Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baw game of Scone

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 Merge to Ba game. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 08:44, 16 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Baw game of Scone

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• Not notable? Hoax? Google search for "ba game of scone" (in quotes) found one entry, which looks like a Wikipedia echo. Google search for "baw game of scone" (In quotes) found 21 entries, which are search name lists and apparent Wikipedia echoes. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 09:11, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 09:57, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge and redirect to Ba game. Not a hoax - it's been a traditional sport in Scotland for centuries (James III of Scotland issued a ban on it, so it's existed since at least the 15th century) but there doesn't seem any reason for each fixture to have its own entry when they'd work better as subsections of the main article, allowing people to compare the different games. I'd suggest merging Kirkwall Ba game as well. (Incidentally, here's a BBC story for those who don't believe the sport exists.) – iridescent 10:25, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge and redirect as per above. Google is not a definitive means of establishing accuracy (or notability), though I am surprised it would find nothing; there may be alternate names and spellings. --Falcon Darkstar Kirtaran (talk) 11:29, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment this was originally part of the Scone village article, but was split in two in 2006. 70.51.11.219 (talk) 09:08, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• It does exist (would be in Standard English "Ball Game of Scone")[1], but doesn't merit an article. Delete and move all referenced material in the article (none) to Scone. In future time it might merit a referenced place in an article like Scottish ethnology, but the material as it stands is useless to wikipedia, being totally unverified. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 14:10, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget 22:42, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Wikipedeia is not for things made up in Scone one day which in hundreds of years have not gained multiple independent and reliable sources with substantial coverage. Edison (talk) 03:10, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete and redirect to Ba game - alternative title to an existing article --T-rex 00:28, 16 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.