Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oxford scholar


 * 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 Delete. Deathphoenix ʕ 05:14, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Oxford scholar
Modified nomination comment: this was created by a vandal and looks like a prank or spam for a minor hotel, but please note Bduke's comment below: it seems pretty old (founded 1887) and may have some local historical significance to Melbourne. Presumably just a form of spam. Seems like a completely insignificant hotel. The author,, who has also vandalized other articles, has repeatedly removed an tag from the article, and a request on his talkpage to explain the importance of the hotel was just blanked without comment. up+land 11:57, 24 May 2006 (UTC)


 * delete Possibly a private joke (hence a versatile term that can be adapted to (almost) any situation), nothing to do with the hotel. See old Fran article, old Andrew Smith article.  Mr Stephen 12:21, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. DarthVad e r 14:21, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. There is such a hotel: http://www.oxfordscholar.com.au/, but I could find not the slightest indication why it might be any more notable than any other of the over 100 hotels in Melbourne. --Lambiam Talk 18:51, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per Uppland.Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 00:12, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete incoherent nonsense, if you ask me. M1ss1ontom a rs2k4 | T | C | @ 00:24, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. This hotel does exist. It is fairly old. It has, as far as I know, played an important role in the life of Melbourne. It needs someone who has access to sources in Melbourne and who knows what to look for to improve the article. I have added some information, but I have not lived in Melbourne long enough to know where to look. I think it can be made into a good article. I will vote later. --Bduke 00:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll be happy to withdraw my nomination if you can make this into a nice article. up+land 03:58, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. Will wait to see Bduke's opinion later on.However, a search of Australian New Zealand news sources was dominated by references to Oxford scholars. Capitalistroadster 03:43, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions.   -- Capitalistroadster 03:43, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete this article, create a new one called Oxford Scholar Hotel, Melbourne. I was going to move it but realised it might stuff up the AfD. Remove the phrase about the "versatile term", isn't it just rhyming slang for a dollar? --Canley 04:13, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * delete Not a notable hotel in Australia. --Starionwolf 06:15, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - The Oxford is a notable pub in Melbourne. The current article is however, worthless. -- Synapse 10:29, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Update: I've added what little I know, but I don't have an encyclopaedic knowledge of Melbourne's older pubs. The Oxford is very popular and certainly notable in Melbourne; not in Young and Jackson's league but probably in the top ten. Unfortunately it's own web site is (like many of Melbourne's pubs) mostly incomplete, incoherent, incorrect, and filled with broken javascript. -- Synapse 10:49, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I can not see that you added anythink. Did you forget to save it? --Bduke 22:53, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It appears so :( I only expanded on the location and features/interior, anyway, I'll make sure to save it this time. -- Synapse 04:52, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It appears so :( I only expanded on the location and features/interior, anyway, I'll make sure to save it this time. -- Synapse 04:52, 26 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep and Move to Oxford Scholar Hotel; notable. -- Synapse 09:20, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete - article faisl to express notability. The JPS talk to me  20:24, 30 May 2006 (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.