Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dinlo


 * 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. Cirt (talk) 08:26, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Dinlo

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Basically Wikipedia is not a dictionary and after some searching I don't see how this could be turned into an article. I'll be happy if someone shows that I'm wrong. Dougweller (talk) 17:16, 13 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete Agreed that Wikipedia is not a dictionary, and I would contest the assertion in the article that "it [dinlo] is spoken by many people in the United Kingdom". Not in my experience it isn't. May be a suitable candidate for sending to a Romani Wiktionary (but not an English Wiktionary or we'll all be dinlo). Belated signature Emeraude (talk) 18:45, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete or transwiki to Wiktionary. Its not got enough notability for us, and is unlikely to be satisfactorily referenced any time. However, it is a word thats used in the UK, I heard it myself when I was in Gloucestershire, so it might be suitable for inclusion in Wiktionary. Dylanfromthenorth (talk) 00:14, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. Agree with Dylanfromthenorth, heard it used in Kent. Opbeith (talk) 20:00, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Are you sure what you heard wasn't "diddlo" (unsure of spelling), quite common here in South Yorskhire? Emeraude (talk) 18:45, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Quite sure. There's a lot of romany-descended people in Gloucestershire (particularly Forest of Dean area), I'd hazard a guess that its spread from them into wider usage. Whether there would be enough information and history behind the word for a Wikipedia article I don't know, but Wiktionary might be a possible venue. Similar to yourself though, I'm unsure whether "dinlo" is an accurate spelling". Dylanfromthenorth (talk) 22:59, 17 February 2010 (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.