Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rain man in music


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:05, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Rain man in music

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Not clear what the article is supposed to be about. Ï¿½ (talk) 22:03, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:02, 30 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete This is the most painful WP:OR article I have ever read. Apparently about either skit jokes in rap songs about someone comparable to Raymond in Rain Man, songs involving exotic dance clubs where rich people throw money in the air to 'make it rain', or supernatural topics. Whatever the case, there's nothing really to support this article.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 00:56, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is a pretty OR subject and the list reminds me of that old comic about indiscriminate lists about wood on Wikipedia. I also doubt seriously that nobody used the term "rainman" before 1966, especially considering that the concept of it as a mythological figure or a shamanic figure has been around for thousands of years. While at some level there might be an interesting paper about the whys and hows of where people mention a specific subject matter or person in music lyrics, this is at worst an WP:OR article and at best, an WP:INDISCRIMINATE list. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   03:38, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. This article makes sense and doesn't make sense at the same time.  Erpert  Who is this guy? 07:31, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Improve. If you read rain man on wiktionary (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rain_man), it simply says: 'rain man: An autistic, or mentally and/or socially impaired person.'. There is a lot more to say about it. As is mentioned above: 'the concept of it as a mythological figure or a shamanic figure has been around for thousands of years.'. Well... other people can improve this article! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Muller 71 (talk • contribs) 06:10, 30 June 2013‎
 * If you want to improve the article, it would be best to include information that can be sourced. Right now, the article seems to be nothing but original research. Also, considering you mentioned Wiktionary, you should consider that referencing another wiki generally doesn't hold much weight.  Erpert  Who is this guy? 07:43, 1 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete as an indiscriminate list/topic -- Whpq (talk) 16:37, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:SNOW, WP:LIST, and WP:MILL. We have frequently deleted random lists of ordinary stuff like this before. Bearian (talk) 16:53, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is really several different topics that have no significant connection to each other other than using the same phrase "rain man" with completely different meanings. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 15:20, 6 July 2013 (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.