Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Happy Meal toys


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The result was no consensus.  AK Radecki  17:22, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

List of Happy Meal toys

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It seems like a violation of WP:NOT since it's pretty indiscriminate to me. Not an appropriate topic for an encyclopedia article. It also looks like it would be incredibly difficult to source since there really aren't any reliable sources about Happy Meal toys through the ages (the geocities site isn't reliable, btw). Axem Titanium 20:28, 23 May 2007 (UTC) the problems are: a) it should be more than a list, a synopsis of sets, pictures and text describing each one with approx. dates of release b) distinguish US from UK, as well as other European sets c) add sources from books which have been mentioned above or from McDonalds.com/kids and things like this.
 * Delete - Per all concerns per nom.  Cool Blue  talk to me 20:31, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I agree, happy meal toys would not be easy to source at all.  Ten Pound Hammer  • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 22:25, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - Books have been written on the topic. See for instance McDonald Happy Meal Toys from the Eighties and McDonald's Happy Meal Toys Around the World: 1995-Present. While I have little interest in the topic, a reasonable article could be written from this list, discussing the hobby of collecting, the origin of the toys, the promotional tie-ins, market value of the various toys and such. Otto4711 23:24, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That doesn't really address the issue of whether this topic is encyclopedically relevant. Also, those things would probably be better suited to the article at Happy Meal. Axem Titanium 00:24, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment An article on Happy Meals or even Happy Meal toys is a reasonable one. Just a list?  more suitable for other locations (though certainly a link to it would be appropriate in the article itself.  FrozenPurpleCube 01:50, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep but rename to Happy Meal Toys and expand to more than just a list. JJL 03:41, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep per JJL, and do the rename etc. Bulldog123 14:38, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep and move to a non-list name. An article on Happy Meal toys as a whole is definitely sourceable. --- RockMFR 16:31, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * To the keepers, would it be more appropriate to merge to Happy Meal instead of spinning it off to Happy Meal toy? Axem Titanium 18:48, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That might be a good idea. --- RockMFR 21:24, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep things like a list of Happy Meal toys available online are rare at best, even if you know it will never be fully complete (you have to keep adding to it all the time)

i think it is a brillant idea as it gives out to people what sort of toys McDonald's make for children and the many sets they have given away as a good source of information for collectors. it would be sad to see it go. i would help this article as best as i can. I. Thomson 16:56, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete before it spreads to Burger king toys aswell Dep. Garcia ( Talk   + |  Help Desk  |  Complaints  ) 12:34, 29 May 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.