Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gating (punishment)


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The result was keep. John254 00:26, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Gating (punishment)

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Unreferenced for over two years, fails verifiability policy. Stifle (talk) 12:00, 11 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep - I've heard of this, and I'm reasonably sure that sources can be found. Classic English boarding-school fiction, perhaps? Memoirs? AlexTiefling (talk) 12:04, 11 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak keep Somewhat notable topic, but I can't find many reliable sources. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  12:35, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: Just a reminder that this article has been marked unsourced for over two years. If editors at this AFD cannot find any sources (and I can't myself) then your recommendation should not be "keep and find sources" but "delete". Stifle (talk) 13:08, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep
 * http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=22311
 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1542377/Cameron-from-Eton-drugs-to-Oxford-excess.html
 * I'm certain there are more. Folks, this took 3-5 minutes to find.  Please spend a few minutes doing a news/books/web search before you nom/!vote. Hobit (talk) 13:51, 11 August 2008 (UTC)


 * keep per references above. Thanks for the effort Hobit. Wikiwikikid (talk) 15:32, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per Hobit. -- S Marshall  Talk / Cont  19:50, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - rather well-known but mildly archaic concept here. Clean it up, sure - but it has to stay. Brilliantine (talk) 14:28, 12 August 2008 (UTC)


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