Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toy store


 * 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) Alexnia (talk) 11:29, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Toy store

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Fill in the blanks with any noun.
 * A ____ store, or ____ shop, is a retail business specializing in selling ____. No longer held to the limitations of a physical outlet, many ____ stores are now doing business over the Internet.

This article is a joke. Remurmur (talk) 15:02, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm not sure it's a joke at all - a number of articles quite properly link to it. However it does seem unlikely to ever be more than a WP:DICDEF, in which case a soft redirect to the appropriate entry on en.wikitionary may be better.  M♠ssing Ace  15:26, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep This article as written, and through its history, is nothing more than a definition. However, there is quite a bit of potential for development beyond this definition, such as the history of toy stores, revenue generated by toy stores, etc.  I say keep it but tag it for expansion.Theseeker4 (talk) 15:34, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete - It's a dictionary definition. It's a tough call, though, because it may have room for expansion. David WS  (contribs)  15:59, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per the reference found and discussed on the article's talk page, which appears to show considerable scope for article expansion. The article as it stands is weak, but the concept seems to have potential. MadScot (talk) 16:21, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Toy stores are an important subject which WP should have an article on. They are an important part of American society and economy, and I'm sure important in other countries as well. I was kind of surprised that this article was so little compared to many others on trivial subjects. p.s. Here is Toys R Us, America's most well-known toy store. Steve Dufour (talk) 16:35, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep The concept meets notability guidelines and there is much room for expansion. I say keep for now and merge somewhere (or redirect to) if article does not improve. The DominatorTalkEdits 16:44, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - I think that it could be expanded using this as a start...? --Pmedema (talk) 16:53, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. The talk page shows some potential sources. The concept is certainly notable, as anyone who's ever stepped into a Toys "Backwards R" Us can attest. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 17:21, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I would consider this a stub that someone might have fun expanding in the future (indeed it is a stub). Also has potential to add drool-inducing photographs.  Fletcher (talk) 18:04, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - much room for expansion if some editors are going to work on it. Tohd8BohaithuGh1 (t·c·r) 23:45, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * 'Comment The problem, people, is that there's no real reason to have articles on specific stores like this. A toy store does not operate much differently from any other store. It can all be covered in the Retailing article.--Remurmur (talk) 01:11, 11 November 2008 (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.