Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fiddy


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The result was   redirect to 50 Cent. Cirt (talk) 06:47, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Fiddy

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"Fiddy" is a dialect way of pronouncing "fifty" and appears in many contexts, such as B-fiddy-two (B-52 Stratofortress) or rapper Fiddy Cent (50 Cent). So it isn't even really a special motorcycling term for 50 cc bikes; some people just think it's cool to say fiddy instead of fifty. And anyhow, WP:NOTDICT--Dbratland (talk) 00:46, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Dicdef. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 00:49, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment, I'm getting 39,000 g-hits for "fiddy motorcycle", and a goodly number seem to reference "fiddy" as being a specific niche of motorcycle stuning/competition, as well as being a common term for 50cc bikes. I take issue with Dbratland's objection:  the question isn't whether it's a slangy term or no, the question is whether there are reputable publications which employ the term, and enough refernceable info out there on description, history, events, etc. to merit an article.  The curent version is weak, and the original editor's version wasn't very encyclopedic in tone, but there's a decent chance the actual topic has merit.  However, I don't read stunting publications.  Maybe take this up with whatever WP motorbike or automotive project for an expert opinion? MatthewVanitas (talk) 01:24, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * There's over 1M hits for "50cc racing" because there are many popular 50 cc classes, but none of them is actually named "Fiddy."  It could be a good topic for an article, beyond the defunct 50 cc grand prix class, but it would include many regions beyond those where they sometimes say Fiddy racing.--Dbratland (talk) 04:42, 11 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 03:05, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Trying to decide between WP:NAD or WP:NEO. Niteshift36 (talk) 03:48, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to 50 Cent. Powers T 12:56, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree with LtPower. Redirect. Stifle (talk) 13:02, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not for things made up one day, which is how this appears. Redirect to 50 Cent per LtPowers. tedder (talk) 01:27, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. Although the article was created as a redirect to 50 Cent, it currently has nothing to say about the rapper who uses that name. Since the pronunciation of 50 as fiddy is not unique to that individual, such a redirect seems vaguely NPOV. The article claims to name a type of Motorcycle racing, but there is no reference to 50 cc bikes on that page, so a redirect there doesn't seem quite appropriate, either. The best solution seems to be to delete the page. Cnilep (talk) 18:50, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Strangely, simple:50 Cent mentions he is also called "fiddy cent" but the en version currently doesn't. It seems like a possible misspelling. tedder (talk) 18:56, 12 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Trying to decide between WP:NAD or WP:NEO. Ohms law (talk) 03:40, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
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