Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Runner-up


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The result was soft redirect to runner-up. (non-admin closure) TheSandDoctor (talk) 22:27, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Runner-up

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Unsourced WP:DICDEF, PROD contested (by redirecting to Hare coursing) without improvement. The PRODder reportedly found no sources that do not simply use or define the term. LaundryPizza03 (talk) 18:44, 1 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep/merge The concept originates in the sport of hare coursing and so properly belongs there rather than being directed outside of the encyclopedia.  You see, in that sport, dogs competed in pairs and were matched in a knock-out fashion so that the runner-up would be the losing finalist.  We should explain this properly per our editing policy. Andrew D. (talk) 19:25, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge – with hare coursing, the concept would belong there. Leo1pard (talk) 10:10, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Soft redirect to Wiktionary. Yes, it's a DICDEF. The putative hare-coursing origin isn't really relevant as this is an extremely commonly used term that most people would associate with mainstream sports rather than an archaic form of animal abuse. --Michig (talk) 09:03, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 18:00, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. North America1000 18:32, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fashion-related deletion discussions. North America1000 18:32, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Soft redirect to Wiktionary. Redirecting to hare coursing violates WP:SURPRISE. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:57, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 13:11, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Soft redirect to Wiktionary per above comments. Mangoe (talk) 14:33, 15 February 2018 (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.