Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snurricane


 * 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 Delete. Beeblebrox (talk) 01:37, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Snurricane

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A prod tag has been repeatedly deleted and replaced on this article. Per WP:CONTESTED, once a prod tag is removed, even if in bad faith, it should not be re-added; therefore, I have removed the prod tag and am procedurally listing it here. The most recent prod rationale was "Fails WP:DICT and WP:NEO."

I am neutral for now. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 20:00, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Redirect to snowmageddon. Gobonobo  T C 20:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete this dictionary content. Maybe merge to snowmageddon, but that, too, is dictionary content which should likely not be there.  Addionne (talk) 20:56, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete or redirect per above. No consensus for usage, not used in major news sources; article is mostly original research on which portmanteau is more applicable to the situation (eg: "snurricane" vs "snownado"). At least "snowmageddon" has been used in mainstream media more than once? Tehae (talk) 21:04, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete There is no evidence of significant coverage, not even enough to justify the suggested redirect. Even if there were significant coverage it would still have to go because Wikipedia is not a dictionary. JamesBWatson (talk) 21:32, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per JamesBWatson, my searches have given me the same sense.  Glenfarclas   ( talk ) 03:23, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong delete this minor neologism which completely lacks references. —C.Fred (talk) 06:23, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep It should be retitled/rewritten to read Snow Hurricane, which is a true weather situation when winds exceed 70mph during a snow storm. —g29115 (talk) 15:43, 01 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: That would probably be as difficult to verify as the existing article. For example, The Weather Network examines the difference between a "hurricane" and a "winter storm", noting verifiable differences in composition and behaviour. Even Wikipedia's own article on Hurricanes/Tropical cyclones points out it takes sustained winds of over 74mph, among other things, to classify a storm as a hurricane. The only reference I can find to "70mph winds qualify any storm as a hurricane" is Associated Content, which doesn't appear to be a reliable source (user submitted, no references necessary). I'm not so sure the article can even stand on its own two legs under "snow hurricane," considering the weather it discusses does not qualify as a hurricane and most sources covering the storms are using "snow hurricane" in a sensational/joking manner. (Although there have been actual hurricanes where snow was involved, eg: 1804 Mid-Atlantic Hurricane, a bit of quick research makes me think that "snow hurricane" doesn't yet merit its own article). Tehae (talk) 22:02, 1 March 2010 (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.