Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trip the light fantastic (phrase)


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The result was   Keep (non-admin closure) → TheSpecialUser TalkContributions 15:38, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Trip the light fantastic (phrase)

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As the sources indicate this is no more than a glorified dictionay definition. This article should be rewritten in Wikitionary BO ; talk 17:40, 8 May 2012 (UTC)  BO ; talk 17:40, 8 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Move to Wiktionary. The sources are good for an entry there. Ugncreative Usergname (talk) 18:00, 8 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep The charge brought could be said of every article with "(phrase)" in its title. This phrase has been the subject of serious linguistic analysis, and its scope cannot be encompassed by a mere dictionary definition. --Bejnar (talk) 18:45, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 15:59, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Transwikify No doubt many other articles with "phrase" in their title deserve this treatment! --BDD (talk) 16:23, 9 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. This is an encyclopedia article about a phrase, not a dicdef. Wiktionary does already have its own entry on the phrase anyway. Angr (talk) 17:27, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - well-sourced and relevant, it easily passes WP:GNG. A phrase can be in a dictionary and an encyclopedia. AfD is not for proposed moves. Bearian (talk) 22:01, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep A good rule of thumb is that dictionary definitions are a sentence or two, with a very brief etymology. This shows a detailed history. Anarchangel (talk) 01:23, 11 May 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.