Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AFL 08


 * 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 delete. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 00:23, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

AFL 08

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Blatant hoax article including phrases such as "published by software giant Activision for the next-gen systems Commodore 64, Atari and Game Boy Color." as well as multiple BLP violations such as "The game is said to cause debate with its hidden sex tape of Lawrence Angwin and Karl Norman only unlockable when you win a premiership with Carlton." The game itself, ignoring all the vandalism, is itself in no way whatsoever in development. –– Lid(Talk) 12:55, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. This article will be deleted by the first admin that reads it. I'm only glad I was around to see it during its brief life. Heading back there now for another look while I still can. AlasdairGreen27 (talk) 13:06, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I actually am the first admin to read it, but unfortunately hoax articles, even some as blatant as this, are not speedy-able if the overall concept (the game AFL 2008) has a chance of being real. –– Lid(Talk) 13:10, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong delete Hoax, should be a speedy. STORMTRACKER   94  13:09, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * delete per nom - hoax. cf38  talk  13:13, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Question The Original stub was created with this text.
 * AFL 08 is game currently being developed by Melbourne-based company IR Gurus and published by software giant Activision for Windows Vista, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and possibly Playstation 2, It will be out by round 2 of the AFL Premiership Season 2008.

Are we sure that it's a hoax and not a valid article that's been ripped up by vandals.--Cube lurker (talk) 13:22, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I did some looking around and the results came back with either the game does not exist in any way, shape or form or that "IR Gurus" have announced they have no intention of making the game. –– Lid(Talk) 13:24, 21 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment I reverted the article back to a version from before December 10th. It had been vandalized heavily. I'm still not sure if the game really exists, but I'll try and find some sources later. -- Cyrus      Andiron   13:27, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:CRYSTAL as it has not been released. we are talking about a product from the future. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gtstricky (talk • contribs) 17:55, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete unless someone comes up with a source that this game will in fact be released. WP:CRYSTAL doesn't apply here, articles about future video games are generally accepted if they are confirmed to be in development by reliable sources, so if we find such a source, I'm not against keeping the article.  Bleeding   Blue  20:46, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Is sheer nonsense or a hoax. Mbisanz (talk) 04:19, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Even the unvandalized version is to spammy and future-looking for me. Mbisanz (talk) 07:33, 24 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment. Somebody is determined that this article should remain in its vandalised state: . Who knows why. I have reverted the change back. AlasdairGreen27 (talk) 07:29, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions.   —Lankiveil (talk) 13:24, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, probable hoax. If the game comes out later, we can easily recreate, especially given the questionable quality of the current article.  Lankiveil (talk) 13:24, 24 December 2007 (UTC).
 * Comment It's worth noting that the same developer named in this article, IR Gurus, has produced three previous AFL titles: AFL Premiership 2005, 2006 and 2007, so it's not improbable that a 2008 game will be released. I cannot, however, find any evidence of a 2008 version in development.  Bleeding   Blue  14:39, 24 December 2007 (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.