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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 02:00, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tenneyball[edit]

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Contested PROD, reason was: Sport of dubious notability and questionable verifiability. Also, only useful link found via Google describes tenneyball as a bat-and-ball game: Brief description at Melrose Schools (PDF) A More Perfect Onion (talk) 12:28, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. For what it's worth, I also found this CBS News article that mentions "tennyball." However, still don't see it meeting WP:NOTE. Vicenarian ^{(T · C)} 20:06, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. I would like to submit this school article that references "tennyball" as a game for high schoolers. ImFlavaFlav (talk) 23:37, 28 May 2009 (UTC))[reply]

• That phys ed list is hardly a reliable source. All it does is list a series of games that are part of the curriculum. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 12:43, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 22:26, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, A news article mentioning the game in passing, a list of games used in Phys Ed class and a blogg mentioning the game in passing does not assert notability. A new name 2008 (talk) 17:57, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Aside from the fact that game called "Tenney Ball" was patented as a part of the United States Patent 3865371 of Feb 1975, there are no indications that the game ever became popular or even known to more than a handful of individuals outside the patent office[1]. Insufficient notability, lack of verifiable sources. — Rankiri (talk) 23:59, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. In addition, I would like to reference this blog (of whom I do not know) that references "tennyball" as a game which is a cross of tennis and volleyball as defined here. Per blogger " I arrived, went swimming with my clothes since i totally forgot my swimmers, played tennis-volleyball. Tenneyball. or Vollis." ImFlavaFlav (talk) 04:27, 29 May 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Self-published sources, like blogs, are generally not acceptable as reliable sources (see WP:SPS). This blogger does not appear to be an expert on sports or the topic of "tenneyball." Vicenarian ^{(T · C)} 04:42, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete This article makes me think of WP:MADEUP--The Legendary Sky Attacker 04:44, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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