Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Caps (drinking game) (2nd nomination)

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The result was delete. Tone 18:50, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Caps (drinking game)

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This article has been essentially unsourced original research for over a decade. The content is written in a game guide style that would require a complete blanking and rewrite to meet basic style standards, assuming even that the subject is notable and encyclopedic. My searches suggest it isn't. Reyk _YO! 18:22, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:54, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. Toughpigs (talk) 19:13, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:NEXIST and WP:ARTN. I found four books that describe the game on Google Books:
- Fantastic Drinking Games: Kings! Beer Pong! Quarters! The Official Rules to all Your Favorite Games and More by John Boyer, Skyhorse Publishing (2011) p. 144
- Big Bad-Ass Book of Bar Bets and Drinking Games: Hundreds of Tricks and Tips to Keep the Party Going by Jordana Tusman, Running Press (2012) p. 275
- The Complete Book of Beer Drinking Games by Andy Griscom, Ben Rand and Scott Johnson, Mustang Publishing (2000) p. 114
- The Book of Beer Awesomeness: A Champion's Guide to Party Skills, Amazing Beer Activities, and More Than Forty Drinking Games by Ben Applebaum and Dan DiSorbo, Chronicle Books (2012) p. 57

I agree that the article's rules are too detailed, and the variations between Northwestern University's rules and Penn State's rules are unsourced and probably not relevant. However, WP:ARTN says that the way that the article is currently written doesn't affect the notability of the subject. If it's written badly, then the article should be improved, not deleted. I added the references to the article in a Further reading section so that people who want to improve the article can use these sources. -- Toughpigs (talk) 19:13, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Per WP:NOTHOWTO, articles should not read like an instruction manual. All of the references are game instructions, so this article can never be anything else. Also lacks notability because there are no in-depth articles discussing the topic. Glendoremus (talk) 04:30, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and Glendoremus. Aside from the fact that article is written in a completely unencylopedic manner, the article in its current state is nothing but a WP:HOWTO guide, and does not indicate notability. The sources posted above are also just instructions on how to play, meaning they could never be used in any way that would allow the article to be anything else. The game certainly exists, but none of the sources actually demonstrate that it is notable. Rorshacma (talk) 05:42, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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