Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The French Game

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 10:50, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The French Game

The French Game (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

No sources. Alomst surely non-notable, and sections at least are celarly a hoax. Not quite a speedy, and given the tenacious editing by the creator, prod would be pointless. DES (talk) 04:57, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete as per my nom. DES (talk) 04:57, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Vanihoax that completely fails WP:V. Deor 10:15, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete as per nom. Harlowraman 11:14, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong delete. An elaborate but transparent hoax. A game invented by a family claiming to be descendants of Jesus? Jesus must be turning in his grave. Uh, I mean falling from a cloud. Er, weeping? Whatever. As the French would say, n'importe quoi. --Targeman 11:30, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Cultural fundemental of pockets of French Acadia across the world. Not a specific single-family game, but one played with children across a diverse range. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mjwhite23 (talk • contribs).
    • If so, can we have some sources to indicate this please? Some actual evidence of notability? and is the part about descent from Jesus also a part of, er French Arcadia's "Cultural fundementals"? DES (talk) 15:16, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Yes, I will work on some Internet based citations; by nature, the original family and current players of the game have not necessarily felt the need to express themselves electronically, hence the new article. I will concede that the Christ lineage is both an original family belief, and corroborated by recent non-fiction sparked from interest in the fiction novel "The da Vinci Code," the latter appears "un-citable" due to non-GFDL issues. Please grant me some leeway in establishing the notable references you require. Is it possible to upload multimedia content of interviews or actual game-playing?Mjwhite23 15:58, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
    • Frankly, i am inclined to doubt that anything conencted with or inspired by The da Vinci Code is a relaible source. But we'll see when you give actual citations. Online citations are not required, if you can give verifiable published print citations instead. Note that even if this is an actual family tradition, and not a recent hoax, unless there has been published discussion of it somewhere it is either original research or non-notable or both. This is true of both the game and the "descent". DES (talk) 17:00, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
    • Oh, as to interveiws or "gamerplay" it is better to link to these on some other site than to uplaod them to wikipedia. But unless they were actully published by somewhere that wopudl constiture a reliable source they will have little value in any case. DES (talk) 17:03, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. I re-read this article carefully and realized just how hilarious it is. I can't help but LMAO at things like "Viola is the French Canadian grandmother/mother of Matthew White" (I don't want to know how that works), "Questioning the object of The French Game, especially by newcomers, is considered in poor taste, and typically discouraged" (does that include Wikipedians?), "if all present are comfortable with the rules and expectations, then the "most French" person will begin. This person is usually Danielle Robinson" (how much did she score on the French-o-meter?), "The potential exists that The French Game was played by Christ himself" (an avid gambler as we all know), or "When an individual flips over the Ace of Spaces, all participants will hide their teeth and fingernails" (by sinking them in my throat?). Thank you for these truly priceless quotes, they made my day. --Targeman 17:17, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. This article is clearly a joke written in a style so as to look encyclopedic at first glance. --Metropolitan90 17:54, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Again, please give this a chance; it is not a joke. I am working on verified references that will satisfy your requirements.24.198.85.12 19:18, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Uploaded legitimate media of a French Game contest; contacting "The Saint John Valley Times" Monday for citation material of the aforementioned in news media. Mjwhite23 01:57, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Please. A blurry and mute (!) video showing a dozen young people taking turns flipping cards and drinking beer. A set of pics showing totally random stuff. I'm eagerly waiting for your next source for a laugh but I'm afraid you're going nowhere with this. --Targeman 11:19, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Sorry! Audio is fixed now; the narration was the most important part. Still working on the print newspaper references. The Flickr link shows various folks across the country playing The French Game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.207.239.6 (talk • contribs) — 69.207.239.6 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • Come on. A video of a bunch of rowdy college kids drinking and killing time with a deck of cards, and pics of 4 (four) Flickr users who all know one another ([1]) playing this "French Game" in the same bar (or canteen, or whatever). Now I like a good joke like anyone, but this has gone too far. Taking people for idiots should be a speedy delete offense IMO. Enough of this nonsense. --Targeman 15:05, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Official Site Added to external links; www.thefrenchgame.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.159.148.121 (talk • contribs)
  • Yep, created yesterday. By yourself. [2] --Targeman 18:01, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Thank you; this was an effort to reach out electronically. Old meeting notices were via US Mail on printed pamphlets. I was hoping to establish good faith with members of an electronic encyclopedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.159.148.121 (talk • contribs)
  • Me and my friends have a tradition (started by Qin Shi Huang) of gathering once in a while and eating fries on Rue Vanderkindere, after which we get wasted on beer and watch a rented DVD in my house. Up till now, I've used carrier pigeons to send out invitations, but from now on please visit eatfrieswithtargeman.com for upcoming events at my place. --Targeman 18:30, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • You should play The French Game with them! I can send you information on starting up your local chapter. (Actually, now I guess I can put it on my web site.) Stay tuned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.207.255.72 (talk • contribs) — 69.207.255.72 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • Hoegaarden I first consumed this in Charlottetown, Price Edward Island. Local "Belgian" fries are about the best I've ever had. You should visit Targe... Belgian Fries —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.159.148.121 (talk • contribs)
  • OK guys, we've had a laugh, now I suggest this AfD be closed asap. The article doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell to survive. --Targeman 19:34, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Patience Please, I'm still waiting on my newspaper citations. What is the harm in giving this some time? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.159.148.121 (talk • contribs)
  • Comment. Please remember to sign your messages on this page by ending them with four tildes like this: ~~~~ Also, if you are a registered editor, please log in before posting rather than leaving yourself identified only by your IP address. Thanks. --Metropolitan90 01:17, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Sorry about that; I'm often on several machines (and locations) all at once. I will make a point to sign-in. Thanks! Mjwhite23 13:18, 31 July 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.