Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HYPS

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This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record.
The result of the debate was - deleted - SimonP 15:29, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] HYPS

Delete:acronym, and seems to be the source of a nice little POV vandalism scuffle by anons. Initially marked as speedy (by myself) as nonsense, bringing here for resolution. Wikibofh 20:18, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

  • I vote to keep the article.
    • Vote made by User:Stanford08 Wikibofh 20:46, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • I as well vote to keep the article.
    • Vote made by User:68.6.122.161 Wikibofh 20:48, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Yes, the article should stay and let me elaborate on this. First of all, the term HYPS is widely used among people in the know. College counselors refer to it and people refer to it in many internet discussions. Second of all, there is a page called "HYP" that appears to have gained legitimacy. This "HYPS" page seems no less legitimate, and definitely reflects upon its wide usage on the internet.
    Times are changing, and internet publications like chat forums and talk boards should be taken seriously. They are a new form of print media in the 21st Century, and Wikipedia, of all organizations, should respect this. Therefore, I think that the fact that HYPS is widely used among internet chat forums is evidence enough of its legitimacy. It's equivalent to dictionaries like Webster inculding slang words like "cool" in its entries.
    • Comments made by User:Stanford08 Wikibofh 20:50, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • This article should definitely stay. I see no reason why it should be deleted since it is entirely revelent and far from nonsense.
    • Vote by anon User:128.12.48.246 Wikibofh 20:50, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • I vote to keep this article. I use the term HYPS all the time with people who are knowledgeable about the academic community. It is far from an obscure term, and I think it certainly has legitimacy. Yes to HYPS!
    • Vote by User:Roosterhead, this user's only post. Likely Sock puppet. Wikibofh 20:56, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete So far only 4 voters Wikibofh, Stanford08, Roosterhead and me. Anon votes don't count. And given the same style used in two votes, I agree they may be Sockpuppets. Besides, article is not relevant. drini ☎ 21:05, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • ""Do Not Delete"" Keep it. This delete page hasn't been up long enough to discount it Drini.
    • Comment made by 128.12.48.249 (talk · contributions)
      • The statment about the relevance was my personal opinion and comment on my vote. So it means it should be read "Besides, in my point of view this article is not relevant" Thanks.drini ☎ 22:07, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete dicdef. Incidentally, the article is a little Ameri-centric ("in the world"? I think Oxford University and Cambridge University, among others, are pretty exclusive) --Scimitar 21:15, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    • However, nobody puts Oxford or Cambridge in acronyms used to describe the best schools. HYPS is commonly used, and based on that criterion, I feel that it should be included. If people started using HYPSO or HYPSOC to include Oxford and Cambridge, I would not be opposed to using that acronym. Anyway, this is not a contest about which colleges are better. This is simply a proposal to include a commonly used acronym in Wikipedia in order to better inform people and to spread the wealth of knowledge on the web. There is no ego-stroking here, just information exchange. User:Stanford08
      • Forgive my semantics, but my "nobody", I assume you mean no American that you know of. I imagine they probably have acronyms over in Europe too. I would recommend Transwiki to wictionary (if others consider this appropriate). Also, I'd like to thank the proponents of this article for their civility. --Scimitar 22:27, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
        • I recommend that rather than transwiki instead you encourage User:Stanford08 to stop writing Wikipedia and to start reading Wiktionary. Xe will find there the word Oxbridge. Uncle G 00:12, 2005 Jun 3 (UTC)
  • Delete. This is an encyclopedia, not a database of chat room acronyms. Gamaliel 21:24, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 21:30, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. This page has been vandalized numerous times. Although it is an actual acronym, pages like this often incite school-bashing. It doesn't belong in an encyclopedia.
    • Vote by User:Ender_238. This user's only edit. Wikibofh 21:50, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • I am sorry for commenting so much on this page, and I promise this will be my last one for this particular vote for deletion. Anyway, I just wanted to say that since HYPS is an actual acronym that is certainly used fairly frequently, I think it would be a great disservice to the users of Wikipedia to deny them this useful piece of information. I would understand the need for deletion if HYPS was some made up term, but it is definitely well-established. I hope that in the future, when the term HYPS becomes too well-established to ignore, Wikipedia will allow this topic to have its rightful place in this section. Thank you all for participating in this vote, and I look forward to collaborating with you guys in the future.
    • Comment by anon User:128.12.48.246 ; drini ☎ 22:09, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    • Comment:Thank you very much for being so civil, too often these things get taken as personal attacks, it isn't. Given the obvious knowledge about the universities in question, I hope you can improve those articles and then keep on rolling!  :) Wikibofh 03:57, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Change the order of the universities and move to SYPH... Just kidding, Delete. --Tabor 22:59, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete this and the related HYPSM and HYPSMC --Carnildo 23:18, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete as per Carnildo. Sockpuppet limit has been reached. RickK 23:22, Jun 1, 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Banishing the sock puppets would never be amiss as well. Mr Bound 23:38, Jun 1, 2005 (UTC)
  • Weak Delete I vote delete because I have never heard the acronym HYPS with the S at the end, however I have heard the term HYP (Harvard-Yale-Princeton) quite alot in the academic/student world and it is definitely more than just an internet chatroom term. -CunningLinguist 00:34, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete unless good sources are provided showing that this combination is actually in widespread use. A newspaper story... a quotation from a college guide... something like that. A factoid like this cannot stand on the sole authority of Wikipedia editors. Dpbsmith (talk) 01:03, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • There is a link to an online dictionary that mentions HYPS and its definition. http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/HYPS Vciousangel
  • I just wanted to let you know people that I VfD the similar page HYPSMC drini ☎ 22:40, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Slightly Merge and Fully Redirect to Ivy league. func(talk) 23:50, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • And now we have hyps, too. A Google search convinces me that there's a Wiktionary article HYPS to be had here, expanding the initialism, establishing use, and giving the origin if it can be determined. The silly edit wars in this related series of articles convinces me that there's nothing encyclopaedic to be had here whilst still retaining the NPOV. As per Func, Redirect to Ivy League. Uncle G 00:12, 2005 Jun 3 (UTC)
  • Delete. See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/HYPSM. —Lowellian (talk) 23:16, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
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