Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gnomes of Zürich


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure)  Onel 5969  TT me 17:29, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Gnomes of Zürich

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Essentially a dictionary entry, see WP:NOTDICT, and based on only one source. Details about origin and usage, etc., should go to Wiktionary, while a brief mention of the term and its history can be made at Banking in Switzerland, which is where people would look for this.  Sandstein  18:08, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Switzerland-related deletion discussions.  Human 3015   TALK    18:18, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep People will obviously look for information about the Gnomes of Zürich using this selfsame phrase, which is the natural title. The BBC article is a substantial source and is nothing like a dictionary entry – no single word, no spelling, grammar or etymology.  It is easy to find more sources such as the Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World and so the notability of the topic seems clear.  Note also that the Gnomes also get involved in medical matters and so there is no single satisfactory place to merge this. Andrew D. (talk) 13:21, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  19:24, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep It's a long established phrase and there's scope for an article here. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:15, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep: Added 10 cite books and you could easily add 20-30 more. The term obviously has importance far beyond a dictionary definition and is easily sourced well above WP:GNG. Sam Sailor Talk! 15:04, 11 November 2015 (UTC)


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