![]() | This page was nominated for deletion on 2 September 2007. The result of the discussion was Keep. |
I have proposed this is a deletion page. I have been told self-references are banned, why should we have to stick to one rule and Wikipedia to another? I think it is sick HoOhMajor 10:53, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not for things made up in school one day. That policy guideline specifically mentions the recurring degrees-of-separation games as "that infamous game" - Wikington Crescent should perhaps be in the "Wikipedia:" namespace (along with Wikipedia:Wikirace and the others), although I'm not sure what criteria there are for the namespace. -- McGeddon 11:29, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
I know it might not be in the spirit of the game, but having claimed that you can reach Mornington Crescent tube station from Matterhorn in four moves, wouldn't it be helpful to say how this can be achieved? While this could be considered to spoil the fun, there is always the possibility that the pages in question could be edited to move or remove the links subsequently, and hence break the claim.
Unfortunately, I do not have time to try and work out the claimed route - the starting link from Matterhorn is not obvious, even though later links could be guessed at. Maybe I should put {{fact}} there instead?
EdJogg 11:17, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
The route from London is fairly obvious, except that London Underground uses a picture caption, which could easily be replaced (although I suspect it may have been placed by someone playing this game! Cheating, methinks?). However, the England route is not obvious. You would not necessarily expect the article to contain a London Underground link - and the one that is there is likely to be removed.
So, should we include the above London route in the article? Or just leave the explanation here?
EdJogg 02:48, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
I've been doing something similar since before I heard of this article. I posted on a forums betting $20 that you can find a link from any Wikipedia article to Hitler. Habnabit 17:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
As has been pointed out, this is a very easy game, once you get the hang of it.
In the spirit of the original on which it is based, do we need a few more rules, to increase the level of challenge, and to confuse the uninitiated? Riversider2008 ( talk) 14:12, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Suggestions for new rules might include banned routes - such as going via the rather obvious 'London Underground' and 'UK',(interestingly, this would not preclude the much quicker and more creative 'blue plaque' route) Riversider2008 ( talk) 14:16, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
A whole new level of challenge might be created by using the 'Non-U variation', where all intermediate links containing the letter 'U' are banned. Riversider2008 ( talk) 14:21, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Another interesting variant procludes the use of dates as links, as invariably something happens in London in any given year, and thus linking via there to London Underground and to Mornington Crescent become very straightforward.... C2r ( talk) 23:09, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Wouldn't it be lovely if someone artistic created a banner with a suitable image that we can stick in our user pages saying Wikington Crescent Player with a link to the project page Riversider2008 ( talk) 14:52, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
![]() | This page was nominated for deletion on 2 September 2007. The result of the discussion was Keep. |
I have proposed this is a deletion page. I have been told self-references are banned, why should we have to stick to one rule and Wikipedia to another? I think it is sick HoOhMajor 10:53, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not for things made up in school one day. That policy guideline specifically mentions the recurring degrees-of-separation games as "that infamous game" - Wikington Crescent should perhaps be in the "Wikipedia:" namespace (along with Wikipedia:Wikirace and the others), although I'm not sure what criteria there are for the namespace. -- McGeddon 11:29, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
I know it might not be in the spirit of the game, but having claimed that you can reach Mornington Crescent tube station from Matterhorn in four moves, wouldn't it be helpful to say how this can be achieved? While this could be considered to spoil the fun, there is always the possibility that the pages in question could be edited to move or remove the links subsequently, and hence break the claim.
Unfortunately, I do not have time to try and work out the claimed route - the starting link from Matterhorn is not obvious, even though later links could be guessed at. Maybe I should put {{fact}} there instead?
EdJogg 11:17, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
The route from London is fairly obvious, except that London Underground uses a picture caption, which could easily be replaced (although I suspect it may have been placed by someone playing this game! Cheating, methinks?). However, the England route is not obvious. You would not necessarily expect the article to contain a London Underground link - and the one that is there is likely to be removed.
So, should we include the above London route in the article? Or just leave the explanation here?
EdJogg 02:48, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
I've been doing something similar since before I heard of this article. I posted on a forums betting $20 that you can find a link from any Wikipedia article to Hitler. Habnabit 17:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
As has been pointed out, this is a very easy game, once you get the hang of it.
In the spirit of the original on which it is based, do we need a few more rules, to increase the level of challenge, and to confuse the uninitiated? Riversider2008 ( talk) 14:12, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Suggestions for new rules might include banned routes - such as going via the rather obvious 'London Underground' and 'UK',(interestingly, this would not preclude the much quicker and more creative 'blue plaque' route) Riversider2008 ( talk) 14:16, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
A whole new level of challenge might be created by using the 'Non-U variation', where all intermediate links containing the letter 'U' are banned. Riversider2008 ( talk) 14:21, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Another interesting variant procludes the use of dates as links, as invariably something happens in London in any given year, and thus linking via there to London Underground and to Mornington Crescent become very straightforward.... C2r ( talk) 23:09, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Wouldn't it be lovely if someone artistic created a banner with a suitable image that we can stick in our user pages saying Wikington Crescent Player with a link to the project page Riversider2008 ( talk) 14:52, 17 December 2008 (UTC)