Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Warm body


 * 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 delete. --Core des at 05:24, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Warm body
Original research, possible neologism. While the article alludes to Fred Brooks, the term "warm body" isn't documented anywhere reliable to have this precise meaning (a common meaning where I work is simply to refer to a developer, regardless of ability). No mention of this in a brief persual of anti-pattern literuture, or on c2.com, or other reliable places where this is discussed. Googling for "warm body antipattern" produces this page and various Wikipedia mirrors. Well-meaning, but not verifiable with sources. If someone can provide reliable sources to back this up, and Mythical Man-Month is insufficient as it doesn't IIRC use this term, I will change my stance to keep EngineerScotty 20:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Anyway, lack of sources means WP:OR by default. Sandstein 20:20, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. I've heard this phrase before, though not in relation to what they are talking about. An eventual article would be good (with sources), but this ain't it. EVula 22:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. I've certainly heard the term warm body (and can point to a few in the cubicles around me), but this isn't an encyclopedia article.  It's a rambling essay.  At best, this could be turned into a dictdef.  -- RoySmith (talk) 22:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and WP:V. -- Satori Son 00:26, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. -Big Smooth 19:43, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete - per nom. Anomo 07:24, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge/redirect to List of idioms in the English language. I've heard of the term too, but without sources, there's not enough here for a real article. --Elonka 20:25, 26 October 2006 (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.