Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Long walks on the beach


 * 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   delete. Kevin (talk) 23:48, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Long walks on the beach

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I do not believe that this phrase deserves a dictionary entry. I tried looking for references that establish that this is a well-known trope, but found nothing. Whatever is in the article is pretty much original research, whatever could be added is probably synthesis. Disclosure: I am the one who added the one reference to the article. Drmies (talk) 02:45, 22 November 2009 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,   A rbitrarily 0    ( talk ) 02:20, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Doc, are you sure this can't be improved? Clearly, the concept of avoiding a second date when you hear this phrase on the first, is encyclopaedic and not something that belongs in a dictionary? - Spaceman  Spiff  05:01, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Spiff, are you channeling ChilfofMidnight? You sound like a carbon copy. Also, someone who has nekkid ladies hidden in their talk page should maintain a diplomatic silence on this topic. But feel free to improve it: as you saw, I already had a go at it, unsuccessfully. And would you be willing to also write an article on "slow comfortable screw against the wall", and I'm not talking about the drink? Drmies (talk) 21:42, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak keep I was skeptical, but it's easy to see that this is a well-worn cliche judging by the past month's use in the news. Mandsford (talk) 21:44, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Mandsford, would you make the same case for "hearty meal"? or "kind words"? (Sarah Palin uttered them about Hillary Clinton!) Of course the phrase is mentioned often enough, but I didn't see a single example of discussion of the subject. Drmies (talk) 22:45, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete It's just a phrase. Mangoe (talk) 22:20, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. It's just a phrase. An encyclopedia article should be more than just origins, definition and examples of usage, as if those are the only things present, it's a dictionary entry. --Sancho Mandoval (talk) 22:12, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, the phrase is widespread and is defined within a certain cultural context, so I think it has merit as encyclopedia article. Possibly it might be reconfigured with a different title. Everyking (talk) 06:01, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that's kind of like saying “everybody knows it’s true." Trouble is, we have to document it. Incidentally, LOL, 285 hits just within Wikipedia. Too bad we can’t use Wikipedia itself for a reference. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 02:36, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom. What's next? "Looking at sunsets"? -- P 1 9 9 • TALK 02:20, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete It's only a phrase. It is not a metaphor, it doesn't really need help to understand. Shall I create a page for Candlelit Diner like the example in the article? It's somehow useless. --Stroppolo (talk) 03:18, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete - WP:NOT a dictionary or catalogue of phrases. /Blaxthos ( t / c ) 03:25, 29 November 2009 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Symbol delete vote.svg|15px]] Delete — Useless, WP:DICT ContinueWithCaution (talk) 03:45, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - WP:NOTDICT. There is little hope of finding a source that separates the use of this phrase as a romantic cliche from its use as a normal English phrase.  (No prejudice to recreate if such a source is found, however) —  æk Talk  11:15, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete There is a category of cliches on Wikipedia, with legitimate articles such as Tastes like chicken, but this one isn't quite a cliche, as it simply describes a thing that people do. --JohnnyB256 (talk) 16:07, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete while it is a cliche, lots of things are (in fact almost any phrase is cliched in the right or wrong context), and i could not find any reliable sources that expound on this idea. put it in a list of cliches, wictionary, anywhere but in its own article.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 17:11, 29 November 2009 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Symbol delete vote.svg|15px]] Delete — WP:DICT is rather clear here, in terms of what the article is now. This could be expanded into a more encyclopedic discussion of the cliche, but in its current form the article should be deleted. Tpk5010 (talk) 17:12, 29 November 2009 (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.