Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rainbow Bridge (pets)


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The result was speedy keep, nomination withdrawn. (NAC) --J.Mundo (talk) 15:27, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Rainbow Bridge (pets)

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The topic of a poem that someone found in a magazine somewhere. Non-notable, plenty of weird g-hits, but no reliable sources. ~  JohnnyMrNinja  08:11, 9 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. This is a strange one, but I'm convinced it's worth keeping.  "Gone to the Rainbow Bridge" is a very common expression among certain pet owners to describe a pet that has died.  Numerous pet funeral services, etc, include references to this in their names.  Sometimes referenced in books on pet care (e.g. Choron, Choron & Moore, Planet Cat, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2007, ISBN0618812598).  Another possibly useful source:, which suggests that "[p]erhaps more than any other written piece in history, The Rainbow Bridge has brought comfort and solace to pet owners trying to cope with the grief of loss of a beloved cat, dog, or other pet."  JulesH (talk) 17:03, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Does saying "gone to the rainbow bridge" count as significant coverage? The about.com link, I would say, would probably count, as long as they are a reliable source. As far as I knew, I though they just mirrored WP? ~  JohnnyMrNinja  17:16, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The fact that so many people say it indicates notability, IMO. About.com have a wikipedia mirror, but they also have a number of edited sections they have paid to have written on popular topics, in this case cat care.  JulesH (talk) 11:01, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  21:52, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Let's see, a book written about the subject, plus a prominent mention in a best seller on the subject, plus about 15 jazillion ghits add up to notability for me.-- Fabrictramp |  talk to me  21:58, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The first book is from Partners/West, a non-notable publisher (possibly a vanity press? I can't tell). The second is a brief mention in a best seller, which doesn't count as "significant coverage". And WP:GHITS. ~  JohnnyMrNinja  17:16, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The publisher may be non-notable, but can you prove that the book isn't a reliable source? I think that the two books do show notability. Schuy m 1  ( talk ) 17:23, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't mean this to sound snide, but doesn't it have to be shown to be reliable? I can't even find if the publisher still exists, or really any info on it. 17:42, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Perhaps true, but we still have two professionally published books discussing the idea (the second linked in fabrictramp's comment, and the one referenced in mine) as well as a whole host of web sites. This is more than enough, I think. JulesH (talk) 10:58, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep: per Fabrictramp. Schuy m 1  ( talk ) 23:58, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep: The concept may be complete fabricated rubbish, not supported by any theology, and reeking of mawkish sentimentality, but if someone for whatever reason wanted to look up "rainbow bridge", it is good to know that they might find some explanation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.167.186.145 (talk) 13:58, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think the "15 jazillion ghits" should about cover it. ~  JohnnyMrNinja  17:16, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * !Vote crossed out: I have no opinion about if this should be kept or deleted. Schuy m 1  ( talk ) 18:03, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. "Rainbow Bridge" is a VERY common expressions - at least among my family and friends in California and Florida, used as the place where pets go when they pass.   It is a lovely poem.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.159.211.210 (talk) 03:56, 11 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Withdrawn - Based on the books and the response here, I'd like to withdraw the nomination (I don't know how to close these). Though the article needs to be re-written almost completely to focus on that notability, and the copyvio should leave (just because you don't know who wrote a poem doesn't mean it's PD). ~  JohnnyMrNinja  10:31, 12 January 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.