Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scrap.

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was scrap it. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 20:54, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Scrap.

Non-notable UK student magazine. It's distributed at three top schools, but that in itself doesn't confer notability. Awyong Jeffrey Mordecai Salleh 02:26, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, non-notable magazine distributed in only three schools. Has tried to distribute elsewhere, though the article even admits that the "project may indeed fail".--TBCTaLk?!? 02:43, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Non-notable at this time. -- cmh^TC 02:53, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Vanity page for writers of NN student magazine. "The entire contents of the first issue are known to probably as few as five people. Unconfirmed rumours suggest that editors will reveal the contents several days before the magazine officially launches." - so it's crystal balling too. --IslaySolomon 03:46, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - non-notable. Indeed, it's unclear to me whether this publication exists at all. Its website is noticeably empty. Maybe a hoax? BTLizard 11:00, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete or possibly just "scrap"! Nigel ^(Talk) 12:45, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom.UberCryxic 17:13, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Delete - violates WP:VAIN --Ineffable3000 22:58, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Scrap. Doesn't appear to have released a single issue yet. Zetawoof^(ζ) 23:25, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I wish the project luck, but this article is marketing abuse of Wikipedia Bwithh 23:37, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Give them a chance I am Adam's tutor at Cambridge and I think you should the guys a chance. They are doing a good job and people are becoming attracted to the publication. It's got a huge print run for student publication and will impact student media. Even us academics are interested. There is a very self-indulgent article on Varsity, for example. It's the way students are. Please don't delete. Thank you 86.134.87.178 22:30, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
  • "Varsity" is a generic term, and most of the articles linked from that page (it's a disambiguation) have to do with generic usages of the term (varsity sports, etc). Scrap. isn't a generic usage of the word - the only reason it's not on a disambiguated name like Scrap. (magazine) is because it's got a weird period at the end of it. In any case, the real criterion for inclusion in Wikipedia is widespread recognition. "Scrap." doesn't have that yet. Perhaps it will, but until it does the article doesn't belong here. Zetawoof^(ζ) 00:17, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
• Seems the strong United States bias of wikipedia rampant again. I am currently living in Madrid, and a publication of this kind has historical importance in European student politics. The magazine has already attracted significant interest, tabloid fodder Peaches Geldof is headlining thier DJ line up for the launch party. Very disappointing if you delete the entry. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.145.71.143 (talk • contribs) .
• Comment Actually, of the 9 users who have left signed comments above, 3 give no indication as to their location, 1 is Canadian, 2 are American and 3 (including myself) are British. The potential for a c-list celebrity to attend a launch party really adds nothing to the notability of this magazine. This hasn't happened yet (Wikipedia is not a crystal ball) and there seems to be no mainstream media coverage. Student publications come and go; some achieve notability, others fail. The idea that all university newspapers, even those that do not yet exist, have some sort of inherent "historical importance" is, frankly, ludicrous.--IslaySolomon 05:05, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

• Comment - not sure why it is important but I am UK based and my vote remains the same - as yet it is not notable. Nigel ^(Talk) 08:00, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

• Keep The magazine is out in 4 days and will be distributed on campuses of the 4 top universities in the UK. Isn't that enough notability? True no one cares about Peaches Geldof. It is not a hoax, but a great idea and I wish them best of luck. Wikinerds should realise that no one is breaking the rules here and the kids are hardly using Wikipedia to promote themselves 158.143.50.57 09:42, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

• Comment ...well I rather think that's just what they are doing. BTLizard 18:12, 21 September 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.