Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bont

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The result was delete. — JJMC89 (T·C) 01:29, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Pretty sure this is a hoax, unsourced since creation in 2006 (!) by a SPA, could not find sources as the word could refer to several other topics, there are two links in the mainspace, both of which are meant to link somewhere else. - CHAMPION ^{(talk) (contributions) (logs)} 01:05, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. - CHAMPION ^{(talk) (contributions) (logs)} 01:05, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. If actually a hoax, this would be one of the top ten oldest hoaxes found on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia for a list. MarkZusab (talk) 01:50, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Yeah, I realize that, having previously found one a few months ago, which really make me questions how many more there might be out there. - CHAMPION ^{(talk) (contributions) (logs)} 03:54, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Bont actually sounds a lot like the actual sport Field Hockey so I'm wondering if there's any connection. Maybe it's a local/personal variation? Anyways the page has been around so long it precedes the disambiguation page Bont (disambiguation) by a few good years, and all of the references on the internet to this form of the word Bont seem to have been created in response to the Wikipedia article. Userqio (talk) 06:02, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. There is a company called Bont [1] that makes skates and I'm seeing some evidence that they promote roller hockey competitions. No comment on whether that is related in any way. SpinningSpark 15:23, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Regardless of whether this is a hoax, it is clearly non-notable. All the incoming links are intended for the company I mentioned above, not for a sport. Needless to say, it should also be removed as the primary topic on the disambiguation page. SpinningSpark 15:51, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - The complete lack of sources really does make this sport seem like something that was WP:MADEUP. Regardless, it is definitely not notable. Rorshacma (talk) 16:56, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The only reason I'm holding back on a delete !vote for this is because hoaxes get different treatment than regular non-notable pages. Bont seems so close to Field Hockey and Indoor hockey, in that it shares the number of players and length of time with Indoor Hockey and that the original creation of the page [2] suggested a prominence in the 1800s (which is somewhat supported by Field Hockey's article in the English Wikipedia as well as the French's [3]). It's not uncommon for people to play variants on games, so I can't be sure that this is a WP:HOAX since if there wasn't any intent to deceive it's just a poor article. On account of this being such a old article, figuring out whether this is a hoax seems pertinent. Userqio (talk) 18:12, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The edit summary of WP:DEAD (at the time meaning WP:DEADEND) is an odd reason to give for removing the information about the 1890s. That is most likely an editing error and should be restored if the article is kept as it may help in the search for sources. I don't know what you mean by hoaxes are treated differently. We often protect hoax pages from recreation, but only if it is done repeatedly, and other classes of deleted page are protected for the same reason. SpinningSpark 19:05, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, does not meet WP:GNG, nothing relevant found under various gsearch permutations ("bont", "bont game", "bont ball game", "bont ball and stick game", with and without "france"), only mirrors of this article seen, i note that frenchWP does not have an article on this. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:24, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Long-lasting hoax, destined for stardom on that count. Will life imitate art? Who's up for a game of bont? Carrite (talk) 19:07, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

sorry, can't, too busy training for farnarkeling tryouts. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:21, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The article has never cited any sources, and I can find no sources confirming anything in the article or the existence of any such subject. Notability is irrelevant here. This is unverifiable. Delete. Uncle G (talk) 14:08, 24 April 2019 (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.