Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of active drive-in theatres in Australia


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The result was   keep. Renaming also (non-admin closure) C T J F 8 3  chat 21:02, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

List of active drive-in theatres in Australia

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Same reasoning as List of active drive-in theaters, which was deleted. Only one source. Article is nothing but a list of third-party links to active drive-in theaters, violating WP:NOTDIR and WP:NOTLINK. Blatant WP:OR given the outright lack of sources and terms such as "Until recently Blacktown was Sydney's last remaining drive-in". As with the US list, I can't find a feasible way to source that a certain drive-in is open without using their own website (if they even have one), whic h would still put the article in violation of WP:NOTLINK and WP:NOTDIR. If consensus agrees that the US shouldn't have such a list, then neither should Australia for the same reasons. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 23:03, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment Obviously the nominator hasn't actually had a look at the article, as otherwise he would note that it is more than just a list of third party links. I agree that it is lacking references but the article is more than just a simple list it actually covers the history of drive-in theatres in Australia. I would suggest that the article is better served by renaming it to Drive-in theatres in Australia. Dan arndt (talk) 00:56, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Dan arndt did some work on the article right after I nominated it. Good start, but I'm concerned that at least one of the sources is not a reliable site. I also think that it's better suited as a merge to the main drive-in article to give that more worldly balance (presently it's mostly about American drive-ins). At the least, the list should go because there doesn't seem to be a feasible way to verify its content. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 02:14, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Disagree with the view that it should be merged. Australia has had a rich history with Drive-In theatres, and fully deserves it's own article. Australian drive-ins whilst similar to their American cousins, exist in an Australian cultural context with their own histories and characteristics. Most city drive-ins in Australia were for example owned by a handful of owners (Village, BCL, Hoyts etc) and often had names that ended in -line or - way. At this stage I have only just started (in a fairly short time) tapping into that history. As indicated I have only just started referencing the article but have come up with numerous independent references already - don't think that it will be too hard to verify the one reference that TenPoundHammer has identified. Dan arndt (talk) 03:12, 14 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep and Support Rename - I believe the subject, the references and the intent of the article - list or not - is notable and defendable SatuSuro 11:45, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Support rename to Drive-in theatres in Australia. There'd be many many more closed than open driveins in Australia and hopefully details and histories of those will eventually be incorporated into this useful article.  Thus, I see NOTDIR being particularly irrelevant here.  I also see nothing to be gained by a merge&mdash;that would only devalue the historically important place these institutions had in the social fabric of Australian suburbia and towns.     –Moondyne 13:38, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep and Support Rename This looks to me to be an active and informative encyclopaedic article with a number of reliable references. Punkrocker1991 (talk) 14:23, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:44, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep and rename per Moondyne. A much better article than I expected to see when first looked at it. Well done to the editors who developed this article. -- Mattinbgn (talk) 01:00, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename. A comprehensive and interesting article. WWGB (talk) 01:19, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Clean up the links! Even if this could be an appropriate article, it's currently a spam nest. There's no reason to have external links to every operational theatre in Australia within the body of the article.  Them From  Space  01:58, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename per Moondyne. Also having done some research Drive-in theatres were common and popular in Australia, so this has a potential to be a good article. Bidgee (talk) 02:54, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename per the above, with sincere appreciations to those addressing the original perceived issues.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 04:00, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep N --Anna O&#39;Leary (talk) 18:04, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename per arguments above. walk victor falktalk 17:01, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
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