Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cow tipping

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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 At this time, there is no consensus for deletion, and it appears consensus is unlikely for deletion given more time for discussion. Nomination withdrawn and Keep. Navou 01:56, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cow tipping

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ITs difficult to find sources for this. Currently the only sources seems to be original research and appears to be no reliable source for this act, or vice-versa. Navou 23:24, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm not clear your meaning. Navou 23:36, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Comment AfD was speedy closed by non admin, but this was contested by the nom, so re-opened.—Gaff ταλκ 01:16, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep I know it might be hard to believe, but this is a wide-spread, long-time cultural "phenomenon" in rural America -- often talked of as a "rural legend," never done. Sourcing isn't ideal, but is sufficient for WP:V purposes. Xoloz 23:35, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Sourcing is admittedly sub-optimal. However, added references are promptly reverted by agressive editors trying to own the page as being "pop-culture references" or "trivia" or "unencyclopedic." The topic is cow tipping...what else besides these sorts of references can you expect? —Gaff ταλκ 00:12, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per Xoloz, above -- this is a very popular term though it may be hard to source. Ten Pound Hammer • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 23:51, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per Xoloz. Carlossuarez46 23:56, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Cow tipping is well-enough known phenomenon to have been parodied by tractor tipping in the movie Cars. Give it time to find better sources. Capmango 23:56, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
  • This is just the sort of sourcing that would be stricken down as juvenile, pop-culture, or unencyclopedic. —Gaff ταλκ 00:20, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Alex Pankratov 23:59, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
  • keep as US phenomenon. Chris 00:00, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy Snowball Keep This is an easily verifiable notable neutral topic. Suggest closing AfD early to save editors time debating this issue. This stems from talk page discussions on the Cow Tipping article. —Gaff ταλκ 00:09, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - notable, widely-mentioned phenomenon. - Merzbow 01:15, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, what happened to the sources (such as they are) that used to be in the article (including the Straight Dope)? --Dhartung | Talk 01:16, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
  • All removed...see my comments above and see especially the talk page. —Gaff ταλκ 01:18, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy Keep - I could actually write a scholarly, well-sourced article on the topic, but will not even bother given the apparent nature of the page's tribal guard--plus the article would just turn to crap over time. C.m.jones 01:23, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - it is verifiable as an urban legend, but the silly photos and captions have got to go 64.7.166.38 01:29, 7 June 2007 (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.