Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sassenach (2nd nomination)


 * 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   merge to Saxon. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 07:58, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Sassenach
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This is a very nice dictionary article. By WP:Wikipedia is not a dictionary it belongs on Wiktionary, not Wikipedia. Jaque Hammer (talk) 05:23, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep A concept, not just a word, and could be expanded further  DGG ( talk ) 05:26, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * keep Important use replete with meaning V. Joe (talk) 05:27, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. The article as it exists is just a long-form dictionary entry, and I'm not convinced it can ever be more than that. Most of our "articles about words" are articles about naughty or derogatory words, but that doesn't mean that every insult needs a Wikipedia article. — Gavia immer (talk) 07:48, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Most insults seem to survive as blue links - even deletionist. Why should this one be a red link?

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 05:43, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions.  —AllyD (talk) 08:10, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete This is little more than a poorly formatted dictionary entry with a small foray into similar words in other languages and an "in popular culture"-type section stuck on the end. An article may be writable about the the use of the term, but I'm not sure and in any case this wont help with that. Thryduulf (talk) 12:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. A dictionary definition plus a few examples that the word has been used is not a good basis for an encyclopedia article. We have Wiktionary for this sort of thing. --Michig (talk) 16:54, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge with Scottish language or Scottish national identity or both. Anarchangel (talk) 03:30, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Merge into Saxon which already has some similar content. It is our editing policy to keep what we can in such cases.  The word seems exactly the sort of entry that someone will come to Wikipedia to be enlightened about.  If we made it a red link by deleting the entry then we would be disrupting both the readership and editors wishing to develop the topic.  Here's a source with a historical perspective on the matter: Emergence of English Identity.  And here's an amusing medical take on it: The haggis tolerance test in Scots and Sassenachs. Colonel Warden (talk) 07:23, 2 February 2011 (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.