Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Smash My iPod

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 no consensus, default to keep. - Bobet 09:20, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Smash My iPod

Unimportance and lack of interest of whoever created the page to make it informative. Not every website is a notable internet meme. - Rogsheng 06:33, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

• Smash!, er, Delete. It's a NN meme Lurker ^haver 10:13, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
• keep I wanted so badly to say delete, however it turns out I found an inquirer article and engadget about the project and an MTV: Obsessed feature on the creator. --zero faults ^{|sockpuppets|} 15:16, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I don't think a yellow journalism paper/Supermarket tabloid like the National Enquirer should be used for verification, concidering the other stories like 5 foot tall grasshoppers and bat-dogs. The MTV: Obsessed feature was on the creator...not the website. It has always been a NN meme on the net. --Brian ^{(How am I doing?)} 15:59, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment What are you trynig to verify exactly? Its noted for purprose of satisfying Notability, not verifiability. The ipod was bought and smashed, this is a known, filmed incident. The fact that the creator, who is known just for this, was highlighted on MTV, which I noted the feature was on him, just goes to show how much notability he does in fact have, or at least the project. You say its NN, yet it was notable to be in the Enquirer, Engadget and notable enough to have MTV do a feature on the creator of the project. --zero faults ^{|sockpuppets|} 17:13, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep It's received attention from Engadget and MTV. Notable. Ryanminier 18:23, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per triviality of actions and coverage WP:NN. Receiving MTV coverage for doing something nobody in their right minds would do is up to MTV editors. Knock yerself out if you wanna go smashing iPods and Xboxes, just pouring money down the drain. It ain't grow into a minor cultural phenomenon. Ohconfucius 03:59, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment The fact is they did receive MTV and other significant, verifiable coverage. It's obviously non-trivial to some people; you seem to ignore that and suggest deletion instead because it's something "nobody in their right minds would do". I might not think it's a smart thing to do or something I would ever do, but looking at this objectively, it is notable. Ryanminier 06:10, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per above Zazaban 04:42, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Check out the media coverage: http://smashourstuff.com/news.php and that's an incomplete listing. - Ben Lovatt, part of the SmashOurStuff.com crew.
• Keep I agree that it got quite some attention. JeroenRoshi 19:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Per nom and also.. shall we put an article for any prank or funny gag made? --Deenoe 00:22, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
• Comment Should we add WP:VANITY to this as well since we now know people directly related to the site are editing the page? --Brian ^{(How am I doing?)} 21:40, 16 August 2006 (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.