Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/University of Melbourne Scavenger Hunt

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The result was keep.--SB | T 22:50, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] University of Melbourne Scavenger Hunt

• Not notable, no reliable sources abakharev 12:31, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
• "The University of Melbourne Scavenger Hunt is commonly regarded as the largest event of its kind in the world" is a claim of notability, but no sources are provided, and a Google search indicates that the University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt is much more commonly called the world's largest scavenger hunt. I have no idea whether Melbourne's scavenger hunt is larger than Chicago's, but I see no evidence that the Melbourne scavenger hunt is commonly regarded as the largest event of its kind. Delete due to lack of reliable sources indicating that this is a notable activity. --Metropolitan90 14:44, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
• delete per above. will381796 20:06, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
• The contentions as stated above are no longer applicable. References to articles in reputable newsapapers have been added. Claim of common regard has been removed as it is difficult to prove. This article does not meet the criterion for deletion. --Mrmrpotatohead 23:29, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
• Sources are provided, some notability established, Weak keep abakharev 23:38, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep given it has reliable sources. As an alternative, it would be worth merging with a relevant article on the University of Melbourne. Capitalistroadster 01:18, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Capitalistroadster 01:18, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete or merge to an article on university scavenger hunts. The Dog on the Tuckerbox was stolen during a Uni of Canberra hunt (I can find the ref if need be) - it is a phenomena not confined to any one uni--Arktos ^talk 01:58, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep It's just as notable as the MIT Mystery Hunt except maybe slightly less geeky. 205.157.110.11 09:26, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep They kidnapped Graham Kennedy! Instant notability. It's also been notable in recent years for all the wrong reasons, as indicated in the article. Drett 21:42, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
• Merging is not desirable as there is much scope for expansion of this article, which merging effectively kyboshes. As to notoriety/signifigance, this Scav Hunt has been running since at least the 1930s (I am currently digging thru old newspapers to find some references for this, but it is well known amongst Melbourne Uni Alumni). Also its sheer size (150 - 200 participants) and size of the list (usually 600+ items) make it notable. It should also be noted that nobody is asking UofC for references to things like number of participants or size of the list, these figures have just been accepted as quoted.--Mrmrpotatohead 01:27, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, long history, recent news coverage and the Graham Kennedy story make this notable. Could do with some cleaning up though, but that's not a problem requiring deletion. --bainer (talk) 10:31, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Note that item 149 on the list is "a Wikipedia entry to rival scav hunt", hence this presumably. Worth keeping an eye out for others. --bainer (talk) 10:40, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Many universities around the Commonwealth have scav hunts - having a particularly large one does not justify wiki content, or else there's a "floodgates" argument: even for wikipedia, it seems overly esoteric. Incorporation of all unis into one "scav hunt" article would be far preferable. MojoTas 02:35, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Comment How many university scav hunts have kidnapped Graham Kennedy, though? Drett 02:59, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Elephants or the Dog on the Tuckerbox at Canberra uni[1] - its all been done before and the difference doesn't make it interesting or encyclopaedic--Arktos ^talk 00:25, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Monash uni kidnapped Sale of the Century's then host Glenn Ridge.[2]--Arktos ^talk 00:41, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Those are both fairly notable happenings. However, if those are the only things that those scav hunts are notable for, maybe they should just be included in articles about Canberra & Monash Unis. Note that the article which mentions Monash students kidnapping Glenn Ridge asserts the notability of the Melbourne Uni scav hunt. Drett 02:09, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't think there should be articles about Uni of Canberra or Monash uni scavenger hunts, I don't think it is notable to even be mentioned in the articles on those universities. Similarly I don't think there should be an article on the Melbourne uni scavenger hunt as per above. All equally unnotable and boring. Anyone who thinks these are notable happenings leads a sheltered life. There are many things that newspapers mention that do not get wikipedia articles. The Age reference does not make the scavenger hunt notable.--Arktos ^talk 02:19, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Every school activity is not encylopedic. Vegaswikian 00:19, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. I think this truly is a 'cause worth being made encylopedic. There seems to be so much more being added every day. I want to wait and see how it turns out. JudgeWhite

21 August 2006

• Move to Australian University Scavenger Hunts and include a section University of Melbourne. Then we can bring Glen Ridge and the Dog on the Tuckerbox into it as well. Garrie 00:44, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

• Note to closing admin, please take into account when forming your view of the outcome of this debate that there are some comments and statements of support from users who have newly registered and have contributed to no other topic (or few other articles).--Arktos ^talk 00:55, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

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.