on this site. Why don't you just go and delete every page on any non-licensed game here?--Kevin1078 (talk) 07:58, 26 November 2008 (UTC) — Kevin1078 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
• Delete this is the sort of thing that is not verifiable (not even with unreliable sources). - Mgm|^(talk) 08:22, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Why don't you go read to friggin basic policies and guidelines for crying out loud? What is with all these kids who think they can come on here and scribble anything out of thin fucking air? MuZemike (talk) 09:05, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Wikipedia:Please do not bite the friggin newcomers. Dreamyshade (talk) 11:13, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Why don't you quit with the ad hominem attacks and get back to the point? The fact remains that this page is no less valid than many other pages on drinking games, and Matchboxes is just one of many examples--Kevin1078 (talk) 09:09, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your wish is my command: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matchboxes. MuZemike (talk) 09:22, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: Hi Kevin, this is Britta. Not a bad writeup at all - you crazy kids - but according to Wikipedia guidelines this information should be posted somewhere else (submitted to a drinking games site or something) rather than left as a Wikipedia article. There are a lot of rules about what counts as a good article, intended as a way to maintain a respectable, decent-quality encyclopedia project. In Wikipedia jargon, "non-notable" basically means that the material can't be verified in third-party sources - see Wikipedia:Notability. There's actually a specific guideline about this kind of article: Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not for things made up one day. Also you probably don't want to put evidence in public, even under pseudonyms, of stuff that could get people in trouble. Sorry if I sound lecture-y. OK, your first Wikipedia article will get deleted, but let me know if you want help finding a loving home for it somewhere else. I've been editing Wikipedia since forever and I love talking about it, so ask me if you have questions. I'm also going to try to comment on the Matchboxes deletion discussion. Dreamyshade (talk) 11:13, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as a recently-made-up game that does not satisfy any criteria of notability in Wikipedia. ... discospinster _talk 16:47, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete This is a completely non-notable game. Clearly fails WP:N. Wikipedia is not for games made up by college kids (or anyone else for that matter). Arguing that other drinking games exist is never a good reason to keep an article. No reason to keep, no notability claimed or established, no independent third party sources, clear deletion candidate. Theseeker4 (talk) 20:06, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete WP:SNOW anyone? --Numyht (talk) 21:17, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete ITS A BLIZZARD! Tavix (talk) 23:22, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete due to notability and original research problems, and now WP:SNOW delete.  Xihr  23:31, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Non-notable, recently made up game. Edward321 (talk) 18:38, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Delete per WP:SNOW, I cannot believe this is still here after I nominated it after this much discussion. ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 01:40, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: I concede. This probably should be deleted. Though, in all seriousness, I think MuZemike should see a therapist. --Kevin1078 (talk) 01:54, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • You have been warned on your talk page for making a personal attack against me. No one tells me to go see a therapist. MuZemike (talk) 03:50, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hahahahahahahahahhahahahaha okay. Sorry buddy. --Kevin1078 (talk) 06:37, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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