Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flash in the pan

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The result of the debate was redirect to List of idioms in the English language. Dmcdevit·t 20:18, August 13, 2005 (UTC)

Flash in the pan
Wikipedia is not a dictionary. I have copied the useful text to Wiktionary and have replaced the only link to this article with an inter-wiki link. I don't think that a redirect would be useful here, but if the vote is to keep, I will change the page to one. Robert A West 22:45, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with Flintlock. Kappa 23:13, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * No vote yet, but I see potential for an article here. You know, I always thought the origin of the phrase was from panning for gold. -R. fiend 02:53, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * That's what Wiktionary is for. Robert A West 16:39, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but WP does have some things sort of like this, if they are extended well beyond a dicdef (I'm not sure this would be, but it isn't impossible). But I like Nandesuka's suggestion below. Redirect per Nan. -R. fiend 17:38, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Transwiki &mdash; Sorry, I'm not seeing the potential. Can this article ever be something other than a definition and perhaps some examples? &mdash; RJH 15:28, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of idioms in the English language. I'll make sure this is added there.  I think a redirect to flintlock would in this context be nonsensical. Nandesuka 17:04, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Hmmm...aside from my personal dislike of lists of this sort, is "Flash in the pan" really an idiom? Robert A West 03:45, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I'll answer my own question: No, it is not an idiom. If you know what a flash is and what a pan is, the metaphor is clear and the meaning plain. Robert A West 21:47, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I know what a flash is and what a pan is (I cook stuff in a pan every day), but the meaning isn't clear to me. Even in the context of a flintlock, the connotation of "insignificance" is unclear -- a flash can just as well be the mark of a genuine explosion.  Therefore, I think it's fair to call this an idiom. -- Visviva 13:52, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect per Nandesuka. -- Visviva 13:52, 11 August 2005 (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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.