Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bemani Get It Joke

Not notable; a very specific example of an in-joke. Joyous 23:28, Aug 14, 2004 (UTC)

It's notable to those in the Bemani community. Give it a chance.

Why is something that is notable to the Bemani community necessarily notable to anyone else? (Maybe it is, but if so, we need to be told why.) I found 140 hits on Google, most of which weren't even related (actually, I found 1 that was related, but I'll admit that I didn't look at all 140 of them to be certain). [1] This is an internet-community, right? If so, I'd expect more hits for a major phenomenon. Delete. Aranel 23:36, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Wikipedia is supposed to be a knowledge repository. There is effort going on to expand the sections related to rhythm games, of which Bemani is a part. Just because this single facet of it is not a sweeping cultural revolution throughout the world doesn't mean it's necessarily not worthy of a few bytes of Wikipedia space.

Delete: Wikipedia reflects notable items of knowledge in a context. This is an in-joke among a few people who are sheltered away by their private chat. As such, it has no more notability or currency in the world than any other private joke among friends. It is not verifiable, notable, or important. It will not be searched for, and it is so ephemeral as to be gone before it even exists. Geogre 01:14, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Delete. Stupid jokes may be encyclopedia-worthy. Stupid in-jokes are not. I suggest that the author repost on a Bemani FAQ, if anyone has bothered creating such a thing. -- Jmabel 02:04, Aug 15, 2004 (UTC)

Delete. Obscure in-joke, not notable to anyone who isn't already part of the small community it is used in. At most the contents should be moved to the "Trivia & Culture" section of the Bemani article (which consists of a link to this article, and is the only article to link to it besides VfD). Probably doesn't even deserve that. — Gwalla | Talk 02:54, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)