Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thinking man's/woman's crumpet


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The result was keep.  Sandstein  08:24, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Thinking man's/woman's crumpet

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WP:NOTDIC. The sources cited, and sources I can find, are just uses of the term and not discussions about the term. Some of the article seems like WP:SYNTH. It's not many people that have been described by the term and it seems like any useful content belongs at these individual figures' pages. We can't go much beyond a dictionary definition, an assertion of where the term was popularised and a list of people who have been described as such - not enough for a standalone article. — Bilorv ( talk ) 22:55, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 23:00, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep See The Independent or The 100 Words That Make The English. Andrew🐉(talk) 21:17, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I have trouble seeing what's usable (or coherent) about the Independent article, to be honest. Can you give me an example of fact it says that's relevant? — Bilorv ( talk ) 23:57, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I'd start with the author -- Nick Hornby. The cliché is still common – I noticed a recent cover story in the Times magazine.  See also sex symbol, pinup, idol, &c. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:55, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 09:23, 15 May 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   15:55, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep: The 2016 book British Stuff: 101 Objects That Make Britain Great specifically addresses the meaning and use of the term, including how the interpretation has changed over time. I disagree with the nominator that "it's not many people that have been described by the term"; a search on Google Books and Google News provides me with dozens of examples, not to mention the examples cited in the article. I think it's a worthy subject for an article. — Toughpigs (talk) 16:31, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's well referenced and certainly more than a dicdef. Ifnord (talk) 23:17, 29 May 2020 (UTC)


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