Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yips

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. Sandstein 08:58, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yips[edit]

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Slang term for "nervousness" in athletes. This term is sometimes mentioned in articles about underperforming athletes, but is not encyclopedic. Natg 19 (talk) 06:55, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Natg 19 (talk) 06:55, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. This sort of hedges on WP:DICDEF but explains it more - which is great, but perhaps a redirect to a relevant article would be better here. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 08:32, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. It's more than nervousness.. it's an actual condition that has ended the career of several athletes. There are plenty of sources that discuss this issue so it easily passes GNG. Spanneraol (talk) 13:03, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Please see WP:LOTSOFSOURCES and, if they pass WP:GNG, edit the article. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 03:54, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  - Seems to me you ought to be checking the sources if you're proposing deletion. Nigej (talk) 13:21, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. Spanneraol (talk) 13:03, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. If this article is deleted then pretty much every other sports terminology article should go too. Nigej (talk) 14:33, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Please see WP:ALLORNOTHING. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 03:53, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  - My point is that there is nothing in your proposal that is specific to the yips. You could cut and paste your proposal, and with minor edits, put it (together with dictionary argument above) on any sports terminology page. Surely an AfD needs more that is specific to the article being proposed. Nigej (talk) 13:21, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Well documented mental condition, though it could stand to have a bit more about the cause of the condition and underlying science. Pinguinn 🐧 17:59, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Looking at the 'See Also' section, is there a better name for it? I can't help but wonder if there's a better name for this. I don't have the knowledge, honestly. =) Again, a redirect (possible merge) would be the best bet given the assertion. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 03:56, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yips is, i think, the original name. Dartitis is essentially the same thing but the expression is more recent and a much less common term. Dartitis could indeed redirect to Yips. Nigej (talk) 13:21, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Documented in the sources and appears to be an actual condition. -- Dane ^talk 05:03, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Whether it's a diagnosable medical condition is irrelevant, I think. It is a term regularly used in sports to define the unexplainable. There are lots of sources documenting cases of it. It definitely seems to meet GNG, to me. heat_fan1 (talk) 11:16, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I hadn't heard of the condition until I encountered it in a CNN Bleacher Report story on a major league baseball pitching prospect becoming a highly-rated NFL football prospect. Seems notable to me. -- Jay Maynard (talk) 18:15, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per all above. Meets WP:GNG. Ejgreen77 (talk) 00:15, 7 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as per argumentsLyndaship (talk) 07:28, 7 April 2018 (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.