Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/5 o'clock wave

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The result was merge. Petros471 12:52, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 5 o'clock wave

• Delete: Appears unverifiable. Google search gives only one or two non-Wikipedia references. —Wknight94 (talk) 03:51, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep: The 5 o'clock wave is mentioned in Morris, Wagga Wagga: a history. I've added the reference which also appears in the Wagga Wagga, New South Wales article. - Gimboid13 05:00, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Just another thought. I've only heard the term used in association with Wagga Wagga, but the article says it's common to "rural riverine areas located downstream from major dams, particularly those with rivers that have the Snowy Mountains as their source". I don't know how many more localities fit those two criteria but it seems to me that just merging it into the Wagga Wagga article might not do it justice. - Gimboid13 07:01, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

• Merge. Maybe mention this in the Wagga Wagga, New South Wales article and leave it at that. --GumbyProf: "I'm about ideas, but I'm not always about good ideas." 05:14, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
• It seems to be a Wagga phenomena. Worth mentioning in our article on the town but it might not be worth a standalone article. Capitalistroadster 00:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Capitalistroadster 00:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Seems to me to be mostly nonsense (although it may only be the way I read it), and little verifiability. —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♫-) 00:51, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Merge with Wagga Wagga, New South Wales User:Guyanakoolaid —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.201.16.101 (talk • contribs) .
• Keep DXRAW 07:27, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep: I grew up in Wagga living there for 18 years. The 5 o'clock wave is very well known local folklore. For many years there was a surf shop (i.e. it sold board shorts and tank tops, not surfboards!) in the main street call The 5 O'Clock Wave in reference to this local folklore. The text of this entry is entirely accurate in its description. Possibily this myth has been forgotten in more recent years, I havn't lived in Wagga for 8 years or so, in which case documenting a disappearing oral tradition becomes more important! This article most definately should stay.--129.78.208.4 04:45, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
• Merge into Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Due to the low number of google hits, I'm left to believe that this is heavily localized slang. We don't really need an article for every such term, but it certainly fits into an article on the municipality where it is used. Cool3 12:53, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep: Should be left how it is however it does need more information in the article. -- Bidgee 22:28, 19 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.