Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Game cake

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The result was delete. Consensus is clear that a standalone article makes no sense. Arguments between delete outright and redirect lead to having to recognize that this is a neologism - hance, consensus as a neo is to delete the panda ₯’ 23:00, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Game cake

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Fails WP:GNG. Cakes are made to look like all sorts of things, and maybe video games are a common theme, but I'm not seeing sufficient sources out there to show many people recognize "game cakes" as a particular phenomenon somehow different from say, "movie cakes," "animal cakes," etc. — Rhododendrites ^talk | 05:14, 6 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

~~Merge~~ Comment - (this may be a candidate to be merged) selectively to cake decorating ~~cake~~. Amazingly, there is some coverage of this topic in reliable sources:

However, the depth of coverage does not appear adequate enough to support a stand-alone article. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 05:56, 6 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Addended my !vote above after further consideration. Modification and addition denoted in strike and parentheses. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:37, 11 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Merge very selectively. I agree with the two previous users; while there might be some mentions of the concept in some reliable sources, the depth of coverage isn't even remotely enough to let this stand as its own article. I propose, though, that instead of being merged into the cake article, it would be more appropriate if the selective merge was done to the Cake decorating article instead. 64.183.45.226 (talk) 20:09, 6 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Cake decorating as a more precise merge target; addended my !vote above. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:50, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete outright: Cakes can be made to represent anything (take the Wrigley Field cake, for example). None of these need their own Wikipedia articles; none of these need mention in cake p b p 16:48, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How about the merge target of cake decorating, rather than cake? NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 16:26, 8 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions. (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk) • Gene93k (talk) 19:21, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:21, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Cake decorating. I generally agree with pbp, but I'm not outright opposed to a selective merge, as long as it doesn't turn undue. Like pbp says, this is but one of the whimsical designs available. I'm actually somewhat surprised that that article isn't swamped by pictures of cake decorations in the form of trendy hipster toys like the iPod, iPhone, Wii, etc. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 19:22, 8 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. There's no sourced content to merge. "Game cake" is a neologism not in widespread use. The references say that cakes decorated like this exist, but that's not exactly helpful or notable. No sigcov, no lasting notability. Not useful as a redirect. czar ♔ 15:00, 10 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to cake decorating. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:08, 14 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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.