Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aye aye, sir


 * 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 delete and redirect to Yes and no. There is a 40% off sale on redirects this week, and we wouldn't want to miss out on those kind of savings. BD2412 T 16:40, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

Aye aye, sir

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Pure WP:DICDEF: "Wikipedia is not a dictionary, phrasebook, or a slang, jargon or usage guide." The only citations are (1) two dictionary entries and (2) to one college's ROTC course material. In addition, the nautical usage of the word aye or ay is already discussed at Yes and no, to which Aye (yes) directs. An attempt to redirect the page to Yes and no was resisted by one editor, who also restored a variety of unsourced material to the page. Neutralitytalk 17:11, 2 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete as nominator. Neutralitytalk 17:11, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 17:30, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 18:15, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 18:15, 2 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep the opportunities for expansion beyond dictionary are endless. Military, popular culture, cartoons, etc. These things WP:NEXIST Lightburst (talk) 18:17, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you identify sources that show significant, in-depth coverage of this phrase specifically? Not just references in pop culture or indications that the phrase exists? We already have Glossary of nautical terms. --Neutralitytalk 19:25, 2 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep It is useful and has a long history, until just one person gets irritated by its existence. --GwydionM (talk) 18:19, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete This kind of "article" is an embarrassment to Wikipedia. It completely misses the point of what an encyclopedia is for. "Aye" or maybe "Aye-aye" might warrant a dictionary entry, but "aye aye, sir" would be preposterous as an entry in any reference work. Eric talk 19:06, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and redirect to Yes and no. There's really not much to say about the term, unless someone can come up with its origin, which is pretty doubtful. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:40, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Redirect per Clarityfiend. This is at most a dictionary definition, and a long-standing piece of original research. I agree with Eric that this article is an embarrassment as it stands, and there is no meaningful chance that this can be turned into an actual encyclopedia article. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 20:05, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete & Redirect to Yes and no per nom and Clarityfiend. This is a poorly sourced article that is half WP:DICDEF and half WP:OR.  It is already covered in the proposed redirect target, as well.  Rorshacma (talk) 20:12, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - as per nominator. Octoberwoodland (talk) 06:01, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - Wiktionary has this entry and that is the appropriate wiki project for definitions of words, idioms and phrases. Per WP:NOTDIC, Wikipedia is not a dictionary. In some cases a word or phrase can be the subject of an article, but it must meet WP:WORDISSUBJECT. The word or phrase must be the subject of verifiable coverage by reliable sources. I cannot find any such sources, and the page is distinctly lacking any. There is an interesting but unsourced description of how the navy term may have arisen, but without a source it is impossible to say whether this is folk etymology or real, and without reliable sourcing, it should not be there. Examples of usage would properly belong in Wiktionary, not here. -- Sirfurboy (talk) 12:47, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Redirect per Clarityfiend and possibly Merge some of the information or references from the page.IphisOfCrete (talk) 23:53, 3 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete Phrase is available on Wikitionary. GargAvinash (talk) 02:18, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete, wikipedia is not a dictionary. Alex-h (talk) 11:25, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. If somebody advocated for this, and worked on rescuing it, I could go along. Ma'am, this is merely dicdef, ma'am. Bearian (talk) 00:58, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep It is linguistically and historically useful across subject areas and serves as an almost unique example of very specific language. I am an English teacher and graduate of a naval military academy and these words are not mere terminology.  They are the soul of a sailor.  --  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.47.65.99 (talk) 15:20, 9 February 2020 (UTC)  — 97.47.65.99 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


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