Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dogballs

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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 of the debate was delete - Liberatore(T) 19:03, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dogballs

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It's a dictdef of a slang term. Not encyclopedic. Since it's slang wiktionary won't want it, just delete. RJFJR 04:45, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete per nom Eivind 04:59, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. "Dogballs is a slang term used in the game of golf." Really? By whom? Oh wait, nobody that would make this WP:V and not WP:NFT or WP:NEO. --Kinu t/c 05:02, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
    • Oh, and feel free to insert your own WP:DOGBALLS joke here. --Kinu t/c 05:03, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Not just slang, but slang that I, as a golfer, have never heard. For the record, this is precisely the kind of slang I'd use if it were in common use  ;) --Deville (Talk) 05:25, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete WP:WINAD WP:NEO WP:V Шизомби 06:21, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. This deserves, at best, a mention in an article on golf, not its own articleAyreon 12:17, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Don't delete. It's a term I've used many times. I'm a golfer.

  • Surprise, user's only other contribution is removing the AfD from the article. (Restored.) --Kinu t/c 07:25, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Here's another surprise...those that are commenting are self-rightous in their comments and aren't avid golfers. Sorry to take down the last message...it was an error. :(

  • Delete unable to verify usage in this context, does not google. Neologism. Accurizer 13:51, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete as unverifiable, neologism. --Terence Ong 15:56, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
  • This is valid. I work at a golf company. Often used. Request to NOT delete. --User:Snappper08:11, 10 March 2006

Valid slang - I'm an avid golfer. Golf is riddled with cliches and euphemisms, don't deprive the world of this legitimate entry.

  • Delete. At the very least, the 'source' is not a verifiable one. Remy B 17:46, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete as non-notable cliché.--Ezeu 17:58, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Transwiki to wiktionary, or a golf or slang wiki, if there is one that wants it. It seems to be legitimate slang, just not encyclopedic. Bayberrylane 21:29, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
  • don't delete : I also found an instance of dog balls here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_slang_names_for_poker_hands#Texas_Hold_.27Em_Slang
  • Merge to a combined list of golfing slang and terms, on the sole condition that externally verifiable information is provided to the community (both here and within the article) from reputable sources. Private testimonials are not going to cut it; I'm talking about news articles, golfing magazines, pro players using the term in interviews... in other words, widely distributed hard copies of the information that can be accessed and reviewed by both non-American non-golfers and the people who use this term, proving that the term is in widespread use. Closing admin, if this has not happened by the time-end for the discussion, count this as a delete. -- Saberwyn 01:06, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

A golfer uses the word in a story at this site: http://www.hamegg.org/main/article.php?sid=280


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.