Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Monster Milktruck

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 was keep. There seems to be a general agreement that the article should be merged elsewhere, and I'd suggest starting a discussion on the article's talk page regarding this. —SW— ^babble 16:02, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Monster Milktruck[edit]

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Not at all notable - can't find any other sources (beyond non-notable blogs and about.com) that have discussed what is really just a very basic Google Earth mod (edit: in an encyclopedic way. As Ridernyc points out, there are notable references that mention it in passing, and possibly one useful reference which is currently down). The parts about the game's educational value ("People using the software can also embark on independent studies that compare the way that milk was brought to consumers in earlier years as opposed to today.[1] They can study more about milk trucks and their appointed routes.") seem like, at best, crufty nonsense or at worst, an advert. Only links are in List of freeware video games, List of browser games and the "See Also" section of Google Earth. Smurrayinchester 18:48, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral just want to point out that it has coverage in notable sources [1] PCWorld is far from a blog. Not much coverage but the nominator is overstating the lack of coverage a bit. Ridernyc (talk) 19:49, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

PC World link doesn't work, it just sends me to a 403 Forbidden page (the article also seems to be just an piece on a blog hosted on the PC World website, rather than a full article). The only other notable ref I can find is a single mention in The Telegraph and an article in the German magazine Computerwoche which just uses it an example of the Google Earth API in use. Neither of these actually discuss it in any terms beyond "this is a thing that exists". Smurrayinchester 19:56, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, the link works fine: [2] The post mainly describes the plugin features, and the game did get a mentiom, but not sure if it's enough. A background description of the plugin function using the info from the post might help. - M0rphzone (talk) 06:59, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and that Technology Week article, though that's discussing another game based on Monster Milktruck that uses the Wii Balance Board. Smurrayinchester 20:00, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If there are no other notable references for this mod, it should become a redirect into the main Google Earth article. After all, a mod is just a modification of the original program - and the original program is probably more notable than the mod. GVnayR (talk) 23:13, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions. (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk) • Gene93k (talk) 14:12, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:12, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, B music ian 14:50, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Doesn't look particularly exciting - and may give kids in the USA the idea that milk trucks could teleport. As to 'earlier years', I get my milk delivered in glass bottles by a chap with an electric milk float - very green. (Not the milk...) I don't get the impression that this is an actual Google thing, but is someone's freeware designed to work with Google Earth. This might, if I am right, be an obstacle to redirecting to the Google Earth article. I also don't get the impression that the refs are very brilliant. All in all, not a lot going for it. Peridon (talk) 19:27, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Lacks sufficient significant coverage to establish notability. -- Whpq (talk) 16:46, 27 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Article is +- ok. Approved. --Hydao (talk) 05:38, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep or Rename and Merge - An app developed to showcase the capabilities and API of the Google Earth plugin. Some sections could use some pruning to remove over-specific detail, but the plugin is still a distinct example of a Google Earth function (browser plugin). - M0rphzone (talk) 06:40, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe this article should just be merged into an article on the Google Earth plugin. It can be renamed into Google Earth Plug-in and then the background info about the plugin can be the main topic with sections for examples such as this one. - M0rphzone (talk) 06:59, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've had a change of heart. After realizing that this app was capable of showing the full potential of the API present in Google Earth plugin, I decided to change my vote to keep. GVnayR (talk) 17:02, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect to Google Earth - unfortunatly the sources provided are either primary sources or unreliable sources, and what remains is, IMHO, insufficent to establish independent notability. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:09, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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