Talk:Hamster racing

message: While Google may not return many results, I haven't checked. But I do feel the author makes good assertions about notability. I would move that we let the author finish his article (as he is new and making heavy revisions to it currently). If when he's finished, then I would move for a standard AfD process if that is still warranted. --Charlie(@CIRL | talk) 06:57, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Refuting Request for speedy Deletion 

message: Thank you for waiting Notorious. I hope that this way we can avoid nasty arguments, as well as help Will learn more about Wikipedia in the process.
I'd rather not argue notability at this point (save it for an AfD if and when it comes), but I tried searching Google for a few other variants ("Hamster racing") for me returns Boston Globe (2001) in 2nd place (I am using personalized search, so that may skew result placement). ("Hamster racing" England) gave me this this press release among the results. 
I'll be interested in seeing how this article turns out. --Charlie(@CIRL | talk) 07:48, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I enjoyed the article, even if the topic itself is kind of frivolous. But that's one of the nice things about Wikipedia -- it covers obscure things. Anyway, hamster racing is mentioned by the good ol' BBC as a charity event , an incident on the beachfront at Blackpool , and in Russia . So the thing seems to be real rather than a hoax. Cheers, Neale Neale Monks 08:28, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  More links 

message: The section ("Origins") contains mostly original research as it lacks sources for the history of this sport, and even with sources the structure of the section makes novel connections between subjects. I suspect that some assertions contained in the section are fundamentally unsourceable, as well. A section on the origins of the sport is obviously topical and relevant, but I think this section needs to be scrapped and entirely rewritten from what few sources exist, if any, for the good of the article. — Saxifrage ✎ 04:28, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Origins" original research 

message: :Soon after hamsters were domesticated in the 1930s, owners and breeders began noticing that the tiny rodents enjoyed running and could be trained to compete against other hamsters in races.  But they also realized that hamsters would not naturally align themselves on a track to make reliable races possible.  
:It wasn't until the advent of modern plastic molding techniques that the contemporary hamster ball became available.  The new technology made true hamster racing possible because hamsters could now be housed in protective shells that could then be confined within lanes to prevent the hamsters from escaping and to ensure the racers could reliably reach the finish line. 
:In the past decade spherical hamster balls have been phased out in favor of "hamster wheels" (seen in the photo above) which are cylindrical and roll like a tire, thereby making sure that the hamster can only move the vehicle forward or backward and won't waste its energy trying to run perpendicular to the lane.  The most modern race vehicles feature ratcheting mechanisms so that the hamster can only move forward down the track.
:Until about 2001 almost all hamster races were amateur or for small personal wagers.  The United Kingdom changed that concept and developed modern professional hamster racing.
This suspected "original research" section has remained untouched for over one year now.  With no sources documented at this time, it compromises the validity of the article, per Wikipedia standards for mentioning facts with uncertainty.  In such cases, the information should be moved to the talk page for further debate.  So, here it is posted above.  Notorious4life 12:59, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed origins section... original research timed-out

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message: I recently removed the "UK Origins" section as it was redundant and of inferior quality to the replacing section. If anyone objects to this, please put said objections here. WikiSquirrel42 (talk) 21:17, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the edit. There is just one source cited. The source is not strong. It does not back the claims made. It seems right to delete.  Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:23, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion of UK origins section