Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Television-originated phrases


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The result was delete. Krimpet (talk) 02:43, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Television-originated phrases

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WP:NOR because the article is attempting to equate an instance of a well-known television phrase being referenced in a newspaper headline with that phrase "entering the English-language lexicon". It's not that straightfoward. There will always be TV shows that spawn popular catchphrases, that doesn't mean they are part of the Enlish language though. The only genuine example that has actually become part of language is D'oh!, because it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Masaruemoto 00:38, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Sigh. You're right. This might be an application of WP:SYN.  Each individual phrase can be traced to one or more sources, but combining them into a list may be problematic.  That being said, exactly the same amalgamation was performed in list of Internet slang. YechielMan 01:06, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Resolute 04:59, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. Doczilla 07:01, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Inherently subjective and therefore POV. Also apparently infinitely extendable - I could add "you're fired" (The Apprentice) and "you might think that; I couldn't possibly comment" (House Of Cards) straight away. But I shan't. BTLizard 08:57, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Most undoubtedly WP:SYN, individual elements/examples can be easily sourced but the attribution of the concept as a whole is lacking.   Ark yan  &#149; (talk) 14:53, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. — Wenli 01:15, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Original research. --Infrangible 01:56, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. —dima/talk/ 04:35, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. Nothing I can add that hasn't been said, but I noticed the creator of this article, TheEditrix2, is attempting to bypass the inevitable deletion by creating a duplicate article List of tv catch phrases. It has been nominated for speedy deletion by another editor. Croxley 02:11, 29 April 2007 (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.