Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Superfly lifestyle


 * 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. Concept is unverified and no citations are given to indicate the notability of the term (1 hit on Gbooks, 1 real one in GNews), so a redirect isn't even in the cards. Plus, there is no verified content worth merging from this personal essay. Drmies (talk) 17:50, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Superfly lifestyle

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Dubious notability; article consists entirely of personal view on the subject. Zzarch (talk) 23:07, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fashion-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:17, 28 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. I could find mention of this term, but it's only on blogs; so as of right now it violates WP:NEO.  Erpert  Who is this guy? 01:15, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep This is a distinct fashion which is documented in sources such as Men of color: fashion, history, fundamentals, Cutting a figure: fashioning Black portraiture and Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion. The rest is a matter of ordinary editing per our editing policy.  The worst case is that we'd merge into our article about the movie: Super Fly (film). Warden (talk) 09:41, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge I would support merging this article with Super Fly (film), per the above rationale. Zzarch (talk) 22:42, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * If those sources are actually found and added to the article, Warden, I can change my !vote. But I Gsearched and couldn't find anything reliable that proved the style was even referred to as "superfly lifestyle".  Erpert  Who is this guy? 08:32, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
 * There's a much bigger article to be written on black male fashion history. For example, see the source Slaves to fashion and Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture. Warden (talk) 08:55, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
 * The following note is moved from the talk page by Zzarch (talk) 22:45, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I should make one thing very clear. if they are trying to find reason to delete its simply a narrow mindness on their part. i thought wikipedia embraced all sorts of beliefs and lifestyles. i do not and will not bow to pressure of being politically correct for any reason. i believe in being truthful and honest which is why i posted the article. this was a style of dress for men of color in the 70s. plain and simple. its not meant to offend anyone in the least but meant to educate others about different lifestyles. i hope that wikipedia can be the great encyclopedia that it is by having many avenues of learning. thanks and have a great day/Sparkles76 (talk) 21:01, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: This would pass as a Wiktionary definition, not as a Wikipedia entry  Purpleback pack  89  ≈≈≈≈  20:27, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Relisting comment: It would be helpful if the claims about inclusion in reliable sources could be specifically verified prior to making a decision on this AfD.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwyrxian (talk) 14:27, 5 January 2012 (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.