Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/O RLY?


 * 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 of the debate was O Keep after votes by annons and new users were discounted. Jaranda wat's sup 06:48, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

O RLY?
Another so-called internet meme which will be irrelevant in ten years, if not already. D e nni ☯  02:29, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Informative!!
 * Strong Keep Wikipedia is such an excellent source of info about Internet memes (among other things, of course).
 * Speedy delete per Articles for deletion/O RLY CanadianCaesar 02:35, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually I'm not sure exactly why that was closed as a consensus to delete; and it may have gained notability since. Abstain. CanadianCaesar 02:44, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep it's a increadible meme spreading in the net. Keep this, is very interesting about speed of Internet memes.--Quackshot 02:38, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Merging it with an some internet slang article would make it needlessly difficult to find. Kfroog 03:35, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * O KEEP Well written, informative, I've seen lesser articles on topics of much more importance. Agree with Kfroog. Tom Foolery 04:05, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * O KEEP. --Apostrophe 05:22, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep it's a well rounded, informative article on something that has been bugging people all over the internet... 'what is this o rly owl?' --Anonymous This user's seventh edit.
 * Keep O RLY is very popular and i've used this page as an explination. --Ryu 06:24, 18 December 2005 (UTC) This user's third edit.
 * Keep NaconKantari 06:25, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - One of the Internet memes which deserves to be kept. It's an interesting, funny, sophisticated and interesting meme - compared to the utterly puerile, juvenile and offensive Brian Peppers meme. FCYTravis 07:02, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep now because it is relevant today, per above votes. If it turns out to be irrelevant in ten years, I'll gladly vote delete then. Wikipedia is beautiful for its fluidity. (ESkog)(Talk) 07:03, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep is relevant, probably should be referenced on the page on Internet jargon. --Thephotoman 07:11, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * YA KPY - It's a big enough meme. Darobsta 09:36, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - I was actually checking to see if there was an article on this. Was surprised to see it under VfD.  Definitely noteworthy (especially as an indicator of how stupid internet memes can get -- ya, rly!). neckro 10:53, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * NO WAI! Keep. Cernen 12:59, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I found this helpful, really. This user's only edit.
 * Keep While memes could still be considered in their infancy, who can say what sort of sticking power they'll have? If this is still a problem in 10 years, I'll vote for deletion then. Acelin 18:00, 18 December 2005 (UTC) This user's only edit.
 * Delete. I disagree with all justifications detailed above and consider this to be an utterly unencyclopedic topic. --Agamemnon2 18:35, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete I agree with Agamemnon2. Reyk 19:31, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - Thirded! This is completely not notable and prone to vandalism and copyright violation! --DJH47 21:18, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. w00t. Pablo_Mayrgundter 8:09, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Very Strong Keep This is a part of internet culture that should be told! There are many other internet culture articles that should go before this one. This user's only edit.
 * The Internet doesn't have a culture unless you count clueless ranting, illiterate spam email and advertising banners. --Agamemnon2 04:50, 19 December 2005 (UTC)


 * The Keep That Is As Strong As Possible This is so important..people should learn about the internet, and its fads. This user's eleventh edit in eight months.
 * Keep this belongs on its own page apparently...  ALKIVAR ™Radioactivity symbol.png 21:00, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I was just wondering about the history of the o rly owls and was happy to stumble upon this page. Without its wikipedia entry, I wouldn't have known what it was.  I think most popular memes belong on here. This user's second edit.
 * Keep This is a lot more popular than most internet meme's, and i see it everyday. so what if its not relevant in 10 years, isnt that what HISTORY is for? Logging such things?. Jragar 01:30, 19 December 2005 (UTC) Jragar's only edit, even though his contribs page turns up no hits at all.
 * Keep Come on, its bloody brilliant. Which sycophant motioned for deletion? tut tut Qrimmer Qrimmer's 29th edit.
 * Comment: 29 edits, spread uniformly over a month? Works for me... -Colin Kimbrell 22:38, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Brilliant? You =do= lead a sheltered life. D e nni ☯  03:09, 19 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete; not encyclopedic (as is the case with nearly all "internet memes"). -- keep sleep ing   say what  03:06, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Really, is it less encyclopedic than Kilroy was here? The only difference I see is in age. Kfroog 09:57, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 'Delete per Keepsleeping. WikiFanatic 03:44, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - graphics animation emblemic of pushing it past reasonable limits. [User:Metarhyme|Metarhyme]] 04:34, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep for Academia I am currently using this article in my paper for Sociolingustics in my discussion on Language of the Internet, and that alone I feel suffices for reasons to keep this article. It contains information pertainate to my research.  Nearly all article are prone to vandalism and that is not sufficient grounds on which to remove an article.  As for those who claim it as unencyclopedic, I ask that you please give me your definition of encyclopedic.  If you mean something that would someday appear in a professionally published encyclopedia, then I'm afraid I disagree with you on the premise of Wikipedia.  The nature of internet hypertext over print is that it allows for a much larger base of information, so while this information would not be pertainate enough to justify listing in a printed medium, it contains relevant information that seekers of knowledge would care to know.  As for the person who claimed that there is no such thing as internet culture, I beg to differ.  Even among professional circles it is recognized that there is such a thing as internet culture.  I may not be a lingustics major, and I'm taking this class for fun, but I do know enough to claim that the internet does have a culture, and that the language used within the internet does have a history.  Slang has literary significance just like any other language feature, and that of the internet is no exception.  If you're really desparate for proof that I really am using this for my paper, look up Professor S. Dart at Macalester College a few weeks from now after I turn in my paper and ask if I discussed O RLY.  --D. Ly 23:35 Dec 18 2005 (CST) This user's third edit.
 * weak keep... although I can't really see anyone typing this to find out about airports in Paris. Grutness...wha?  06:02, 19 December 2005 (UTC) (it's a joke, ok?)
 * Keep or speedy keep, exact search returns 204,000 hits on Google. Can&#39;t sleep, clown will eat me 08:23, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * This should not be deleted, as it is a great example of a deversity of a langauge that has grown up on the internet. To say, it defines the modern genteralion, as teens use it for text, and even dome adults use it as well, if they are in a hurry. User:Tehmadbluebear This user's only edit.
 * Keep this article! I was here specifically looking for this, becuase I see it at least once a day on the forums I read and was really boggling over question: 'what's with o rly thing?' ~Ari 03:39, 19 December 2005 (UTC) This user's only edit.
 * Keep - David Gerard 16:25, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - Dumb but notable. If it fades into non-notability in a year then we can talk about deleting it. - Stlemur 16:42, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not encyclopedic, not notable, and banish the puppets. Agnte 17:10, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong KeepThe O RLY Owl is the best -- it's on par with All your base, etc. User:Tryndamere 09:44, 19 December 2005 (UTC) This user's fifth edit, of which four have been AfD votes
 * Keep "notable" meme. --SPUI (talk) 20:19, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Wikipedia is genius because it providers a pretty reliable place where everyone can share knowledge or use it. Most of it is kept in real time and even if you have the littlest knowledge which may seem ridicolous and would never be ever needed, you can contribute. Since an encylopedia should cover pop culture, and this word is part of the rising Internet phenomenom, it should be kept as it can be useful to someone who is doing a report on the ever expanding and changing cyberworld. SandBoxer 23:14, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep The article could use improvement, but the meme is indeed notable. --c3o 01:01, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Even if it's irrelevant in ten years I would think it should be kept for historical reasons. (internet phenomena and such).Garion96 (talk) 01:29, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable internet meme. --pile0nadestalk 02:08, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Not quite up to the level of All Your Base, but I'd say this is the most pervasive meme of this year. A 02:15, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * O NOES! EXTREME Keep! One of the biggest memes to hit in a long time. It will (unfortunately) be with us for quite some time.  Might as well document it.  --Froggy 02:19, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * SRSLY Keep. Rly. Rampart 03:41, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * YA RLY keep. Next we'll delete the entry on the US Constitution, since that's looking to be irrelevant in 10 years. --66.92.84.190 03:45, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * O COMMENT: can we BJAODN this discussion and then drag it out whenever we're taking ourselves too seriously? ^_^  Marblespire 04:29, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * keep this please erasing it does not make sense it is notable Yuckfoo 07:05, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as I agree with ~Ari, I found this article useful in figuring out what was meant by 'o rly' CMJ 08:39, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I believe it should remain, as an example of a meme, since it is one of the largest to hit the internet, probably on par with the "Zero Wing". It definitely deserves to stay. axedesign 08:50, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep pfctdayelise 13:39, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep If All your base are belong to us has an article, this should too. Dan 17:50, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep (Ya rly!) The article is good, and the topic is fairly notable, IMO. — 69.211.123.29 18:17, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Ya, RLY.  Article is notable and part of internet culture, similar to all your base are belong to us.  Those who say it isnt notable or encyclopedic, should understand that Wikipedia is not paper. Mystache 20:20, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. If this was removed, Then All your Base should be removed by the same logic. --Theredstarswl 00:33, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep CanadianCaesar The Republic Restored 03:41, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep 200,000 on google Zig 04:12, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * O KEEP wheres the vote botten, it needs to be expanded
 * Keep Like others, I came here specifically looking for this entry. Few would say that internet memes represent a high point in modern culture but they nonetheless form part of the social background of the medium. --Mizake 12:44, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Where would people go to find out what these kind of, admittedly obscure, pop-culture references actually mean, if not WikiPedia? It is notable, and unlike other sources, the information listed; i.e. origin, meaning, history/evolution is encyclopedic. It may be a insignificant fad, but if it had no listing, how would you know?
 * Keep I agree with Mizake, this is a wonderful article on an obscure subject. This is one of the key components of Wikipedia, IMO. Not only informative, but a bit wacky.--droptone 14:47, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep The meme is established and wide spread. It gets an extremely high number of hits on google and is thus notable. The article is appropriately sourced and is worthy of inclusion. &mdash; Falerin&lt;talk&gt;,&lt;contrib&gt; 18:22, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete As you guys can probably tell this is a really biased vote. I guarantee you most of the "Keeps" are users from YTMND. Let a group of admins decide on what to do with this. It's just silly. --Tykell 20:42, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Nice to see good faith is alive and well on AFD! O RLY? - David Gerard 22:14, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * It's always fun to have your motives and background second guessed by someone who knows nothing about you. I've not cast aspersions on the motives of the 'Delete' voters, but then my interpretation of the vote here was not quite so cynical. Yeah, that comment annoyed me. Does it show? --Mizake 00:12, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Suggestion is inherently invalid in that the reasoning used to justify recommendation for deletion fails Assume Good Faith guidelines. Lumbergh 05:19, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep (Delete?! NO WAI!) This doesn't seem to violate any policies or anything... Besides, it's a useful article with helpful information! Think about forum newbies asking what this O RLY owl people keep talking about is- This really is the ONLY really GOOD source on the topic. llamapalooza87 22:03, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Usage is currently widespread enough to be worth coverage.  If that changes, we can always re-evaluate the situation later, as others have noted in earlier votes. -Colin Kimbrell 22:38, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. It can be hard for those who only see the end products to figure out how trends, jokes, memes, etc. begin (Ever missed an episode of the Simpsons and subsequently failed to get a reference everyone else did?)- it's good to have an explanation. And it's a perfectly cromulent article. -- Jake 00:05, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. It's a popular meme. —Zazou 01:35, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as notable. Certainly nowhere near the league of AYBABTU, but at least deserves an article. Turnstep
 * Keep a very large meme, definetly notable. Staxringold 16:17, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep? Ja, wirklich! --Kotjze 22:50, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, please. Someone just said that in an internet forum another day, and I had no idea wath it meant. Keep please. 22 December 2005
 * Keep The O Rly owl rocks. When future generations come to the internet, shouldn't they be allowed to do research on what an "O Rly" owl is?
 * Don't Delete -- I fail to see the justification in whimsically deleting articles arbitrarily declared to be unencyclopaedic at the spontaneous and unsubstantiated decision of a small but loud group of misanthropes who do not understand the relevance of and importance of documenting the history and evolution of the internet. The O RLY owl is an important piece in the aforementioned history and evolution, and therefore ought to remain. Lumbergh 04:56, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep This article should be kept, O RLY is a quickly growing internet meme and the phrase has been around for quite some time. This article is especially important for communities such as 4chan where the O RLY Owl originated. richjkl 06:44, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep' In 40 years people will want to know this stuff. Endomion 06:47, 23 December 2005 (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.