Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Who's your daddy? (phrase)


 * 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. WP:SNOW  MBisanz  talk 00:17, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Who's your daddy? (phrase)
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Wikipedia is not a slang dictionary. Nor is it an indiscriminate collection of information. None of the sources cited give this phrase primary notability; merely, they show unrelated examples of the phrase's use. HeniousMacaw (talk) 17:01, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak keep While slang terms of this sort are frowned upon, the Washington Post link is an article that goes in depth as to the usage and origin of the phrase. This seems to indicate notability to me, especially if other similar articles can be found.   The   Seeker 4   Talk  16:23, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak keep, sigh --colloquialisms are fair game for articles. In such cases, at the very least WP:IAR suggests keeping. No reason not to get readers by appearing in search lists for such colloquialisms. For what it's worth, Upon further investigation...:
 * Upon further investigation...:* This can be considered a Db-author by this very new  newbie. revised per this  My bad! // Fra nkB  16:29, 9 March 2009 (UTC) (mistooken page// Fra nkB  19:46, 9 March 2009 (UTC))
 * How can G7 possibly apply? The article was created in 2004 by a different editor and has been substantially contributed to by many editors? Or an I missing something? &mdash; LinguistAtLarge • Talk  16:49, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * See above... I saw two entries in the edit history and took the second as someone fixing the AFD tag... THINK NOW, twas this page's history
 * No worries. :) &mdash; LinguistAtLarge • Talk  22:37, 9 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. (edit conflict) This is a notable phrase/neologism. There are TV shows, songs, a company and a movie that go by the phrase. Here are some references that include in-depth discussions of the phrase itself. Wash Post, Chicago Tribune (not free) A lot more can probably be found given the sheer number of Google books, scholar and news results for "Who's your Daddy?". &mdash; LinguistAtLarge • Talk  16:44, 9 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep it's definitely notable given WashPo Sceptre (talk) 18:38, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep = The article is a complete mess, but the phrase itself is notable and there are reliable sources to improve it. Flopsy Mopsy and Cottonmouth (talk) 20:54, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - Phrase is notable, all that remains is to find RS. &mdash; neuro  (talk)  02:18, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep WaPo source is good.--Sloane (talk) 04:15, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep It is a notable expression, found throughout media sources of various types, and commonly used by many people in the English speaking world.  D r e a m Focus  22:51, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - the phrase is very obviously notable. As DreamFocus pointed out, the phrase is in so many media sources and is widely used in film and TV as stated above. I'm just learning, but I believe I agree with the WashPo and Tribune debate as it fits with the rules on notable, there has to be verifiable sources Happy Editing Love, Anna (talk) 04:31, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The number of Wikipedia articles that are titled this show the phrase has entered mainstream use. Sources provided also shows that the article is verifiable. -Atmoz (talk) 17:39, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep...More popular in the Great Lake States as "Hoosier Daddy"...(sounds exactly the same) which was a battlecry used in many Big Ten arenas whenever Coach Bobby Knights Indiana Hoosiers basketball team would visit. Especially true at NorthWestern's Arena where Coach Knight was goaded into a vociferous response by the student body in 1999, I believe. The term has many uses and meanings. Many exist in the realms of Sex or Sports, a couple of popular human endeavors. Editor:McCaw is not from the Midwest. The terms common use is regional. It is widely used and is verifiable. It deserves article space at Wikipedia. The Internet is endless, lets not worry about space!--Buster7 (talk) 10:06, 12 March 2009 (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.