Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hammertime

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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 of the debate was no consensus; editorial decision made to merge and redirect to MC Hammer. Johnleemk | Talk 13:07, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hammertime

This definition of Hammertime looks like an inside joke or hoax. I just graduated from NYU law, where this phrase is supposedly popular, and I never heard of it. "Hammertime" might eventually deserve a page, if someone feels like doing a doctoral thesis on M.C. Hammer or Super Mario's Hammer Brothers, but I don't think Wiki should cover something that's basically a blog entry. Mareino 16:05, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Fair point, I guess. I heard it from other 1L sections when I arrived at NYU Law. Supposedly it came from other schools, but I don't know which ones, so I said on the post its origins are unclear. Since it is a universal concept with no name, I thought it was worth posting it on here. Plus, I've heard it used in my own sections and it seems to be catching on quick. Thanks for the post. Wwjdd 02:50, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

I am currently a student at NYU law school and have heard the phrase "Hammertime" on several occasions, particularly right after (and sometimes during) the 120+ minute procedure class I'm taking that is scheduled to be 110 minutes long. I am not sure of the phrase's origins either, but have been told that it describes the extra time that a student (especially one who is being questioned as a class draws to a scheduled end) is on the spot as s/he is being "pounded" (or "hammered") with questions. This makes sense to me, as law schools in general are known for the use of socratic questioning. As far as it's popularity, I have noticed that the phrase is known mostly to students who have such professors, and the fact that a student (even one at NYU law) has gone through school without hearing it may simply mean that the student has not had such professors. I also have no idea when it started being used. Forgot to sign, sorry. Mp1639 03:24, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

  • OK, that makes sense to me. I will withdraw my delete nomination and change it to cleanup. And, yes, I wholeheartedly admit that I was charmed as far as professors go. I recommend Helen Hershkoff and Diane Zimmerman. Mareino 15:12, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • This afd nomination was orphaned. Listing now. —Crypticbot (operator) 15:23, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete neologism, unless someone can come up with some evidence that this is in common usage anywhere except for a single law school. (Also, this AFD was orphaned due to a bad withdrawal, but I consider the re-listing totally acceptible.) -- Plutor 15:49, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Abstain per Plutor (was going to write the same thing, but your edit showed up after I clicked edit) Peyna 15:53, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Merge with MC Hammer. PJM 16:14, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • <Delete dictionary definition at best and probably not notable enough for that. Durova 16:16, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
    • Weak keep. Squeaks over the notability threshold. Sources should be cited. Durova 20:00, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment Apologies to those that voted between 16:11 (UTC) and 20:40 (UTC); when I restored the AfD some content was lost and may have inadvertently affected your vote. Please review and reconsider. Peyna 19:42, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. nn. mikka (t) 20:40, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. People used to say this all the time in the early 90s... the article seems to have been updated to reflect this extremely lame but catchy phrase. Anyone seen the page for Cowabunga lately? HackJandy 22:35, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep - Oh man, I use this all the time, and I'm not American. "Hammer time". Dum dum de dum dum dum. "You Can't Touch This". Hammer time is when you get down and do something cool. MC Hammer didn't actually start it though - that's where he got his name from. He popularised it. I think it dates back a few decades before then too. I can vaguely remember MC Hammer being interviewed about how he came up with his name and he talked about it. Zordrac 23:21, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Streamline and merge with M.C. Hammer. The latter provides better context for the article. 147.70.242.21 23:34, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep ... SchmuckyTheCat 00:07, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge & redirect to M.C. Hammer. btw the last place I worked, "Hammertime" meant the 3pm coffee break. I do not consider this fact to be of encyclopedic value, though. --Stormie 01:18, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
  • redirect as per Stormie Pete.Hurd 04:06, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Stop! Keepertime! Suffers from being a wee bit dated, but still very notable. --badlydrawnjeff 14:22, 30 November 2005 (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.