Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scrub Monkey


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The result was delete. DS 04:04, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Scrub Monkey
Unsourced "urban legend", probably a hoax, definitely WP:OR. Prod by User:RHaworth was contested by page creator User:Karrathalocal. FiggyBee 02:42, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete No sources, no citations, and smells like something someone came up with in class one day. The only relevant google hit I found on a quick look was this one:, in which someone tries to solicit !votes in this debate.  Tellingly, Snopes.com (and its message board) has no other mention of anything called a "scrub monkey."  Unless someone pops up with something to suggest that this is more than an unfunny hoax (and it's really not very funny), I say Delete. --TheOtherBob 03:20, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete If it were a real species at least one biological website would have mentioned it. Instead, what I found on the search engine are loads of forum posts. So it's either something so "newly discovered" that info's not widely released to the public, or it's a hoax.--Alasdair 04:18, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Scrub it, it's a hoax. Realkyhick 05:03, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Classic case of "Articles that do not cite reliable public sources are likely to be deleted". Frickeg 06:19, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * delete non-notable hoax Mbisanz 06:39, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per everyone.-h i s  s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 10:19, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete hoax. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  10:40, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Get the monkey off your back ;) I used to taunt backpackers here in Australia with the old Drop bear story, but I've never heard of this. Can't find info on it either. Pursey 12:06, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions.   -- Recurring dreams 13:34, 1 September 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.