Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flickerball
I wasn't sure what do with this subject, because I am so used to analyzing the notability of a subject through the lens of the traditional media: published newspapers, magazines, books, journals, etc., and their online analogs.  This subject presents an interesting case: virtually all of the sources yielded by a Google search are websites of high schools, school systems, colleges and universities (or their physical education department and/or intramural sports program) -- and a cursory Google search shows that there are a lot of them.  One thing is certain: flickerball is a sport and it exists.  As best I can make out, it was either invented at Davidson College or the U.S. Air Force Academy (they both claim it, and they both may have invented a version of it), and it is played predominantly as a sport within high school and college intramural programs.  It has had a peculiar popularity within the U.S. Air Force, where flickerball tournaments are organized among serving officers and enlisted men, and pick-up games happen almost spontaneously among off-duty personnel.  All of that is by way of background.  What I was able to find in the way of traditional sources were a newspaper article, a magazine article, and a book: ''http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19710423&id=KG4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C4oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=656,5735783 Schenectady Gazette'' (1971); ''http://www.newspapers.com/image/68815593/ Parade'' (10/16/1955); and ''http://books.google.com/books/about/A_Comparative_Evaluation_of_Flicker_Ball.html?id=dcZVewAACAAJ  A Comparative Evaluation of Flicker Ball and Touch Football . . '' (1953).  All appear to be "significant" coverage per the general notability requirements of .  Given the popularity of flickerball as an intramural sport, I strongly suspect there are probably other significant hard-copy sources, including rules books and physical education text books, that cover the sport as well.  That is, however, an educated guess
— User:Dirtlawyer1, 01:21, 24 September 2014 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)