Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Madras Tamil slang words


 * 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 keep. Mailer Diablo 19:14, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

List of Madras Tamil slang words

 * Delete per explicit wikipedia policy: What Wikipedia is not, items ...is not  "Lists of such definitions" and "A usage guide or slang and idiom guide". Mukadderat 19:15, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 11:23, 28 July 2006 (UTC)


 * KeepRaveenS 17:44, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * This was spun off from the main article of madras Tamil to make it smaller, if this will be deleted it will only get re attached to the main article. This List needs to be seen in whole with its link to Madras Tamil not alone.


 * Neutral - I see Mukadderat's citing of the Wikipedia regs, but it seems rather useful and took a LOT of time to write, as I ascertain. So, balanced between the "right thing to do" and my inner consciousness, I am neutral. Cheers, R  e  lentless  Rouge  22:52, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wow...so much work went into this article; it's such a shame it's in violation of policy!!! =(  Unfortunately, Wikipedia is not a dictionary or translator.  Is there any Wiki that this can be added to?  I hate to see such a lot of hard work go to waste, but I can't think of an appropriate Wiki... Srose  (talk)  22:55, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per decision in Articles for deletion/List of Internet slang. Also note the existence of List of Chicano Caló words and expressions, List of Puerto Rican phrases, words and slangs, List of common phrases in constructed languages and others - there are plenty of examples in Category:Linguistics lists and Category:Etymology. I have some sympathy for the argument that these belong in the improved wikitionary we now have, but deleting this while letting other articles remain is quite inconsistent.  Wikipedia needs a proper policy on when a linguistic list is encyclopaedic and when it isn't so we have some consistency in what we allow and what we don't.  -- Arvind 23:07, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per policy. `'mikka (t) 17:10, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Don't you think it would be better to first have an agreed definition of what makes a list encyclopaedic? I agree with what you said that some are better moved to wikitionary, but at the moment, I'm still not clear what the difference between List of Internet slang and this list is. -- Arvind 17:46, 29 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete: Wikipedia is not Wiktionary. --Slgr @ ndson (page - messages - contribs) 18:07, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep See withdrawl of gay slang nominations These nominations are selective, arbitary and even may be prejudicial towards minorities sexual or otherwise. Keeping Gay slang and removing Madras Slang will a demonstartion of that intent and bias.I strongly urge this nomionation to be withdrawn till all issues are resolved, otherwise this just another Book burningHuracane 22:04, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep for now until there is a reasonable plan to transwiki all such lists, per Arvind --Samuel Wantman 23:49, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete This is a Wictionary article NOT a Wikipedia article. 60.231.141.11 08:49, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * User's 2nd edit on wikipedia. --JJay 00:31, 31 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep This article as per Arvind request
 * Discounted. anon 216.95.23.216 . `'mikka (t) 16:07, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Per above. Like Arvind says, we keep other similar list. The Tamils and their language is important. Orangehead 15:32, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Discounted. New account. `'mikka (t) 16:06, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. I agree with the points stated by Arvind and Samuel Wantman. -- Ponnampalam 21:27, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - at least until the discussion going on at Wikipedia_talk:What_Wikipedia_is_not reaches a consensus and future agreed policy can be applied sensitively. Please contribute to the discussion there. WLD 20:45, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. I agree with the points stated by Arvind and Samuel Wantman. -- Samraj 21:27, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - I think it's about time we rethink the WP:NOT policy. I'll see you on that policy's talk page.  --List Expert 13:02, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * STRONG KEEP - To uphold What Wikipedia is not. Note that Mukadderat has made a wholesale move to delete all of the following slang lists:
 * Articles for deletion/List of sexual slurs (3rd nomination)
 * Articles for deletion/List of Singapore sexual slang (he moved this first, presumably to affect the outcome of the AfD).
 * Articles for deletion/List of loan words in Sri Lankan Tamil
 * Articles for deletion/List of Madras Tamil slang words
 * Articles for deletion/List of Sri Lankan Tamil slang and swear words
 * Articles for deletion/List of gay slang words and phrases
 * Articles for deletion/List of Trinidadian English terms - how in the hell did this one get deleted, as there is no consensus. Someone needs to look into this one.

Does anyone besides me see an anti-ethnic, anti-minority, and anti-profanity bias here? Mukadderat seems to be very selective in his AfD nominations, which wreaks of censorship, which is a clear Wikipedia policy violation. --List Expert 13:21, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * No, it is entirely reasonable to nominate articles which violate WP:NOT. A list of Madras Tamil slang words does not belong in an English language encyclopedia, and is not verifiable. -Will Beback 17:42, 3 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Comment - Merge to Madras Tamil so what ever the decision of the admin here, we will not book burning like we seem to have done on the Trinidadian English terms. RaveenS 15:37, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unverifiable. Violates WP:NOT. -Will Beback 17:42, 3 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Announcement: I've started a discussion on Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not to discuss the fate of slang glossaries (such as this one) and to discuss whether or not the policy should be ammended to reflect the defacto acceptance of slang glossaries on Wikipedia.  They are here, and based on the results of AfD discussions like this one, they seem to be here to stay.  So shouldn't the policy be updated?  It would sure save a lot of wasted time and effort on fruitless AfDs.  You are welcome to join the discussion.  --List Expert 09:15, 4 August 2006 (UTC)


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