Talk:Neverball

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I've undeleted this article, which was apparently speedy-deleted. A detailed article like this on a clearly complex piece of software should not be speedy-deleted, as that process is unlikely to result in proper review. This game is clearly notable. I've given it considerable space in my book, and it has been discussed in at least two other German language books, as a Google books search reveals, in addition to countless mentions on Linux websites, inclusion in package managers, part of TheOpenCD selection, etc. In terms of open source games, it doesn't get much more notable than this one.--Eloquence* 16:00, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. — Omegatron 22:57, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Moved from article. We don't need to "assert notability" in the article itself. — Omegatron 00:15, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

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Neverforum

Neverforum has over 10,000 posts made by over 150 members. This makes it a very large base for people to chat it, also improving notability. Development builds of Neverball and Neverputt are also hosted there. This is also where additional levels are even discussed.

iPhone Support

I don't know whether neverball supported the iPhone in the past, it does not currently support it however. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scot.mcpherson (talk • contribs) 16:24, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Sources and notability

• http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/15/neverball-121-released – small article
• http://toucharcade.com/2008/07/08/neverball-a-free-alternative-to-super-monkey-ball/ – small article
• http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=9434 – repackaged press release
• http://www.technologytell.com/apple/44387/control-mac-os-x-with-a-wii-balance-board-video/ – passing mention
• http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2012/07/06/recession-bundle-brings-freeware-and-paid-games-together-in-harmony/9648/ – passing mention

I found no significant coverage from secondary sources for this topic. Its major claim to fame is being a clone of Super Monkey Ball, so I think a redirect to that article's Legacy section for a mention would be the best option. czar ⨹ 18:18, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

While I agree that Neverball is a clone of Super Monkey Ball, Neverputt is not. And since Neverputt is part of Neverball, it wouldn't make sense to place it in the legacy section of the Super Monkey Ball Page. Not to mention the open-source aspect of this game, which Super Monkey Ball isn't. I believe the best option for this page is to make it a stub article. Aleczdr (talk) 20:36, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

speedey deleted again

9/22/2020. i just restored and updated the neverball page only to have it deleted seconds later. there may be some kind of bot that keeps deleting the page. i've undeleted my revision.

Your changes have been reverted by two separate editors as your additions are virtually unreferenced. Please see WP:BRD --John B123 (talk) 20:41, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

I copied a version of the article from about 10 years ago and updated it. the references must not have copied over. I'll fix those. I left the redirect in place so it still redirects, but that way i can fix the references Aleczdr (talk) 20:48, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Aleczdr I've moved your content to Draft:Neverball where you can work on it without interference. --John B123 (talk) 21:10, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

the original article apparently still exists in 10 languages other than english and each one has only 2 citations. the english draft has 15 so far. –Aleczdr (talk) 23:30, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Should there be a Neverball article?

Should there be a standalone Neverball article? Aleczdr (talk) 15:17, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Alright, so I was going through the Neverball article history and it appears that there have been multiple iterations of the article, dating back to 2005. It appears there are two groups, those who believe Neverball deserves it's own article, and those who believe that it should redirect to the legacy section of Super Monkey Ball. I noticed that at different points in time there have been 3 distinctly different articles about Neverball 123, and they all eventually get deleted and redirected. I also noticed that there are currently Neverball articles in at least 7 languages other than English. (es, fr, etc.) A consensus among us editors needs to be reached about the fate of this Neverball article. We cannot keep creating and deleting this article. Aleczdr (talk) 15:02, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

I will admit I am biased towards having a standalone article, but I can see why redirecting to super monkey ball is also viable. There is also another question-- what about Neverputt?

Lets have a discussion:

Reasons there should be a standalone article

-It is open source Aleczdr (talk) 15:22, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
-Neverputt would not fit into the Super Monkey Ball article in any way Aleczdr (talk) 15:22, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Reasons it should redirect

-Not much different from super monkey ball Aleczdr (talk) 15:22, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

• Redirect - After reviewing the article before the last redirect, the sources don't pass GNG. The only one that's both reliable and sourcing something other that gameplay is TouchArcade, which is already in the proposed target. Argento Surfer (talk) 12:56, 2 October 2020 (UTC)