Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The love that dare not speak its name


 * 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   keep. (non-admin closure) Michaelzeng7 (talk) 01:44, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

The love that dare not speak its name

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A WP:DICTDEF for the past 7+ years, and the incoming links also use it as such -- wiktionary is a better place for it. An article expansion beyond the dict def would largely mirror Homosexuality, i.e. WP:CONTENTFORK. In its current longterm state, I'd either delete this article (trivial meaning better left to wiktionary) or turn it into a redirect to Homosexuality immediately, but the talk page (creation time) disagrees. – sgeureka t•c 14:46, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. 16:48, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions. Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 16:48, 3 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep. This is a classic example of a phrase whose meaning isn't obvious and that people will look up.  The current article is in fact quite brief at this point.  But even now it handsomely does the job of pointing readers towards the articles Two Loves (1894 poem), Oscar Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas, and homosexuality.  I suspect the article can in fact be expanded from what we have already; but even as it stands, it serves the useful purpose of showing people where to learn more. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 16:48, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - There are hundreds of available references for this phrase, used in various contexts ranging from literary criticism to same-sex marriage, in books, academic journals, magazines and newspapers. - MrX 17:20, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - the sort of phrase that does definitely warrant an encyclopedia article - David Gerard (talk) 17:41, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to the relevant section in Oscar Wilde if the article cannot be expanded, keep otherwise. Roodog2k (talk) 18:32, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - The article can and should be expanded; this phrase is rich with references and reuses, in ways that are too dense to capture simply in a "quote" book sort of formulation. --Lquilter (talk) 21:25, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Significant coverage from secondary sources. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 04:27, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per Mr.X, Lquilter, and Cirt - this is a very useful phrase, and thousands of good sources could be added; see WP:BEFORE. Bearian (talk) 19:00, 9 April 2013 (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.