Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Corvette (pinball)

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 Keep -Djsasso (talk) 23:34, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Corvette (pinball)

Delete article about a short-run pinball machine, nothing exceptionally notable about it other than perhaps there are pictures of a car on it?!? am I missing something here? Ļıßζېấשּׂ~ۘ Ώƒ ﻚĢęخ (talk) 04:47, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The notability issues are taken into consideration in cases of possible vanity (people, companies, etc.). This was a real thing, with reasonable amount of factual information available, and obviously people outside wikipedia are interested in such things. It is history of gaming industry. `'Míkka >t 06:18, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. You're missing the part where the policies all appear to be followed. WP:V, WP:NOR, WP:NPOV, WP:NOT, etc. There's no reason to delete. -- Masterzora (talk) 09:54, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Game-related deletions. --Gavin Collins (talk) 11:31, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:N. No assertion of notability, and no non-trivial coverage to suggest it. Percy Snoodle (talk) 11:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. All pinball machines are short-run; Corvette is nothing unusual in that regard. I don't see any evidence that this article violates any of the three core policies (V/NOR/NPOV), and I'm sure the existing stub can be fleshed out with information from pinball-oriented sites. *** Crotalus *** 22:01, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Here's the article: "Corvette is a pinball machine produced by Midway (released under the Bally name). It is based on the sports car line of the same name." That's it? Now I know that it's a Midway/Bally game; and that the game is named after the Corvette sports car. Fascinating. I'm sure every pinball machine's existence can be verified (WP:V) on some websites. Since the article doesn't really state anything even slightly interesting, it's not original research and it's not point-of-view. But where's the policy that says that every individual pinball game is inherently notable? Mandsford (talk) 00:28, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply: I'll show you the policy that says every individual pinball game is inherently notable right after you show me the policy requiring notability. Being a stub is not a valid reason for deletion. -- Masterzora (talk) 03:14, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Try wp:n. -- Ļıßζېấשּׂ~ۘ Ώƒ ﻚĢęخ (talk) 03:16, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I thought we were talking about policies.... -- Masterzora (talk) 04:18, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there are 122 articles about different variations on a the basic pinball machine, and maybe this particular article will be less boring as time goes on, with someone metaphorically hitting the flippers to keep the ball in play for awhile. Mandsford (talk) 03:36, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I would add that there is still no indication that this particular machine has any qualities that set it apart from the thousands of pinball machines that have been manufactured over the years. Pinpedia.com, pinball.org and ipbd.org are databases and websites that mention all such machines, famous and obscure, memorable and forgettable. If the Corvette machine is referred to in a book, great... but its mention on the internet sites means zip when it comes to notability. Mandsford (talk) 21:50, 18 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I would also add that all of the policies are still properly followed, so this doesn't concern me at all. -- Masterzora (talk) 00:50, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I don't see how this could possibly be notable. Yes, the article may adhere to NPOV, but seriously, it's a pinball machine... Dchall1 (talk) 01:46, 22 January 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.