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The drinking game is definitely NOT a practical joke, although it might seem so to someone who has not attended this particular university. Drinking games based around a professor's quirks are very popular at Queen's university, to the point that many people have bars sewn onto their university jackets to indicate which ones they have participated in. The rules to these games are also very consistent, so this isn't merely a "version" of the Nossal Drinking Game, this is in fact the Nossal Drinking Game.
To remove information of this nature is to deny a prevalent facet of tradition and community at Queen's. -- Elfer 21:36, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia exists to convey factual, relevant information. That there is a Nossal drinking game is factual information. It is also relevant information. Ergo, there is no reason not to include such information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.15.206.152 ( talk • contribs) 2006-11-15
Sorry "OntarioQuizzer", you're categorically wrong about this one. Dr. Kim Nossal himself has acknowledged the existence of the drinking game, and specifically sent on an email referencing its existence last March. Seeing as how you do not attend Queen's, and do not appear to have ventured particularly close to Kingston, Ontario, I cannot understand what makes you think you have the authority to declare the drinking game "unverifiable". It exists. There are set rules. People participate in it. The information is relevant - others who may want participate in it will likely look to Wikipedia for the rules. Therefore, there is no rationally justifiable reason for you to remove it, Quiz-Kid though you may be. —Preceding
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Answering an RfC: verifiable means any editor or reader can confirm the source of the information. This doesn't have to be online. It can be a newspaper article or other news media. See WP:NOTE, WP:CITE. This also means we can't include hearsay or original research (one's own perspective or knowledge). If one or two or three editors "know" a certain fact, but can't produce a shred of third party confirmation, then the "fact" is liable to removal. BTW, User:OntarioQuizzer, don't forget that you can put the {{cite}} tag on any addition that seems unfounded. If a citation isn't provided, then remove it. Reverting edits repeatedly gives off the aroma of WP:OWN. HTH, David Spalding ( ☎ ✉ ✍) 06:13, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
Saw your request for comment up, and I'm actually surprised at how easy the answer is. The inclusion of the drinking game is not acceptable under 3 levels of guidelines.
Anyone who has questions on why it's not acceptable can talk to me. -- Wizardman 17:43, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
I enjoy your rules but maybe you should have added the rule 'wikipedia is not for things made up on the colbert report' otherwise this drinking game (which exists and is part of queens tradition) should be included, because it falls into the same type of category. QueensPolsGirl 05:42, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
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The drinking game is definitely NOT a practical joke, although it might seem so to someone who has not attended this particular university. Drinking games based around a professor's quirks are very popular at Queen's university, to the point that many people have bars sewn onto their university jackets to indicate which ones they have participated in. The rules to these games are also very consistent, so this isn't merely a "version" of the Nossal Drinking Game, this is in fact the Nossal Drinking Game.
To remove information of this nature is to deny a prevalent facet of tradition and community at Queen's. -- Elfer 21:36, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia exists to convey factual, relevant information. That there is a Nossal drinking game is factual information. It is also relevant information. Ergo, there is no reason not to include such information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.15.206.152 ( talk • contribs) 2006-11-15
Sorry "OntarioQuizzer", you're categorically wrong about this one. Dr. Kim Nossal himself has acknowledged the existence of the drinking game, and specifically sent on an email referencing its existence last March. Seeing as how you do not attend Queen's, and do not appear to have ventured particularly close to Kingston, Ontario, I cannot understand what makes you think you have the authority to declare the drinking game "unverifiable". It exists. There are set rules. People participate in it. The information is relevant - others who may want participate in it will likely look to Wikipedia for the rules. Therefore, there is no rationally justifiable reason for you to remove it, Quiz-Kid though you may be. —Preceding
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69.17.169.250 (
talk •
contribs) 2006-12-06
Answering an RfC: verifiable means any editor or reader can confirm the source of the information. This doesn't have to be online. It can be a newspaper article or other news media. See WP:NOTE, WP:CITE. This also means we can't include hearsay or original research (one's own perspective or knowledge). If one or two or three editors "know" a certain fact, but can't produce a shred of third party confirmation, then the "fact" is liable to removal. BTW, User:OntarioQuizzer, don't forget that you can put the {{cite}} tag on any addition that seems unfounded. If a citation isn't provided, then remove it. Reverting edits repeatedly gives off the aroma of WP:OWN. HTH, David Spalding ( ☎ ✉ ✍) 06:13, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
Saw your request for comment up, and I'm actually surprised at how easy the answer is. The inclusion of the drinking game is not acceptable under 3 levels of guidelines.
Anyone who has questions on why it's not acceptable can talk to me. -- Wizardman 17:43, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
I enjoy your rules but maybe you should have added the rule 'wikipedia is not for things made up on the colbert report' otherwise this drinking game (which exists and is part of queens tradition) should be included, because it falls into the same type of category. QueensPolsGirl 05:42, 12 January 2007 (UTC)