- 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 speedy keep. The article is currently linked from the main page, so please re-nominate when this is no longer the case. If you believe the problem with the article is urgent, please make a post at WP:ERRORS.(non-admin closure) Spirit of Eagle (talk) 17:14, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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There is absolutely nothing encyclopedic about this article. Water bottle flipping is a trivia at best if not only a fad. I cannot see how this article participates in human knowledge in the encyclopedic sense, I don't even understand how this reached DYK and the main page. This is making Wikipedia look like any random internet website on social trivia. If we let this kind of article stay on Wikipedia, we are effectively opening the floodgate to any and all fad with no discernible end to what should be included. Iry-Hor (talk) 16:32, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Nov. 7 DYK – This inanity was extremely annoying as a Main Page DYK. Sca (talk) 16:38, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Sca I guess you support the deletion then? Iry-Hor (talk) 16:40, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, delete. Sca (talk) 00:55, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - More than 50 different unique authors of the article found it notable enough to edit. That should speak volumes, even if I do find the appearance in DYK a bit odd. -- Fuzheado | Talk 16:46, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - We have articles for things like the Ice Bucket Challenge, that was just a one time viral "fad", and while that did raise money for charity, it is the same concept. MBlairMartin (talk) 16:59, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - Notability established by reliable sources. Gamaliel (talk) 17:00, 7 November 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.