Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion/Log/2008/February/2

February 2

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The result of the debate was delete as problematical name and unlikely split

Geek-stub / redlink
Yup, that's right. My guess is it was intended to be a bit of fun on a user's own page, but it's already been used on an article (where it's clearly likely to be regarded as inflammatory). I've no objection to the creator of this subst'ing it onto his user page before deletion, but it should most definitely be deleted in its present form. Could just about be speedied as an attack template. Grutness...wha?  10:24, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It is not intended as fun or a joke. A geek is a legitimate term, and there are stubs that are of interest to people interested in geek-related topics. Kingturtle (talk) 14:34, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It may be a legitimate term, but check out that article Geek - especially such things as the multitude of different uses the term has ("...there is no longer a definitive modern meaning"). Grutness...wha?  23:43, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * P.S. It is redlink because I am not well-versed in how to create categories. Kingturtle (talk) 14:35, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * P.P.S. I have never created a stub before, and I did not know there was an involved process for approval. I was being bold and also unaware of WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals. Next time I'll certainly make a proposal first. Lastly, I don't see at all how this stub notice could be offensive. Kingturtle (talk) 14:40, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Again, from geek: "...being described as a geek tends to be an insult..." and "...the derogatory definition of geeks remains that of a person engrossed in his area of interest at the cost of social skills, personal hygiene and status."" Also please note that "Be bold" primarily applies to article editing rather than template editing (see BOLD). Grutness...wha?  23:49, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete While I don't see it as being offensive, it's definitely a POV categorization.  There is no corresponding permanent category, and if there were, I doubt it would survive CFD because geekness is not objectively determinable. Caerwine Caer’s whines  18:45, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per Caerwine & more to the point, the unlikelihood of this type reaching threshold. Her Pegship  (tis herself) 15:46, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * What is threshold here? Kingturtle (talk) 16:55, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * 60 as per all such stub types. See WP:STUB. Grutness...wha?  23:43, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hugely problematic. See .  Delete.  Alai (talk) 02:04, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the template's or category's talk page (if any). No further edits should be made to this section.


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the stub template and/or category above. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the template's or category's talk page (if any).  No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was delete

Persian Rap / no stub cat or link
Before you say it, yes, this is a stub template, despite its name. Fails stub standards on numerous grounds, not least of which the name, which, for Persian rap, would be Persian-rap-stub. Only it wouldn't be, since music is not divided by language but by country of origin, so it would most likely be Iran-rap-stub. And even then, country of origin is a secondary split mainly used for musicians (songs being split by genre then by decade). Currently unused, and given the number of rap stubs overall and the number of these which are Persian, I'd say the chances of this getting any use at all are very close to nil. Delete. Grutness...wha?  10:24, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Actually the name would be Iran-hiphop-stub, but we don't even have a Asia-hiphop-stub or an Iran-music-stub. Caerwine Caer’s whines 18:35, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Untold delete. Alai (talk) 02:01, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is a badly formulated stub template. Even if it had the correct name, though, it would be deletable. How many stub articles on Iranian rap does Wikipedia have anyway? Not enough to warrant a stub category. Bart133 (t) (c)
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