Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/D-Hoops

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; votes not based on policies have been disregarded--Ymblanter (talk) 06:51, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

D-Hoops[edit]

The sport D-Hoops has been issued a full utility patent from the United States Patent office. It is recognized as a legitimate sport / game through careful and thorough review and has legal merits. Please carefully review the wording of this patent issue prior to stating, "this sport doesn't appear to be notable yet", [1] I highly recommend D-Hoops is not deleted based on firm legal documents. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dischoopplayer1 (talk • contribs) 20:31, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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* I have reviewed the patent for #8,715,115 Disc Hoop Game and apparatus. There are 17 citations stated regarding Dhoops. To delete this article on merits of sport/game not notable would indicate defamation and bias against this sport while favoring others. Dhoops clearly qualifies to remain as a Wikipedia article based on a strong legal foundation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LegalPatent1 (talk • contribs) 18:56, 29 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The sport D-Hoops has been issued a full utility patent from the United States Patent office. It is recognized as a legitimate sport / game through careful and thorough review and has legal merits. Please carefully review the wording of this patent issue prior to stating, "this sport doesn't appear to be notable yet", [2] I highly recommend D-Hoops is not deleted based on firm legal documents. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dischoopplayer1 (talk • contribs) 21:27, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This sport doesn't appear to be notable yet, as I can't find any more sources. Adam9007 (talk) 00:40, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Everymorning (talk) 00:48, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I have reviewed the patent for #8,715,115 Disc Hoop Game and apparatus. There are 17 citations stated regarding Dhoops. To delete this article on merits of sport/game not notable would indicate defamation and bias against this sport while favoring others. Dhoops clearly qualifies to remain as a Wikipedia article based on a strong legal foundation.
Delete - clearly fails WP:GNG, no coverage other than a local news story saying some local guy got a patent. Patented things are not inherently notable. Also, I'm a bit confused as to why there's a keep comment in the header of this AfD. Can someone sort this out? Smartyllama (talk) 14:09, 29 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as clearly not notable. I don't understand what the ramblings above about legal documents mean, but they don't alter the non-notability of the subject -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:27, 3 September 2016 (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.