Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Poof


 * 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 bold redirect  to Homosexuality. Non-admin closure. MuZemike ( talk ) 19:06, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Poof

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At best, a dictionary definition. Not a disambiguation page, since nothing in this article links to anything. Little Red Riding Hood  talk  08:26, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep if this word is really commonly used in Britain for homosexuals (I can't tell), otherwise redirect to Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. – sgeureka t•c 08:44, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * It's a British slang name for them, per the AHD and the Random House Unabridged. Uncle G (talk) 13:11, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete not a dictionary, wiktionary version already exists. Khu  kri  10:42, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete It's already in Wiktionary, Wikipedia is most emphatically not a dictionary. RayAYang (talk) 13:01, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete not a dictionary. The orchestra can be listed under POOF if it's considered significant. DJ Clayworth (talk) 14:19, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Make article go POOF! — this belongs in Wiktionary, not here. MuZemike  ( talk ) 00:30, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm going be bold and redirect to wiktionary - most likely belongs on Wiktionary. Tohd8BohaithuGh1 (t·c·r) 01:44, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Redirect to homosexual. Colonel Warden (talk) 10:45, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Redirect to homosexual, ensure term is mentioned there. Has been current UK slang for over 45 years, and still current. N.B. plural usually "pooves". Another UK variant is "poofter" --Philcha (talk) 14:52, 12 November 2008 (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.