Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vodka and Coke

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was no concensus. - Mailer Diablo 11:07, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Vodka and Coke
For those who are logically handicapped, Vodka and Coke is Vodka and Coke. Totally unnecessary article. And, if you can believe it POV as well. -R. fiend 17:48, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Much as I agree with the sentiments on Gin and Coke, Delete. Anilocra 18:11, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. For reasons articulated by nominator. Dpbsmith (talk) 18:18, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Next thing you know, there will be a Bacardi and Cola and Bacardi and Diet Cola. --Kitch 18:53, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * ...in Category:Alcohol and cola. FreplySpang (talk) 22:12, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, redundant definition, no cultural significance, and the author still managed to get it wrong: Coke's ingredients are primarily "water" and "high fructose corn syrup".  So we've got a trademark used unnecessarily ("Vodka and cola" would have served) and a POV comment in an article that WP doesn't need.  Barno 19:09, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, and clean up. 5,660 google hits for "vodka and coke" (plus another 446 for "vodka and cola") indicates notability. Kappa 21:01, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Zzyzx11, is there any particular reason you replaced the words "vodka and coke" with "Bermuda" here? FreplySpang (talk) 22:15, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * FreplySpang, that was not me. That was Kappa. Zzyzx11 23:12, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Um yeah I think this is a bug, nothing to do with ZZyzx11. Kappa 23:50, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh. Okay. I apologize for implying you did anything inappropriate. Bugs happen. FreplySpang (talk) 05:10, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * delete - POV and badly punctuated. The plural is "colas" not "cola's". The latter is the possessive form of "cola".Kevintoronto 21:44, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge -- To clarify: I suggest we make a short note of "vodka and cola" in both Vodka and Coke articles. A separate article of Vodka and Coke is not needed. Zzyzx11 22:08, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Hard to believe that anyone searching for "vodka and cola" would not search under either "vodka" or "cola". Maybe, just maybe, we could have a list of mixed drinks. Slac speak up!  22:10, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge as per Zzyzx1. Slac - we do, but it's spelled List of cocktails. Mention it there, and add a (cheap) redirect to Cocktail. FreplySpang (talk) 22:12, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I was about to say the same. Instead I'll note in passing that Rum and Coke has been around for 3 years now.  I also point out that Wikibooks:Cookbook:Cocktails is just gasping for more articles on how to make cocktails.  I'm currently leaning towards Wikibooks followed by Delete and recreate as Redirect to cocktail.  Uncle G 00:45, 2005 Mar 31 (UTC)
 * Delete, POV, unnecessary. Megan1967 03:05, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I'm working on making this a good article. Please help the process of organic growth instead of being so quick on the trigger. Klonimus 03:20, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Please consider working on Wikibooks:Cookbook:Vodka and Coke directly instead. Your enthusiasm for writing recipes is commendable. But it is simply making work unnecessarily for other editors if you don't write them in the right WikiMedia project.  We have a recipe book in need of recipes being written, and an editor writing recipes.  Please put them together properly. Uncle G 01:08, 2005 Apr 1 (UTC)
 * I consider this topic to be as encyclopedic as Martini or Long Island Iced Tea. Klonimus 03:31, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Neither of which are recipes like the article that you are writing here (Indeed, the former is a disambiguation page.), and both of which have recipes in the recipe book (at Wikibooks:Cookbook:Martini and Wikibooks:Cookbook:Long Island Iced Tea respectively). Again: Please consider making your contributions in the correct places rather than making work for other editors. Uncle G 14:32, 2005 Apr 1 (UTC)
 * Delete and add to Wikibooks, and replace this with redirect, as per UncleG. Radiant_* 08:27, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with List of cocktails. --bainer 09:09, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep alone, more important than Pokemons. Grue 14:54, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, i think this can grow into a good article. bbx 15:46, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Transwiki to the cookbook, or some other wikibook. For all intents and purposes, this is a recipe (as if you need one) with suggested proportions.Chris 21:04, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete The title serves as a recipe, and the article seems devoid of factual information.  Kossukola sounds more like an ad campaign than an actual cocktail; anyone know?  &mdash;Michael Z. 2005-03-31 23:54 Z 
 * Kossukola is a classic finnish cocktail. It is made with the most popular vodka and soft drink in finland. If you google the term, you get about 160 hits, with the first page being a finnish cocktail site. Klonimus 06:47, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to List of cocktails, as per Rum and Coke.
 * The only encyclopedic bit of this article is the very last line. Transwiki to Wikibooks Cookbook and either delete or at most redirect to List of cocktails. &mdash;Korath (Talk) 00:48, Apr 5, 2005 (UTC)

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