Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/4chan memes

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The result of the debate was delete. Woohookitty 09:17, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

4chan memes
Definitely nn. Delete outright for preference, otherwise merge into 4chan, which is probably borderline itself. Shimgray 17:59, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - while 4chan may be notable (and that's open for debate), a list of "current" traditions and behaviours is not encyclopedic; it is not easily maintainable, and of no real interest to anyone outside of the group itself. Rob Church Talk 18:06, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete inside jokes and vanity nonsense do not an encyclopedia article make. CDC   (talk)  18:57, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom, memes, or catchphrases on the 4chan imageboard community should stay there for the moment. Alf 19:37, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. If 4chan memes really had no interest to anyone outside the group, I'd vote delete, but they do.  4chan is quite notable, and the fact that a number of widespread Internet memes (including OS-tans, Bananaphone, Soy Sauce Warrior Kikkoman, Pedobear, the Numa Numa song, Limecat, There She Is!!, and quite a few more) originate or are popularized there is one of the reasons why.  Penelope D 21:06, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * My bad; I missed the note that the article is supposed to be specifically a list of current 4chan memes, which is of course totally unencyclopedic. I hereby change my vote to Delete unless the article is changed to a list of popular memes that started on 4chan. Penelope D 21:14, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Why would an entry on "current" anything be unencyclopedic? If you're writing a work for reference, it's expected your analysis will be limited by the date of publiciation. This is analygous to saying the page "nuclear fusion" should be deleted because scientific research on the subject is ongoing and might be outdated when someone reads it.Vgss 21:41, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I didn't say an entry on "current anything" would be unencyclopedic, nor do I think that. I think an entry on "current memes on message board X" is unencyclopedic, because it is inherently of little to no interest to anyone except members of that particular message board.  A list of popular memes that started on 4chan (and eventually spread to other Internet communities), on the other hand, would be relevant to people outside the 4chan community. Penelope D 22:45, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * That would be nearly impossible to compile with the difficulty in finding enough people who have been relgious member of the board since its inception. Even in that case, there is always constasting opinions on the origin of memes. The other alternative -- composing a directory of ALL internet memes, would also be too difficult, as there's simply too many forums and communities for even a large group to have success in cataloguing. I'm all ears if you can find a better title for my project, however.Vgss 23:34, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is an article of memes used on 4chan, not 4chan-exclusive memes. It is not difficult to maintain -- I estimate I'll only need 30 or 40 entries, and that's after 4(?) years of the site. Whether or not the interest in the subject is small, that's not a reason not to include it. Furthermore, these are not solely 'inside jokes' -- I've made a point of explaining the origin of "It's a Trap" and where "Cracky-Chan" superceeded 4chan.Vgss 21:10, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong delete Textbook example of forumcruft. Also, agree with Rob Church. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  22:10, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete In ten minutes, who will care? Denni &#9775; 23:21, 2005 August 28 (UTC)
 * Smash with Xbox -- Bobdoe (Talk) 23:48, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, a list of memes is inherently non-notable, UNLESS a significant number of the memes are notable enough in their own right to receive their own article.  ral  315  17:48, August 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete with all haste. Memes only in use on one forum are not notable, and memes used in general should be in list of memes or list of catch phrases or list of quotes that nerds repeat in lieu of being witty or whatever.  -Sean Curtin 01:24, August 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, and take 4chan with it. MCB 06:57, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not that notable. ShadowMan1od 01:24, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Very informative The_Bug 0:00, 9 September 2005
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