Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yenta


 * 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) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Yenta

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This article concerns itself with the meaning and brief etymology of a word, and cites a few instances of its use. It does not concern itself with its target subject at all. That is, it is a dictionary entry, not an encyclopedic article. I42 (talk) 22:00, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep  notable word and concept. Article needs expansion. DGG ( talk ) 22:08, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. I disagree with the nominator's statement.  The article contains more than merely a definition of the word; there is a description of how the concept developed, the traditional use of the name in Yiddish theatre, and its use in various contexts that do not all fit within the definitions of the word at wiktionary.  -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:48, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep This is a notable topic which may be easily improved per our editing policy. I have made a start. Colonel Warden (talk) 09:29, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per DGG, Col. Warden, and Ssilvers; and rescue. Obviously notable term, and the nom made no effort to save before nomination; see the thousands of possible sources at Google scholar, etc. Bearian (talk) 22:23, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Google news search shows that 50,200 news articles use the word, and regular Google finds it in 2,410,000 places.  And that's just checking that one spelling of it.  It does exist, a commonly used word, and many people will look to Wikipedia to find out what it means.  The article isn't just a definition, but proper context and notable historical examples of its use.   D r e a m Focus  21:21, 7 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: The article under discussion here has been flagged for Rescue by the Article Rescue Squadron.   Snotty Wong   gab 05:54, 8 July 2010 (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.