Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chonga


 * 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 of the debate was delete. Babajobu 05:50, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Chonga
Slang definition purporting to trace the evolution of an ethnic stereotype. If the term is widely used it is possible that there is an article to be written, but this one is trivial, POV, and probably offensive. Delete. bikeable (talk) 05:07, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as above.Blnguyen 05:22, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per all that is holy. --Kinu 05:32, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete I will never be convinced that this is encyclopedic. Pschemp | Talk 06:23, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete — Let's make this a paleologism at least as far as WP goes. — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib) –  February 7, 2006, 07:23 (UTC)
 * Do Not Delete This is a realistic term that thousands of people know. The information is absolutely true. And although it is a stereotype, it is one that is extremely common in South Florida. Please do not delete the article. No one here is from South Florida. They have no knowledge of the term - Unsigned comment by 168.221.143.68 at 05:36, February 7, 2006
 * Comment : What is notable in south Floridia may not be notable for Wikipedia. Truth has little to do with this debate. Pschemp | Talk 16:22, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong delete Extremely Unencyclopædic. Avi 17:05, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Do Not Delete This article was very useful for my thesis on ethnic stereotypes in Miami. Wikipedia is the only encyclopedia/dictionary which was able to accompany my research. This page was excellent, and should be kept for future research on ethnic stereotypes. - George H.
 * Unlikely — Same IP as last Do Not Delete comment. Can this 'discussion' be ended soon? — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib)  –  February 8, 2006, 16:28 (UTC)
 * mmm hmm -- the article has been in existence for about 36 hours. how useful could it have been for your "thesis"?  bikeable (talk) 16:32, 8 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete WP:NPOV, WP:NOR, and apparent sockpuppetry. Stifle 18:34, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Do Not Delete Just because you might not like the use of a term doesn't mean that it should be deleted from dictionaries (that's directed at you Orwellian 1984 delete crazy psychos). If we're going to delete this entry then the entry for the "n" word and bitch should have to go as well.  This term is as much part of american encyclopedic history as any other coloquial term. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.3.76.7 (talk • contribs)
 * Do Not Delete The previous "Do Not Delete" edit has an excellent point. If the stereotype wigger is on Wikipedia, then there is no reason why this Chonga stereotype article cannot be on it. All this article needs is a little more editing and it will be acceptable. I see no reason why it should be deleted. - Simon H.
 * Do Not Delete This should not be deleted for the same reasons mentioned above. the use of the "n" word, or even the term wigger, this is indeed a stereotype but is not to be deleted because someone does not like it.
 * Do Not Delete!! In reference to the 1984 Orwellion bikeable. The fact that you counted the hours which this page had been in existence shows yours distatste for this entry, and your distant location in Boston probably adds to the distate which you dislpay towards this article. It just so happens that I researched wikipedia while this page was still under construction. If the terms "wigger" and the "n" word can be used as research items, than so should the term "chonga." -George H.
 * Note the excellent use of references in Wigger. If you can provide real, verifiable references to use of the word, and its importance beyond being a slang definition (since wikipedia is not a dictionary, and if the article could be rewritten as an encyclopedic discussion of a cultural phenomenon and not in the current mocking tone, then it might possibly be worth an article.  I'd recommend starting with references.  Just my two cents as a "1984 Orwellion"!  bikeable (talk) 20:00, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

DO NOT DELETE- this article has been very useful to numerous friends of mine here in south florida who are not familiar with the term "chonga", those of you that dont agree, dont know the term and have nothing to do it, but as for the youth of south florida this word has become very popular and has grown extensively. i plead that this article SHOULD NOT be deleted.--168.221.143.68 17:03, 9 February 2006 (UTC) Gabriel F.
 * FWIW — Urbandictionary.com does recognize this definition. My vote remains delete as above, as Wikipedia is not a  dictionary.  But I thought this fact should be noted. — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib)  –  February 9, 2006, 02:24 (UTC)
 * This article should not be deleted. It is, for all intensive purposes, similar to a stub. If anything, this article should not be considered for deletion: it should be considered for extension. References to the word chonga are difficult to find (in print, the internet, etc.) because it is not a word that has garnered world-wide usage. If you'd like references that you MIGHT be able to find, listen to radio station El Zol 95, a local station here in Miami. It's not easy to find references for a rather new term. Also, this is not a definitionesque article. If you'd like for it to be less "mockery-toned", by all means, go ahead and edit it. The way it stands now, everyone in Miami that I know that has seen the article (and in the past 24 hours, word has spread FAST) agrees that it is truthful and not in any way just a slang term with no relevance. This article contains the history, the evolution of said chonga, and is, in no way, offensive. If a girl is dressed like one, she knows what she's doing, and she knows what she's attempting to look like. If I wear a gold chain around my neck, 3 inches thick, with a spinner on the end, a thick Ecko sweater, and my pants around my ankles, you'd immediately say I'm trying to be "gangster" or "gangster-like". This is because I AM. You do not look a certain way without being able to be labeled. This is just a new label for a certain female demographic, primarily found in South Florida which has not found national usage yet. --Gmasterluis 00:43, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment — All these people who want to see this article become encyclopedic (and therefore acceptable for inclusion in Wikipedia) should focus their attentions on improving the article. Is is acceptable, encouraged in fact, for the article to be edited, expanded, and improved during the deletion discussion.  The criticisms levelled above by the delete voters are common here.  Many new articles suffer these same faults.  Occasionally an article can be improved enough during the deletion process to cause people to change their votes.  The faults noted above are somewhat subjective, but based on objective observations.  Gmasterluis says If you'd like for it to be less "mockery-toned", by all means, go ahead and edit it.  Articles should only be edited by people who understand the subject matter, the keep voters here claim to understand the subject, the delete voters clearly do not (from your POV).  So the delete voters need to put their heads together and re-write the article to comply with Wikipedia guidelines.  And they need to do it quickly before a deletion decision is made. — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib)  –  February 10, 2006, 01:39 (UTC)
 * DO NOT DELETE!!! This article is extremely helpful to people new to South Florida who do not understand the term.
 * DO NOT DELETE!!!!!!! THIS ARTICLE IS VERY TRUE OF SOUTHERN FLORIDIANS AND IS NOT IN THE SAME LEVEL AS THE OFFENSIVE N WORD USED TO BRING DOWN AFRICAN AMERICANS. CHONGA'S ARE PROUND OF WHAT THEY ARE, SOME OF THEM EVEN PURCHASE APPAREL WITH THIS WORD WRITTEN ON IT. PEOPLE FROM OTHER STATES AND EVEN OTHER CITIES HAVE NOT YET HEARD THIS WORD THERFORE BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT A REAL WORD, BUT TO US IN SOUTH FLORIDA IT IS VERY REAL. THIS ARTICLE SHOULD REMAIN IN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BECUASE IT CALL HELP OTHERS UNDERSTAND SOUTH FLORIDA'S CULUTRE AND PEOPLE.HOTTEETS.COM
 * Comment — You're still missing the point. No one is claiming that this is not a real word.  The issue here is the article in question, and it's appropriateness for inclusion in an encyclopedia.  Try reading the comments and suggestions that I (and others) have posted here.  Take these ideas to heart, and work to improve the article so that it meets Wikipedia standards.  Coming here and bitching (you) HAVE NOT YET HEARD THIS WORD THERFORE BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT A REAL WORD is not productive.  And it won't do any good.  The administrator that decides the final outcome of this discussion will not be swayed by TYPING IN ALL CAPS and moaning about how you don't understand us.  The only issue here is the quality of the article.  If you approach the phenomenon of "Chonga" from a sociological and cultural perspective, write an article from that POV, and write it at a level of quality commensurate with other articles, you will find that the word is kept, and you will win this fight.  Read the comments by bikeable above and use those articles as a guide to improving this one.  Bringing in a bunch of your friends to scream DO NOT DELTE is not going to help.  (And, by the way, the term we usually use here is Keep.  Not "do not delete") — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib)  –  February 10, 2006, 03:12 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. -- Nacon Kantari  e |t||c|m 03:39, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete 10000 sockpuppets  an intro paragraph that mainly argues (unsuccessfully) for keeping the page... (ESkog)(Talk) 03:39, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment This article just needs to be worked on. It has not been here for very long, and requires INTELLIGENT people to work on it. I've been working on it a bit, even though it isn't originally my work, and I am not someone with all the background info, though I can ensure everyone that it's all true and valid information. The people complaining, I don't agree with them, because they aren't making valid arguments. However, this topic should not be for deletion, as I stated before. We (people who are well aware of the term) are trying our best to improve the article and continue make it grow into a more encyclopedic source of information.
 * do not delete this article. it is hilarious and is very useful to people who do not know what a Chonga is. Everything in this article is true, i should know because i am a teen living in S. FLorida. But people who do not know what Chonga means can learn from this article. p.s. if you are intersted in seeing Chongas for yourself, go to International Mall or Santa's Enchanted Forest.
 * "Hilarity" is not appropriate in an NPOV encyclopedia article.— Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib) –  February 11, 2006, 21:17 (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.