Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grey-collar


 * 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   no consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:30, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Grey-collar
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The article is non-notable neologism. I decided to AfD it after a discussion at ref desk. It lacks significant coverage in multiple reliable sources. Especially in a social science article like this, some academic references are necessary. --Galactic Traveller (talk) 08:24, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: article was nominated twice accidently, I closed the second one. Yoenit (talk) 09:27, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete as Non-Notable Neologism. As the article points out, there isn't even universal agreement on what the non-notable new term even means... —Carrite, Oct. 5, 2010.
 * Weak Keep - Comment stricken per argument of Patsw below. —Carrite, Oct. 12, 2010.

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:03, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's actually a fairly old term, although you're more likely to find scholarly work when searching for "gray collar" rather than "grey collar". Scroll down the page for these search results and you'll see a Journal of Social History article from 1977, among many others. 28bytes (talk) 05:29, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Keep The term is in persistent and wide use. I added some other definitions and cites to the article a moment ago.  The article needs improvement not deletion. I also add that academic references may be the preference of the nominator but these are not required by WP:N. There's no deadline to add such references in any case. patsw (talk) 00:52, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Article needs to either decide what it is going to be about (currently it's about two things and covers neither well) or in needs to be significantly expanded. Currently, it is at best, an entry for Wikitionary. Sven Manguard  Talk  01:01, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete by WP:Wikipedia is not a dictionary.  This is just an article on various ways the expression "gray collar" is used.  There should be articles on each of the groups of people, but not on the expression. Borock (talk) 07:45, 12 October 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.