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September 2018

Hello, I'm Bennv3771. I noticed that you made one or more changes to an article, Downball, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Please work on the article in the draft or user space first. Bennv3771 (talk) 02:01, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Downball (disambiguation) (September 18)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Matthew hk was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Matthew_hk tc 12:06, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Downball has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Downball. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 22:13, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi @Robert_Mclenon , Thanks for your question. Foursquare and Downball are most commonly known as different games.Rockycape (talk) 02:59, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Downball has been accepted

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Robert McClenon (talk) 04:29, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Down-ball

The article Down-ball has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Does not seem to be notable (may not even exist as described). Searches for a reliable WP:RS fail. The term is absent in Google Scholar and Books, on the Web used to describe particular situation in handball and the Four square game, but never in this context. The description on the site of Melbourne University appears to be a typo: the rules do nto describe any wall use (it seems that the website designer confused this one with "Wall ball")

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Викидим (talk) 06:19, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

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Discussion on your concern about Down-ball page

Thank you for your review and raising a concern. I will explain why your concern is unfounded.

You state that Down-ball "may not even exist as described" but offer no evidence other than the your searches for a reliable WP:RS.

You state that "The description on the site of Melbourne University appears to be a typo: the rules do nto describe any wall use (it seems that the website designer confused this one with "Wall ball"".

You ignore the first reference of the article https://ctac.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/biogs/E000139b.htm which clearly mentions the (brick wall) and tennis ball.

You ignore the video of down-ball (main wikipedia down-ball article which shows down-ball in action and will go some way to demonstrate that down-ball is unique as a ball/wall game as the ball must bye bit down to the ground and bounce before hitting the wall. This is distinct to wall ball which is more akin to the racquet game squash where the ball must hit the ball on the full.

Again, thank you for your review and raising a concern. I have demonstrated that your concern is unfounded and have removed the proposed deletion and added this to the talk page. Rockycape (talk) 19:25, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

I had to revert your original change since it ruined the article formatting. I then deleted the WP:PROD WP:hatnote again since you have objected to it. I am not convinced by your arguments, and started the WP:AfD procedure. I have checked both links before PRODding:

1. The (first) university source appears to confuse two different games: the "Wall ball" with a wall, described on the same site, and the "Downball" with four squares. This appears to me a typo made by a Web designer
2. The (second) museum source clearly states on p. 40 that Downball and Four squares is the same game. Note that the action now is on the AfD page referenced below.

Викидим (talk) 20:00, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Викидим - I think your position would benefit by consideration of the context of schoolyard games more generally.

Schoolyard games such as Down-ball are primarily passed down to new generations in the schoolyard and are generally not recorded in the literature or on the web to a large extent like main stream sports for example.

To be a useful contributor to the Down-ball wikipedia page I would ask that you change your approach from being a sceptic and pushing for deletion to helping to find better references whether they be in the literature or on the web.

I'll certainly be working to find better references myself. Down-ball deserves a page on wikipedia as a schoolyard game enjoyed by many school kids today. Rockycape (talk) 01:01, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

You ignore the first reference of the article https://ctac.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/biogs/E000139b.htm which clearly mentions the (brick wall) and tennis ball.

The text I am referring to at the above link is:

"Downball is a game where the first player bounces the ball on ground, to rebound off wall. The second player must hit ball the same way after only one bounce. Everyone must do the same until they miss - then they are out.

Details

At School 14

Players: Several

Boys and Girls

Age: 10-11

Props: Tennis Ball and Brick Wall"

You ignore the video of down-ball (main wikipedia down-ball article which shows down-ball in action and will go some way to demonstrate that down-ball is unique as a ball/wall game as the ball must bye bit down to the ground and bounce before hitting the wall. This is distinct to wall ball which is more akin to the racquet game squash where the ball must hit the ball on the full. Rockycape (talk) 01:12, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Dear colleague, this seems to be a WP:WRONGVENUE for a deletion discussion, as not many people will see it here. I will stick to the AfD page referenced below. Викидим (talk) 06:21, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of Down-ball for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Down-ball is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Down-ball until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Викидим (talk) 19:47, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

This article was just deleted by closer ( https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/User_talk:Drmies ) without warning. As per wikipedia:

"Consider attempting to discuss the matter with the closer as this could resolve the matter more quickly. There could have been a mistake, miscommunication, or misunderstanding, and a full review may not be needed. Such discussion also gives the closer the opportunity to clarify the reasoning behind a decision."

Unfortunately it is not possible to talk with Drmies on User_talk due to some restrictions in place. Rockycape (talk) 01:13, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

email to Drmies

https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Down-ball

Hi Drmies,

This AfD and article Down-ball ( https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Down-ball ) was recently deleted by closer ( https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/User_talk:Drmies ) without warning. As per wikipedia:

"Consider attempting to discuss the matter with the closer as this could resolve the matter more quickly. There could have been a mistake, miscommunication, or misunderstanding, and a full review may not be needed. Such discussion also gives the closer the opportunity to clarify the reasoning behind a decision."

Unfortunately it is not possible to talk with Drmies on User_talk due to some restrictions in place.

Please add this as a topic on your User_talk and allow me to contribute to this topic.

Thanks,

Rockycape Rockycape (talk) 01:29, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

I closed an AfD. There is no "warning" necessary, nor to I see any need to discuss the matter since the matter is resolved, as far as I am concerned, and I am sure the participants in the AfD agree. There was no mistake, miscommunication, or misunderstanding. If you like, you can try your luck again at Wikipedia:Deletion review. Oh, instead of emailing me, you can just ping me--thanks. Drmies (talk) 01:56, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

@Drmies: I'd like to give you the opportunity to clarify the reasoning behind the decision to close the AfD especially since the creation of an AfD for a newly created page is contentious. Rockycape (talk) 02:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

@Drmies Also why won't you add this topic to your User_talk? Rockycape (talk) 02:14, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

How am I meant to initiate a Wikipedia:Deletion review with you being the person who deleted it, if I can't post on your User_talk? Rockycape (talk) 06:39, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Sheesh. Just post it and don't notify me. For crying out loud, I'm the one who told you where to go. Just post it and get it over with. Drmies (talk) 13:17, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Oh, and thank you for the opportunity to clarify my reasoning. Drmies (talk) 13:19, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

@DrmiesI have listed Down-ball on Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2024 July 4 Rockycape (talk) 03:26, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

One of the hardest things as wikipedia new page contributor is gathering support from other editors. This is something I have failed to do spectacularly. It's been an uphill battle to create a non-controversial page about a schoolyard ball and wall game. I genuinely don't know the answer of how to create a non-controversial page about a schoolyard ball and wall game and gather support of other editors.

I thought it was by addressing arguments and making my case but others are very quick to shout badger-er. If others genuinely have advice on how to build support for a new page then I'd like to hear your thoughts. Rockycape (talk) 00:31, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

I was expected to argue for the page I created to be kept in this Deletion review. That I have argued strongly has been used against me. That's the rub I guess.

One of the options of this Deletion review appears to be for additional references/sources to be added to the Down-ball page. I've been doing this in the background. I can't add these anywhere yet as I can't even see the deleted content, but I plan to add these to a new draft if I'm not locked out of doing so.

I'll add "Allow recreation" content below here.Rockycape (talk) 04:24, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1. Hyndman, B., Mahony, L., Te Ava, A., Smith, S. and Nutton, G., 2017. Complementing the Australian primary school Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum: exploring children's HPE learning experiences within varying school ground equipment contexts. _Education 3-13_, _45_(5), pp.613-628.

2. Hunt, H., 2007. Counterintuitive problems in dynamics and vibration.

3. Hyndman, B. and Chancellor, B., 2017. Are secondary school environments conducive for active play opportunities? An objective assessment across Australian secondary school playgrounds. _International Journal of Play_, _6_(1), pp.40-52.

4. McKinty, J., 2016. Losing our marbles: What's happening to children's folklore in schools?. _Play and Folklore_, (66), pp.37-44.

5. McKinty, J., THE HIDDEN HERITAGE OF THE SCHOOLYARD.

6. https://ctac.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/biogs/E000139b.htm

7. https://ctac.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/biogs/E000415b.htm

Rockycape (talk) 04:27, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

I was expected to argue for the page I created to be kept in this Deletion review. That I have argued strongly has been used against me. That's the rub I guess. no, you were not. That is not what deletion review is for. Adding sources such as Facebook and TripAdvisor are not going to help you. I really really think you need to move on or you're going to get more frustrated. Star Mississippi 14:07, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

I've continued to find new references/sources including the ones you mention and other references/sources too. I plan to add just the quality references/sources to the draft. I haven't started looking at books/magazines for kids as yet but this may be a great source of references. Thank you for responding back and particularly for looking out for my wellbeing in the advice you've provided. Rockycape (talk) 21:06, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

It looks like you have a partially right idea here. If you think you have good sources that can be used to create an article about the game down-ball that you have such a strong interest in, there is no barrier to creating a new draft.

But please consider how you evaluate your sources. The sources you used before were considered inadequate and if you don't offer "better" sources, the new draft will be doomed to the same fate as the old article.

I've tried looking at some of the sources you've listed here and some of them are behind sufficiently strong paywalls that I have not yet been able to read them. Of the others, here are a few comments:

• Hunt - only mentions that downball is a game
• McKinty - Hidden Heritage - talks about downball without mentioning use of a wall
• McKinty - Losing Marbles - talks generally about multiple ball games, including several handball games, mentioning four square, downball and wall ball but not specific about their differences
• U Melbourne blog entries - identifying games named downball and wall ball
• also U Melbourne blog entry https://ctac.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/biogs/E000066b.htm for four square including many variants

So here's the problem as I see it. You want to identify "down-ball" as a distinct game that a) has a hyphen, b) is played against a wall. It is vital to your goal that you find sources that meet those two criteria and provide enough specifics about how it is played to distinguish it from the other games in this general family of handball games. None of the sources that I've examined so far appear to useful towards that end.

I remember reading in your article about specific rules in how the game is played that distinguish the game from others but the source for those was, as best I remember, based on your own experience, not a published source. If you do offer a published source, it will need to support your name for the game and give sufficiently specific details about the gameplay to make it clear how it is distinguished. As there is now apparently a Downball Association that tries to oversee and regularize its specific version of downball, deviations from that standardized game will need substantial backup to establish that these variations are somehow new versions in need of recognition as distinct games rather than local instances of "not following all the rules" or "calling an existing game by another name". I expect, as an object of research, scholars would want to see how variations in rules diffuse across schools or localities - they have to identify individual elements of variation to be able to follow this process.

Please don't go away with the impression that other editors are denying the existence of your version of down-ball. Existence and notability are largely orthogonal here. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:00, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi jmcgnh, thank you, I really appreciate you taking a good look and reviewing this on this User Talk:Rockycape.

There are several problems with having a Down-ball wikipedia page but I think most of these problems have been overcome for other similar pages and so these problems should not be insurmountable.

Problem 01: The best sources for Down-ball list two different games that still to this day share the same name "Downball". Downball is played with a ball on the ground/floor within a larger painted square that is divided into further four smaller painted squares. Downball is not played against a wall. Down-ball is played against a wall with a ball.

My solution to this was that I created a disambiguation page that distinguished between Downball and Down-ball. That page was deleted when Down-ball was deleted.

Problem 02: Two businesses/enterprises, Downball Australia ( downballaustralia.com.au ) and Handball Australia ( handballaustralia.com.au ) exist. ( I don't know but they may have chosen those names because an unrelated business already had foursquare.com ) Downball Australia uses Downball wikipedia page to promote their business. - I don't see this as a problem for the creation of Down-ball page. However it has become a problem today when a wikipedia editor has singlehandedly decides to create a redirection from Down-ball to Downball. Rockycape (talk) 07:45, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Asking for the deleted article to be restored as a draft may not help. None of that material is based on the kinds of sources that you will need to successfully write a new draft. Once you have suitable sources, the draft will have to be started from scratch, written based on these new sources. — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:42, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your additional comment here. Rockycape (talk) 18:45, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Draft:Downball (wall and ball game)

@shirt58 - if you can still get a copy of Down-ball page which is deleted that would be appreciated. Rockycape (talk) 11:38, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

if this is provided, I firmly believe it needs to be move protected so it's reviewed by independent editors before it returns to mainspace. Otherwise we'll be right back at AfD and in this cycle again. Star Mississippi 12:36, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Final warning

You are badgering and bludgeoning the discussion and comments like this are not helpful. Knock it off, or you will lose access to edit the DRV and potentially a draft. Star Mississippi 01:25, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Star Mississippi, I apologise unreservedly for the comment and have removed it now. regards, Rockycape (talk) 02:05, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Unnecessarily labeling an opponent as a badgerer in an argument can undermine the rigor of the argument

Removed AI generated content

Rockycape (talk) 03:07, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Are you using ChatGPT or a similar tool to help write your comments? —Alalch E. 11:09, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes - to help write these comments above. Rockycape (talk) 12:55, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Alright, please don't use it until you feel like you have gained substantial experience editing and discussing things with other editors. Please see this essay about the issues with the use of such tools on Wikipedia. —Alalch E. 15:19, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes ok - I see some of the potential problems as discussed in the essay. Thanks for your help again. Rockycape (talk) 15:36, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

You are badgering the others and bludgeoning the discussion and have throughout since you don't respect consensus. It's not unnecessary. Continuing down this path has one end, a block from editing about Downball entirely. It's your choice. Star Mississippi 12:16, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

On reflection I think I need to and will re-read the wikipedia section on Badgering Wikipedia:Don't bludgeon the process. Also I've removed recent pings now. I'll stop pinging anyone who has complained about badgering as this seems like the best course of action. If the same person gets back in contact with me in future then I'll resume conversing again but not initiate contact myself. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, it's admirable that you look out for others the way you do. regards,Rockycape (talk) 12:39, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

July 2024

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Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:53, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Rockycape,

Just a reminder to sign all talk page comments as well as remarks on noticeboards or AFD deletion discussions. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:04, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Liz, thank you for your reminder on my talk page to sign talk page comments. Rockycape (talk) 21:45, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Draft:Downball (wall and ball game) - appreciate if you'd taking a look at my draft

Draft:Downball (wall and ball game)

@Shirt58 - you mentioned in passing you've played downball before. I don't know whether you played downball (squares game) OR downball (wall and ball game)? I'd appreciate if you'd taking a look at my draft as am keen to have a conversation about references?Rockycape (talk) 02:39, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Rockycape.

First of all, the references are the most important thing about whether a topic merits a Wikipedia article. No "significant coverage" in "reliable" "secondary" sources equals no Wikipedia article. What I myself remember plays no part in making a "notability" decision.

That said, sure, I'd be happy to have a look at the draft and also tell you what I remember about playing a playground game I knew as "handball" in Canberra and "four-square" in Hobart.

Is it OK with you if I look at the draft first?

Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 09:50, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

@Shirt58: Hi Pete, that's be great if you'd have a look at the draft first. thanks, Rockycape Rockycape (talk) 10:10, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Pete, some context on references about Downball (wall and ball game) draft. When I created the page "Downball" a number of years ago it was about Downball (wall and ball game). More recently the page was changed substantially by proponents from the business Downball Australia which is a Downball (squares game) company that organises competitions in schools.

Not so long ago, I created "Down-ball" page which lived for a couple of weeks that was nominated for AfD which resulted in the page being deleted. Since "Down-ball" was deleted I've been finding better references.

Most recently I have been recreating that originating page as Draft:Downball (wall and ball game) and adding the better references there. Currently the best references for Downball are coming from "Chinese handball". I need to head into the State Library and expect to find some good references there. The issue of two popular games both called "Downball" is something that seems to confuse and confound any discussion here on either game. User:Rockycape (talk) 21:15, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Down-ball Redirect target changed from Four square to Downball

Down-ball Redirect target changed from Four square to Downball Latest revision as of 14:34, 5 July 2024 Rockycape (talk) 20:45, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Викидим nominated AfD with votes

For the avoidance of doubt, I personally did spend some time trying to locate a good source before WP:PRODding (I consider myself somewhat of an meta:inclusionist and actually prefer keeping articles), and found none. Wishing you better luck, Викидим (talk)[[1]]

Page	Vote date	Vote	Result
Oggcast	July 08, 2024	Delete (Nom)	Delete
Down-ball	June 21, 2024	Delete (Nom)	Delete[1]
Cypriot Futsal Cup	June 20, 2024	Delete (Nom)	Delete
May the odds be ever in your favor	June 15, 2024	Delete (Nom)	Merge
Descending solid coalitions	May 14, 2024	Delete (Nom)	Delete
Order of Accendo	April 20, 2024	Delete (Nom)	Delete
Robam Neary Chea Chuor	April 17, 2024	Delete (Nom)	Merge
Sydney Cooke	April 12, 2024	Delete (Nom)	Delete
ETopps	March 31, 2024	Redirect	Redirect
Snap table	November 12, 2023	Delete (Nom)	Delete

Rockycape (talk) 07:37, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Down-ball at DRV

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Down-ball. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Just the messenger here Star Mississippi 03:13, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

• Haha, I know. Thanks--from an admin NOT in good standing. Drmies (talk) 15:42, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Challenging reverted re-directs

It's my understanding that if I boldly re-direct something and the re-direct is challenged, AfD is a reasonable next step. Am I doing this right? Introduction to Leadership Skills (Boy Scouts of America) Graywalls (talk) 02:55, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

• Before elevating to AfD, I would have suggested starting a discussion on the talk page, Talk:Introduction to Leadership Skills (Boy Scouts of America). --evrik ^(talk) 03:01, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
  • User:evrik, sure, but there's nothing wrong with the course of action Graywalls took. Community discussion etc. is great, but "Restoring deleted content" is totally not helpful. What you could have done is add the necessary secondary sourcing that proves notability before hitting revert--but the thing is, there likely is no secondary sourcing that proves notability for this by our standards, because it's such a programmatic, "internal" topic, appropriate for the organization's website but not for an encyclopedia. Drmies (talk) 15:42, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
    • Going to the talk page would have shown good faith. --evrik ^(talk) 15:46, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
      • That works both ways. BTW should I declare my COI here, Graywalls? Both my daughters went through this and subsequent trainings. ;) Drmies (talk) 16:02, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

En-mass AfD nominations are often harmful to the wikipedia community

En-mass AfD nominations are often harmful to the wikipedia and there are casualties when page creators and contributors leave the wikipedia community for good.

comment. I can't let Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Barauni–Lucknow_Express pass without making a comment. This article is only one of so many articles that a fellow editor has listed en-mass that will likely be deleted. So little effort required to have so much effort deleted and then it's gone from wikipedia. As a wikipedia reader I've looked up trains in India when I've "armchair travelled" after seeing the movie Lion_(2016_film) and this kind of information in wikipedia makes my wikipedia experience better. Finally, I'd like to say thank you to the page creators and contributors. Speaking for myself, your efforts are appreciated. Rockycape (talk) 04:03, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Category:Squares and ball games has been nominated for merging

Category:Squares and ball games has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Gjs238 (talk) 22:01, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

An article I created was highjacked, so I recreated the article and it got deleted.

This discussion started on page User talk:Mdann52 and I copied it here removing Mdann52 as a courtesy. (They had not asked to be removed but did not appear to be interested in the discussion)

An article I created in 2018 downball was hijacked, so I recreated the article last month as down-ball and it got deleted. I handled the AfD Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Down-ball and Deletion Review Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2024_July_5#Down-ball like a newb which resulted in my article staying deleted and moved back to the draft space. Draft:Downball_(wall_and_ball_game) It was not a good experience and left me quite flat for a short time.

I've been taking part in a number of AfDs recently and am interested in looking into how others who nom AfDs vote and whether they have created many articles. You appear to be one of those who nom AfDs but have been quite prolific in creating articles too.

I'd like to ask for your input. Now it seems to me that the best thing to do is to undo the downball hijack. Any advice appreciated? thanks, Rockycape (talk) 03:11, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

@Rockycape you've been told that AfC is the way forward. Please don't reach out to individual editors to go around that. It's not productive use of anyone's time. cc @Drmies @Alalch E. Star Mississippi 17:36, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Star Mississippi,

I don't want myself or others to burn out so I take your comments about staying productive with everyones time at face value. As a courtesy and show of good faith I don't intend to continue this discussion on page User talk:Mdann52. Rockycape (talk) 21:54, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Star Mississippi, There are two separate things we are discussing.

• AfC(Down-ball) - I accept that there was a consensus in the AfD/Deletion review and I am progressing AfC.
• hijacking of Downball - which has not been discussed on the Downball talk page, and was not discussed in the Down-ball AfD/Deletion review.

Consequently I intend to discuss this on the Downball talk page. I assume this would be the right place on wikipedia to discuss the hijacking. Please let me know if you think otherwise. I will continue in good faith and with a professional approach. Also on the WP community side I plan to attend a meetup in real life happening soon in the city where I live.Rockycape (talk) 22:28, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. You are welcome to start the discussion and see whether the community agrees there has been a hijacking.If they don't, I highly recommend you move on before you get frustrated. Star Mississippi 02:00, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Star Mississippi, by way of explanation, this Downball is the Downball page before it was blanked out and rewritten as Downball in 2018 with the topic changing to a completely different game. Most recently I came back to wikipedia and was surprised to find the page did not resemble the page I created and that no one challenged the rewrite which suffers from major problems with being a promotional piece for a business.

I rewrote the page as Down-ball to remedy this but off course that went to AfD and Deletion review as you know. Rockycape (talk) 08:21, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/De'Anyers family

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/De'Anyers family

Hi @AirshipJungleman29:, do you think there are possibly untoward things at play with the article? I always like to take a moment to consider an article that appears to have had a lot of work creating it but some simple mistakes don't seem to make sense. Specifically By 1920, remaining assets from the banking firm were sold mentions "banking firm" when it was a "shipping firm".

As you are the nominator I'd like to ask if you have any other concerns than those mentioned in your nomination? Rockycape (talk) 03:14, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Squares

A tag has been placed on Category:Squares indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 16:51, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Rockycape,

Please do not create a category just for one article or category. It is likely to be emptied or nominated for deletion at WP:CFD. Categories are more likely to be retained when they are an integral part of an existing category tree, not an isolated category. If you want to work with categories, I encourage you to look over some category discussions at CFD to see how deletion and merger decisions are made. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 16:56, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Liz, although it was unintentional consequence of creating Category:Squares_and_ball_games that I created Category:Squares, this category was not created for one article. I'd not added articles to the category when the speedy deletion tag was added. Subsequently I've removed the speedy deletion tag and added several articles to the category. There are a number of others that would appear to fit this category well. I expect this will go to Categories for discussion and on that basis in good faith I intend to take this forward. I have been reading about Categories and also category discussions at CFD. I'm encouraged that there are editors for whom English is a second language who are able to navigate policy and procedure on wiki.riteme.site as it does show that there is still a place for humans here. regards, Rockycape (talk) 06:05, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

I don't think you understand categories, how they are used and what they are for. Every category is part of the category hiearchy on Wikipedia and has parent categories that connect it to other categories. Yours has none. It's hard to understand what a category with this title is even supposed to be for. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:08, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Liz, The category description is "Games involving a squares grid on the ground." You can also see the articles that I have added to the category. As I see it Category:Squares would belong to the parent Category:Games which I am still to work out how to do. These are not inexplicable concepts to get my head around. Nonetheless I do your appreciate your calm and patient approaches. regards, Rockycape (talk) 06:21, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Category:Squares and ball games

• Propose merging Category:Squares and ball games to Category:Ball games

Nominator's rationale: Unnecessary/overcategorization Gjs238 (talk) 22:01, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

• Comment. Three pages are in this category. This category improves WP readers finding things and is helpful. Perhaps some changes in the category name such as "Squares court and ball games" would be better. Happy to progress with the existing name. Rockycape (talk) 00:56, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

• Rockycape please provide evidence for the existence of a more generic name like "Squares court and ball games". If a more generic name does not exist then merge the category. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:05, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

• Rockycape for the existing name it isn't any different. Please provide evidence for the existence of a more generic name like "Squares and ball games". If a more generic name does not exist then merge the category. Marcocapelle (talk) 11:47, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

• Merge per nom. It feels unnecessary to have a completely separate category for ball games that involve squares, when "Squares" could simply be added as a subcategory of "Ball games".

Nn88nn88 (talk) 00:47, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Category:Ball games --> Category:Squares and ball games --> Category: Squares

"Squares" from Category: Squares the generic name commonly used. As follows from Wiktionary definition: A sport played by four players where players have to hit a ball into other people's squares, and attempt to make a return hit. This category includes Hopscotch, Foursquare, Handball (schoolyard game) and Russian four square.Rockycape (talk) 05:56, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

• Rockycape I am sorry but Wiktionary is not a reliable source. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:33, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

  • Marcocapelle Happy to use a online OED reference. Sorry it's behind a paywall. Hmmm - need to give some more thought.

  Rockycape (talk) 00:46, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

  • • Considering the difficulty you have mentioning only one reliable source it is very unlikely that any term is commonly used to describe these three games as a coherent set. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:25, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

      Should be ok as it is commonly used and it's 2/2 with the paywall being the problem for the AED. Off to the bricks and mortar library for me and to take a squiz at the dictionary there. Rockycape (talk) 01:06, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

      Macquarie Australian slang dictionary

      Author: general editor James Lambert.

      Imprint: Macquarie University, NSW : Macquarie Library, 2004.

      ISBN: 1876429526

      handball - a common schoolyard game played with a tennis ball which is hit with the hands in a court, consisting usually of either four or six squares, drawn on the asphalt. Four square - The version with four squares also gets called four square

It looks like the Macquarie University reference is of a high standard in addition to backing up the Oxford Dictionary reference(paywall) and the lesser Wiktionary one.Rockycape (talk) 20:57, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

So it's a definition of handball, played with a tennis ball. Sounds like a ball game. Gjs238 (talk) 10:36, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

A

B

C

Rockycape (talk) 10:16, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

In the diagram above we would have (A) wall, (B) ball_games, (C) squares.

The categories are:

Category:Ball games

Category:Squares and ball games - you can't play these games without the requisite Squares - just like Squares are essential for Hopscotch. (No ball required for Hopscotch but you get the idea)

Category:Wall and ball games - you can't play these games without the requisite Wall - just like the Wall is essential for squash. (No racquet required here but you get the idea)

Category:Wall and ball games exists already

Category:Squares and ball games is the one we are discussing.

I did the diagram for my benefit to hopefully be able to explain my rationale.

We already many, many games in the Ball games category so collapsing either of the above categories is going to be a step backwards in clarity. Rockycape (talk) 10:32, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkltalk 14:57, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: I tried to follow the above discussion, but Rockycape's arguments are not making any sense to me. How do dictionary definitions for foursquare and handball have anything to do with whether this purported grouping is actually recognised as a distinct class of games? --Paul_012 (talk) 05:05, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Okay, upon rereading their explanation below the diagram (which is mislabelled by the way), I think I understand. Rockycape created this category (Squares and ball games) as an analogue to the existing Category:Wall and ball games. The difference is that "wall-and-ball games" (that category should be renamed for hyphenation by the way) is an established term that has been used by reliable sources, while "squares and ball games" was just made up based on their own original analysis, and the dicdefs were invoked support to support this analysis. Rockycape, please see the Wikipedia policy on WP:No original research. We can't accept such self-created descriptions and categorisations. Merge/delete per nom. --Paul_012 (talk) 05:26, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Looking at the articles, Four square, Handball (schoolyard game) and Downball all seem to be saying that they're synonyms or variations of the same game. Can't tell if Russian four square is even similar or just a shared name. It seems that what really needs to be done here is merging the redundant articles. Then there'd be no issue stemming from the desire to categorise them together. --Paul_012 (talk) 05:26, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
• Merge, there is no evidence that it is a commonly used term by reliable sources. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:39, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
• Comment.. I'd like to highlight the nomination reason

• nominated for unnecessary/overcategorization
• nominator proposes MERGE to Category:Ball_games
• Category:Ball_games is already too BIG to be useful (200 articles)
• Category:Ball_games has a manageable (20 sub-categories)

Being aware of efficiency here can re-list this or we take the discussion to the Category Talk page for a more thorough discussion perhaps . . .

. . . I propose if further discussion does not result in consensus I am happy to concede.

With respect to moving the discussion can I ask the nominator to withdraw this nomination on the basis of this being necessary and useful categorization. Rockycape (talk) 00:00, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

• What sort of more thorough discussion do you envisage? When you have e.g. five reliable sources that consider these games a distinct group you can list them here (not that I expect any), and other than that I don't think there is anything left to discuss. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:05, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

  If afforded the extra time, I'd like to focus further discussion on:

  (a) Category:Squares and ball games is not overcategorization

  (b) This discussion should be more about defining characteristic

  (c) This discussion should be different to the notability requirement for articles. Rockycape (talk) 04:11, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

• Merge to ball games; that and other existing categories like Category:Wall-and-ball games are sufficient. Walsh90210 (talk) 23:51, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

urgency in getting AfDs done results in less rigorous discussion

background

• Wikipedia has a regular core group of people getting involved regularly in AfD right now. This group changes over time and no doubt people burn out and leave. They know the process well and have varying levels of experience (all more experienced than this little brown duck however)
• Functionally there is an urgency in getting AfDs done that results in less rigorous discussion.

For a non-controversial topic, perhaps it would be better if there was some way to settle things down and let the consensus form in a less rushed and less urgent way. Let's extend the timeframe on non controversial AfD and take the heat out down a notch or two. Rockycape (talk) 13:58, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Advice from another's User Talk page

While Wikipedia's written policies and guidelines should be taken seriously, they can be misused.
Do not follow an overly strict interpretation of the letter of policy without consideration for the principles of policies.
If the rules truly prevent you from improving the encyclopedia, ignore them.
Disagreements are resolved through consensus-based discussion, not by tightly sticking to rules and procedures.
Furthermore, policies and guidelines themselves may be changed to reflect evolving consensus. (WP:NOT)Rockycape (talk) 13:55, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Category:Squares has been nominated for deletion

Category:Squares has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Walsh90210 (talk) 23:50, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Category:Squares

• Propose deleting Category:Squares (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Nominator's rationale: The category contains "games involving squares on the ground", either part-of or all-of the playing area. It does not seem to be a simple or common way to categorize of games. Walsh90210 (talk) 23:50, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Gjs238 (talk) 01:31, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
• Delete. Did someone say TNT?Rockycape (talk) 01:32, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Are there exceptions to "remove anything in the draft not directly supported by a source"?

Hi @Bsoyka:, I read with interest your comments "I recommend you go through and remove anything in the draft not directly supported by a source—there seem to be a few paragraphs sprinkled throughout with no citations" and I have questions.

I see your comments are about a Biography of a living person which I agree needs to be well sourced and referenced.

For example. Let's start with an article subject that is notable and not a Biography of a living person. Information is summarised from secondary sources into the article. The contributor adds some additional non-contentious information that improves the article and is unlikely to be challenged.

Can't this information remain in the article without a source or citation as long as the editor considers it unlikely to be challenged?/Are there exceptions to "remove anything in the draft not directly supported by a source"?Rockycape (talk) 23:06, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

In such a case, I'd wonder where the editor found the information. In my experience, I've found that most information added to articles generally falls under one of four categories:

1. The editor found the info from a reliable source, but maybe didn't/forgot to cite it.
2. The editor found the info from an unreliable source, and it might need to be removed.
3. The editor is connected to the article's subject and knew the information without published sources.
4. The editor is a vandal, making up completely false information.

If the added text seems reasonable, I'd tag it with {{Citation needed}} and likely reach out to ask where they found the information, and go from there. If it doesn't seem reasonable or could be controversial, I'd consider removing it, especially in biographies of living persons, possibly also sending a warning message to the editor.

In any case though, one of the core principles of Wikipedia is its verifiability. Per our policy, All material in Wikipedia mainspace, including everything in articles, lists, and captions, must be verifiable. Not everything technically requires an inline citation, but everything still needs to be verifiable in published sources. Nothing in an article should be without a source in one way or another, because that's the entire premise of an encyclopedia. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 23:18, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Can we look at a specific example from the more general topic "games" which is an area I want to contribute to. One of the sentences at the beginning of the Hopscotch article is "It is a children's game that can be played with several players or alone."

Perhaps this does not require a reference or source and falls under "common knowlege" and is unlikely to be challenged? Rockycape (talk) 23:33, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

If someone is coming to the Hopscotch article to learn about hopscotch, I'd argue that the core principles of hopscotch shouldn't be considered common knowledge for them. You don't need to cite that the sky is blue, but something that seems obvious to you might not be to our average reader. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 23:44, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

What do you think should be done with Hopscotch? (edit to delete "It is a children's game . . ."?)Rockycape (t • c • g) 00:09, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Nope, in that case I'd find a source that proves that fact and reference it myself, like this. No reason to delete decent content that needs work when you can just do said work in a matter of minutes. It's also noting that article doesn't seem to follow our convention that the lead (first section before any headers) should summarize content that's explained and cited below without introducing new ideas or citations. It could use some work in that aspect. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 00:25, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

I like your approach in clearly explaining and then illustrating the point and demonstrating in action. Super helpful and thank you Rockycape (t • c •g) 01:34, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Always happy to help—you know where to find me if you need anything else! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 01:40, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

"Requests for comment" on Wikipedia:WikiProject_Australia/Article_alerts for Downball

Hi @Wakelamp: - I'm contemplating a "Requests for comment" on Wikipedia:WikiProject_Australia/Article_alerts for Downball. I haven't worked out how to do this and would appreciate some help?Rockycape (t • c •g) 02:55, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Request for comment

@Bsoyka: I'd received some help on this question posted at Teahouse already but I haven't been able to find out when I should go down the path of Request for comment. Could I ask for your assistance perhaps? This was my question at the Teahouse.

I'd like to create a Request for comment for an article. The article is part of a Wikiproject. Could I ask for some assistance about how and when I should do this please?

The reason I was thinking of Request for comment was because I was hoping to tap into the WikiProject Australia community and thought this might be a good way of doing that.

regards Rockycape (t • c •g) 11:48, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

There seem to be some decent responses at the Teahouse. And, per that thread, you want to consolidate and centralize discussions whenever possible, instead of running parallel discussions in multiple places. You've asked there and started two threads on your own talk page (which, by the way, when starting a conversation with someone you should generally go to their talk page). No need for three different conversations about the same topic. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 13:18, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Requests for comment (Teahouse question)

hi Teahouse hosts, I'd like to create a Request for comment for an article. The article is part of a Wikiproject. Could I ask for some assistance about how and when I should do this please? Rockycape (t • c •g) 04:01, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Are you talking about the comment you made yesterday at Talk:Downball? As a note to the Teahouse hosts, the COI editor in question last edited more than half a year ago—Special:Contribs/Nmck2024dba shows nothing after 29 January.

I'm going to make some bold changes to the article. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 10:51, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Teahouse hosts, yes - appreciate it and thanks. Rockycape (t • c •g) 11:38, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

If you're hoping to tap into the WikiProject Australia community (diff), the best way is to just go to Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians' notice board and ask them to participate in the existing discussion at Talk:Downball. That's because you want to consolidate and centralize discussions whenever possible, instead of running parallel discussions in multiple places. For example, if you've already asked for help here, you may want to avoid asking the same question on your user talkpage. (; Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 12:09, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Teahouse hosts, apologies as I'm missing something in understanding how to "just go to Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians' notice board and ask them to participate in the existing discussion". I'm not sure if I just leave a message like I know how to do on a talk page or whether I need to add a template to the article or something else? Can I ask for more specific instructions and information on when it's appropriate to do so please? Rockycape (t • c •g) 12:32, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

First, make sure you're not WP:CANVASSing – in this case, you should be fine.

You can just leave a message at the noticeboard ("Your project might be interested in this discussion..." or you can use the {{please see}} template. Cremastra (talk) 13:15, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the help.Rockycape (t • c •g) 13:33, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

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