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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. — Aitias // discussion 19:29, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Quadminton

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Badminton variant said to be a "world renowned sport". PROD removed with the comment: "This game is rather famous in England - certainly in Surrey. While this was created by Caterham School students, it has been known to have been played for years in other schools or colleges...", but no sources are cited, and I can find nothing, e.g. Google, Google News, News Archives to suggest that it is in any way notable. There is a reference on this forum, but it's to a different game which sounds like Tetris. Delete as not notable. JohnCD (talk) 19:30, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

*Merge Add it to the article Badminton under a category called "Variants".--The Legendary Sky Attacker 23:29, 13 May 2009 (UTC)::But it's NOT a variant, it's just something some kids made up one day. There are no sources for verifiability. It is essentially a hoax. Drawn Some (talk) 23:42, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - This Sport was discovered by the captain of Diversity which i believe to be an old old wooden ship from the falklands war. This Glorious sport was the salvaged amidst the battle and brought back to Caterham School in Surrey where it was adapted into Quadminton! This Sport then spread between surrounding schools creating the sport we know and love today. This piece of history deserves a space on Wikipedia! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.131.1.161 (talk) 20:58, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Seconded. See, especially, in that essay the sentence: "Probably the most prolific source of complete bollocks is the bored student fraternity." How true. JohnCD (talk) 21:29, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

*Keep Because people are unwilling to even merge, I am now in support of keeping this article.--The Legendary Sky Attacker 23:56, 14 May 2009 (UTC) Forget it! I am no longer part of this discussion.--The Legendary Sky Attacker 00:02, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - I think it is a sport which warrants a page. It has been mentioned in some books (including the e-novel 'Love in Zero-G' by Hathno Paige (quote: "The rest of the room looked fine too, with the exception of some quadminton rackets spilled from a storage locker" http://darkplanet.basespace.net/fiction/loveg.html ) - a story written and published in 2001.) It clearly appeals to a large number of people, and has been documented in various other areas. It would be worth keeping the article, almost certainly. Will Atkins —Preceding unsigned comment added by Willatkinslegend (talk • contribs) 13:08, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Has quadminton been mentioned in any other sources at all? A google search for quadminton -wikipedia turns up only two references: this "e-novel" and one post to a forum about video games. Both of them appear to me to be independent references and neither appears to be a reference to this game. Can you tell us some of the other books or articles that have mentioned this game so that we can verify them? Tim Pierce (talk) 14:10, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Well researched, Willatkinslegend, but the not-so-soft-porn "e-novel" is (a) from 2001, well before you invented your version, (b) about quite a different sort of game, with only a glancing reference to "Quadminton rackets". The forum one sounds like a sort of sideways Tetris. Neither is "significant coverage in a reliable source" of your version. Sorry, boys, but you really are wasting your time and ours; please read WP:NFT. JohnCD (talk) 14:31, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • SAVE QUADMINTON SAVE THE WORLD —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.193.255 (talk) 13:42, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - another SPA IP has changed "world-renowned" to "up-and-coming" - but see WP:UPANDCOMING - and added a link to bbc.co.uk/sport which, needless to say, says nothing about Quadminton. JohnCD (talk) 16:03, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question does it matter if Will Carling supported the 'Keep Quadminton on Wikipedia' movement via my Twitter page? I have had quite a few messages of support, through the Channel Bee 'banterpit', and the BBC 606 message boards - as well of course as the many hundreds who have now joined the Facebook page. This clear level of support must count for something - surely proving the 'relevance' of Quadminton? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.92.22 (talk) 16:29, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yes - I'd think so. Surely if so many people think the sport is worthwhile, and worthy of a page, it must surely be relevent. But who am I, I am only a humble Wiki user and not a high-and-mighty admin, who ultimately gets to shout everyone else down... :P —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rumbo mumbo (talk • contribs) 16:35, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • It does indeed count for something: it means that with that much enthusiasm, some day soon quadminton may in fact be sufficiently notable and verifiable enough to warrant a Wikipedia page. But I don't think that it is ready for that yet. I look forward -- quite seriously! -- to the day when you can come back and cite enough independent reliable sources to create a quality article about the game. Tim Pierce (talk) 16:40, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • not-so-diplomatic response - No. See that link. If you're responding like this, you did not read that link the first time it was posted. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 18:38, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • The Twitter page concerned is here and shows Will Atkins spamming all the celebs he can think of various celebs that "The wiki nerds want to shut our sport down". Nonsense, Will, nobody wants to shut your sport down, you are welcome to go and play it as much as you like, that would be a much better use of your time than trying to get it a Wikipedia article without taking the trouble to read Wikipedia is not for things made up one day, or understanding that Wikipedia only remains useful because of its policies of Verifiability and No Original Research. JohnCD (talk) 19:00, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • JohnCD - I refer you to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks - Keep it civil chaps.
      • Posting my Twitter page and then abusing me? I didn't think someone would stoop that low, to prevent something which will have no impact on their lives. To be honest, I'm regretting ever writing the article. It has been nothing more than a massive waste of my time, which would have been better spent living my life. My only advice to the 24 hour Wiki police is to see the light and step away from the computer. I am. If the article is deleted, it will be a shame. If it is kept, does it really matter? No. Oh well. JohnCD - congratulations. You have won. Regards, Will A —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.86.47 (talk) 20:56, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • Sorry, but if your Twitter page was meant to be private, you shouldn't have brought it into the argument - it took exactly three clicks to find it via Google, and as you quoted it in support, it's reasonable to let people see what's going on there. And I'm sorry if you feel abused, but I think many of us are getting tired of explaining Wikipedia basics over and over and over again to people who clearly aren't listening. Best of luck with your new game, put as much energy into developing it and recruiting players and organising tournaments as you have into pushing this article, and presently you'll get people writing about it independently and columns in the sports pages and eventually someone will write a Wikipedia article about it. But that comes well down the track, not at the beginning. Regards, and thanks for the message on the Twitter page. JohnCD (talk) 21:45, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's not about having the last word -- it's about hoping that you understand what happened here. Honestly, it is not fun trying to delete material off Wikipedia. This is not something that we do to get our jollies. But one of the reasons that Wikipedia is useful enough for Jeremy to use for history is that it is relatively free of fluff and nonsense, and one of the ways we keep it free of fluff is by deleting material that isn't verifiable and doesn't appear to be notable.
I am absolutely serious when I say that I look forward to seeing a "quadminton" article that can cite reliable sources to document that it's more than just something you and your mates made up a few days ago. I love seeing new knowledge come into the encyclopedia. But we need to maintain consistent standards of reliability and verifiability in order to keep it from becoming a joke. I hope very much that you understand what's going on here and that you will come back one day with enough material on quadminton to make a decent article. Tim Pierce (talk) 13:00, 16 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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