Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Exploding sheep (2nd nomination)

Exploding sheep

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This seems to be mainly a topic in video games. Exploding sheep, I am sure, make for notable visuals, but the topic in its own right is not notable. That a bunch of games have exploding sheep, and that there's a band called "Exploding Sheep," that doesn't make for a notable topic, and I note that the references contain only mentions of exploding sheep, not significant in-depth discussion of the concept and philosophy of exploding sheep. I do not believe this to be a cultural occurence of any importance, and have not seen any evidence of the cultural, social, or anthropological significance of this phenomenon, if indeed it is a phenomenon. While the existences or non-existence of other articles is not always relevant, I would like to point out to defenders of this wiki that Exploding house is not a notable topic, and anyone who has seen The Longest Day knows that houses explode as well as or better than sheep, and, in the movies and in video games, with much greater frequency. This suggests to me that the present article is little more than a convenient cover-up for those seeking an outlet for childhood and adult frustrations they believe to be incurred by exposure to these lovely, woolly creatures (or possibly lack thereof? had to settle for a dog or a cat?). Drmies (talk) 18:50, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: after looking over the previous AfD, I would suggest to editors that the mere occurence or mention of an exploding sheep is not enough to establish notability for this topic. Drmies (talk) 18:52, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep The fact that several independent groups have kept it, unlike my vote to delete the Donkey article means we should keep it. --WngLdr34 (talk) 18:59, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game related deletion discussions. MrKIA11 (talk) 19:13, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep as well. I mean sure it has happened in lots of games, and some of it is referenced, but it is notable? Anything can be blown up. Has a sheep ever blown up and killed somebody in real life? _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 19:18, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep or merge The article needs help, but the concept has been around long enough to have played a significant plot element in the novel Far From the Madding Crowd, written in 1874. If exploding sheep have been covered in media for 125 years, it's not just a videogame thing. The article could use a lot of expansion and work, but as a subject matter, its probably worth keeping around. As an alternative idea to deletion, per WP:PRESERVE, the article could be merged partially with Bloat, which is the actual medical problem leading to exploding sheep. --Jayron32 19:22, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]