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


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The result was   keep. No prejudice towards a merge. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:18, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Soramimi
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Lack of reliable sources showing notability. Lizzie Harrison 00:06, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * • Gene93k (talk) 00:46, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * • Gene93k (talk) 00:47, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * • Gene93k (talk) 00:47, 10 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - This article has been open since 2006. Does it need to be redone or rewritten? Yes. Are the examples a bit of overkill? Maybe. The topic is notable because I found it mentioned in the Netherlands, Russia, USA and other locations with Karaoke. And even a Soramimi Tool compatible for Ipods and Windows 7 applications. On the following blog, not really usable as a source by itself, I found ... soramimi in "Exploring Fact City," a March 29 New York Times Week in Review article about Wikipedia: ... While living in Europe in the 1960s, I often misheard foreign words in songs and sang (tried to sing!) the words wrong in my language.  I was told what I was doing was a parody with the music. Wikipedia has Parody music. This topic goes one more step with a term that has gone international. A definite keeper, but needing work! Jrcrin001 (talk) 07:33, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete I don't care how long this article's been around. Doesn't matter. What does is the lack of independent, verifiable sources. Blogs don't cut it. This isn't notable, and doesn't meet WP:GNG. Jimsteele9999 (talk) 00:13, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep/Merge. Needs to be tidied up. Perhaps putting it for Peer review might help? If that doesn't help then merging it into the Homophonic translation article and making a section dedicated to it might help.Bleubeatle (talk) 07:10, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep This was listed and relisted in 2008, and kept. Important for the inter- and multi-cultural aspects, linguistic studies etc. More quotidian and amusing than Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Pangram has one reference.Red Hurley (talk) 07:53, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
 * WP:ITSUSEFUL, WP:ITSFUNNY, WP:OTHERSTUFF. - The Bushranger One ping only 02:29, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
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