Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2008 December 18

December 18
This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on December 18, 2008

Syracuse, NY Oct 13 07 → Legs and Boots
 The result of the discussion was delete all.  bibliomaniac 1  5  03:18, 27 December 2008 (UTC) Implausible redirect. Name is the location and show date for a Legs and Boots concert tour.

Also: --Millbrooky (talk) 20:22, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Philadelphia, PA Oct 15 07
 * Boston, MA Oct 18 07
 * Boston, MA Oct 19 07
 * Montreal, QC Oct 21 07
 * Toronto, ON Oct 23 07
 * Buffalo, NY Oct 24 07
 * Washington, DC Oct 26 07
 * Detroit, MI Oct 27 07
 * Pittsburgh, PA Oct 30 07
 * Cleveland, OH Nov 01 07
 * Indianapolis, IN Nov 02 07
 * Milwaukee, WI Nov 03 07
 * Chicago, IL Nov 05 07
 * Chicago, IL Nov 06 07
 * Lawrence, KS Nov 09 07
 * Nashville, TN Nov 12 07
 * Fort Myers, FL Nov 17 07
 * Melbourne, FL Nov 18 07
 * Clearwater, FL Nov 20 07
 * West Palm Beach, FL Nov 21 07
 * Dallas, TX Nov 24 07
 * Houston, TX Nov 25 07
 * Boise, ID Nov 30 07
 * Vancouver, BC Dec 03 07
 * Phoenix, AZ December 11 07
 * San Diego, CA Dec 12 07
 * Delete all Very unlikely search terms. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 23:28, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Unlikely search terms.-- Ashb e y ₮ 03:00, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not useful as a redirect to the target, plus these will clog up the autosuggestion box when searching for the cities in question. — Gavia immer (talk) 15:26, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - highly unlikely search terms, and as Gavia immer pointed out, it may clutter up the autosuggestion box. –Juliancolton Happy Holidays 16:41, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete all - if these were created a year later, I would recommend speedy deletion R3 or G1 (since A1 doesn't seem to apply to redirects) as having no context. B.Wind (talk) 02:02, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment They seem to be the names of live albums (one per performance). See for example . --Rumping (talk) 01:06, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

'The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.'

VVG → Vincent van Gogh
The result of the discussion was Deleted. -- JLaTondre (talk) 03:28, 28 December 2008 (UTC) Obscure redirect with a dubious usability as van Gogh was only referred to by his initials in acronyms.thefreedictionary.com, a site that does not appear to be a reliable source. VVG is used in other, similarly obscure, ways in various sources, including the Vietnam Venture Group (chronicled in the Huffington Post) and Verification and Validation Group. 147.70.242.54 (talk) 19:35, 18 December 2008 (UTC) 'The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.'

Vandalism in progress → Requests for investigation Vandalism in progress
The result of the discussion was Deleted. -- JLaTondre (talk) 03:28, 28 December 2008 (UTC) Cross namespace redirect. *** Crotalus *** 16:28, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

'The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.'
 * Delete as a cross-namespace redirect. –Juliancolton Happy Holidays 16:45, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment I changed the target to the better Vandalism in progress. Still cross-namespace.--Rumping (talk) 01:46, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Mr W. Adams (Football manager) → W. Adams (football manager)
 The result of the discussion was no consensus to delete.--Aervanath lives in the Orphanage 10:02, 28 December 2008 (UTC) I can't imagine anyone typing in "Mr W. Adams" to find this guy. People are slightly overestimating the politeness of Shrewsbury supporters, methinks! Ironholds (talk) 12:41, 18 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Isn't that a bit biased? --Heslopian (talk) 01:36, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

Wopbopaloobops → Breast
The result of the discussion was Retarget Holmes and Watson and Chumbawumbas, delete the rest.--Aervanath lives in the Orphanage 09:44, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Pretty ridiculous redirect to Breast

also: Jac16888 (talk) 12:16, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Babaloos
 * Badoinkies
 * Baloobas
 * Chumbawumbas
 * Boobsters
 * Holmes and Watson
 * Gazungas
 * Ying-Yangs
 * Shabba-doos


 * Delete - agree per nom.  [ジャム] [ t  -  c  ] 12:27, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete all as highly unlikely search words. --DAJF (talk) 13:58, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete all except Holmes and Watson, which I have boldly retargeted to Sherlock Holmes, and Chumbawumbas, which is now retargeted to Chumbawamba as a plausible misspelling of the singular (Chumbawumba redirects there). On more than one occasion, a member of Chumbawamba would refer to his/her group mates in the plural. 147.70.242.54 (talk) 19:07, 18 December 2008 (UTC)


 * The reason I added Wopbopaloobops is because I have worked in linguistics and that word, along with most of the other ones I added (the exceptions being Holmes and Watson and Chumbawambus, which are admittedly fairly obscure), is a very common slang term among people from lower socioeconomic classes in certain areas. --Heslopian (talk) 21:18, 18 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Also, how can you accuse my redirects of being ridiculous when you already have "funbags" and "dirty pillows"? --Heslopian (talk) 21:33, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough. Funbags is pretty common, but add --Jac16888 (talk) 22:30, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Dirty pillows
 * Jawambas
 * Gazonga
 * (.Y.)


 * Since when was (.Y.) a term for breasts? In fact, how do you even say it? Do you just say Y? --Heslopian (talk) 23:32, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Look at it as an image.--Jac16888 (talk) 23:35, 18 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh I get it now, very amusing. --Heslopian (talk) 14:09, 19 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete all but the 2 redirected by anon above. Childish; that many in a particular class may call breasts by these names are we going to have redirects for all the names various people call George Bush to his article? Carlossuarez46 (talk) 19:13, 19 December 2008 (UTC)


 * George Bush is somebody's name, not a linguistic term that has many different variations depending on class or other factors, therefore it certainly wouldn't be appropriate to have redirects for all the unflattering names people sometimes call him, especially as that could also be interpreted as politically biased of Wikipedia. It is not childish, however, to accommodate for differing vocabularies regarding certain words and phrases, as I believe I have done by redirecting the aforementioned slang terms for breasts. --Heslopian (talk) 20:09, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * KeepDirty pillows since it has at least 30 years of usage. It was used in "Carrie" and I'm pretty sure King didn't invent the term.Horrorshowj (talk) 03:07, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.