Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A wig wom for a goose's bridle


 * 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 kept. giggy (O) 04:05, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

A wig wom for a goose's bridle
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Contested prod, and the way it was done, I thought it was a request for deletion but it isn't. This is an old Australian saying, but the article is unreferenced and no more than a dicdef. No notability is asserted, except for the fact the saying is less popular today than it used to be. Delete. Blanchardb- Me • MyEars • MyMouth -timed 00:35, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Dicdef. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  01:01, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete and Trans to Wiktionary, if not already there. It is not much more than a dicdef, and is unencyclopaedic. -- Mizu onna sango15 / 水 女 珊瑚15  01:12, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Trans to Wiktionary. Not just an Aussie saying either. But of course the only WP:RS I had was my Grandfather who has long passed.   Esradekan Gibb    "Talk" 02:20, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - belongs in wiktionary --T-rex 03:11, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. I've heard the phrase before too. But I'm pretty sure it should be "wigwam", not "wig wom". That might help dig up reliable sources, if there were reliable sources to be found to give this some content, though I doubt they exist. —David Eppstein (talk) 03:11, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I've certainly only ever heard it as "wigwam". even with reliable sources, though, this would still be a Wiktionary item. Grutness...wha?  03:13, 12 June 2008 (UTC) weak keep now, thanks to the improvements. Grutness...wha?  01:41, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Dicdef, that's it, and unsourced at that.  Interesting, but if this should be anywhere, it's either on Urban Dictionary or Wiktionary. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 18:27, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice work on the changes, here. Change !vote to keep accordingly. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 15:40, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - Not much of a starting point for a legitimate article. If some sources can be found on etymology/meaning, use, cultural impact, etc., this won't take any effort at all to recreate in a more suitable format. Changed to Keep per improvements.  ◄   Zahakiel   ►  03:34, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  -- Mattinbgn\talk 22:31, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Reading this has brought back memories of my late grandmother; this was one of her favourite sayings. For sentimental reasons I would like to keep it but I fear it is not salvagable.  There is a source here from the Australian National University if anyone wants to have a go at fixing it up. -- Mattinbgn\talk 22:37, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Tidied somewhat. -- Mattinbgn\talk 22:57, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Looks like a valid stub now -- Mattinbgn\talk 23:39, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep - a start has already been made to start working on it. I don't think it is a mere dicdef topic - a stub yes but a potential article as per other topics in the Category:English idioms.  I will confess to sentimental reasons for keeping the article too :-)  but I think it is salvageable and wikipedia will be better off with it rather than without it. --Matilda talk 23:13, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Book title also as well as other refs given in article: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/518022 - ie it is a relatively important saying in the scheme of things to Australians --Matilda talk 23:36, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Could previous contributers to the discussion please review the article again as progress has been made in providing sources can be found on etymology/meaning, use, cultural impact, etc. - see how it has changed - it now has 6 reliable refs and significantly more content. --Matilda talk 00:06, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep -- largely due to Matilda's fantastic efforts with expanding the article. I confess to bias also; my grandmother would often ask me to mind my own business using this phrase :) - Longhair\talk 00:17, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Change to Keep per changes made today. However, I will wait for a greater consensus before withdrawing my nom. --Blanchardb- Me • MyEars • MyMouth -timed 01:01, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep An understandable nomination in its early stages. Appreciate nominator's change of view since.  I also note that it is more than a dicdef - with similar examples of sayings that are valid article pages including A feather in your cap & Mad as a March hare. -- VS  talk 01:13, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per recent additions/references by Matilda and because my mum still says it!--Sting  Buzz Me...   01:45, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:HEY. —David Eppstein (talk) 02:07, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per the improvements done mid AfD which provide historical and linguistic context. TravellingCarithe Busy Bee 03:10, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per improvements - fair crack of the whip - bet that isnt up yet either SatuSuro 07:02, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per recent improvements. Well sourced, and now more than a dicdef.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 02:32, 14 June 2008 (UTC).
 * Keep per recent improvements which have taken the article far beyond the dicdef it once was. Maybe we can improve Wikipedia by nominating all articles at AfD. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  02:35, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep There is nothing wrong with an article on an expression. Northwestgnome (talk) 03:54, 15 June 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.