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The result was merge to Cats and the Internet. Eddie891 Talk Work 21:22, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
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This is just a term for a way cats sit that people on the Internet find particularly cute. The definition of catloaf as a term is dealt with at Wiktionary. The only sources in the article are not particularly reliable and hardly qualify as WP:SIGCOV. SilverTiger12 ( talk) 17:42, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Animal-related deletion discussions. SilverTiger12 ( talk) 17:42, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
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- Merge into Cats and the Internet this would be the best for this article. Catfurball ( talk) 17:13, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- Comment If a merge is the final outcome, Cats and the Internet might be a better target. Joyous! Noise! 19:45, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- Merge into Cats and the Internet or potentially Cat behaviour, the content is sound but doesn't necessarily warrent it's own article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheInsatiableOne ( talk • contribs) 20:54, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- Merge/redirect to
Cat behaviour and
Cats and the Internet per
Wikipedia:Deletion policy#Alternatives to deletion. Here are sources I found about the subject.
- Paoletta, Rae (2017-11-22).
"Why Do Cats Look Like Loaves of Bread Sometimes? We Asked a Scientist".
Inverse. Archived from
the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
The article notes: "Cat owners have many names for an adorable phenomenon none of us quite understand. For the sake of conversation, we’ll call it “loafing” — it’s when a cat tucks in his or her paws and looks exactly like a loaf of bread. While it’s damn near impossible to understand what’s going on with cats 99 percent of the time, a scientist who studies cats tells Inverse there’s actually a reasonable explanation for this. It’s also pretty cute, to boot. ... “Generally speaking, a cat who is lying with their paws tucked underneath them is considered relaxed,” cat researcher Mikel Delgado, a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis, tells Inverse. “They aren’t preparing to defend themselves or run away.”"
- Mellor, Cameron (2022-08-13).
"From the lap curl to the Superman: What your cat's sleeping position really means".
Derby Telegraph. Archived from
the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
The article notes: "The loaf is another very popular position for cats to sleep in - sitting upright with her front paws tucked in under her body, making her look just like a loaf of bread. ... It’s often accompanied by closed eyes, as a sign of complete contentment, but she’s unlikely to be in a deep sleep. This is far more of a quick catnap pose and chances are she’ll remain fairly alert. Regardless, this is a very relaxed cat sleeping position that lets her enjoy some rest while keeping watch over her kitty kingdom."
- Rosenberg, Kathryn (2022-01-18).
"6 cat sleep positions: What they tell you about your kitty". PetsRadar.
Future US. Archived from
the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
The article notes: "When your cat tucks their paws underneath their body and curls their tail around, while keeping their head in an upright position and their eyes closed, they have assumed the ‘loaf’ position. So named due to it resembling a loaf of bread, this demonstrates a laid-back but attentive attitude, and indicates that your cat is ready either for sleep or a surprise attack. Aware of their surroundings, the loaf allows your kitty to remain alert, while at the same time allowing them to snooze without slipping into too much of a deep sleep. If you see your cat in this position, it’s a sign that they’re feeling content. You may notice them adopting this pose more frequently in the cooler months, as it’s a more efficient way of retaining body heat."
- Lyons, Gene (2019-03-12).
"How to speak cat".
Arkansas Times. Archived from
the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
The article notes: "Author Sarah Zhang assures us, however, that “anyone who has looked into the curiously blank face of a catloaf knows exactly what that means.” I had to look it up: a “catloaf,” so-called, is a housecat sitting with all four feet tucked underneath, hence resembling a loaf of bread. A cat expressing, in other words, comfort, contentment and trust. An uneasy cat would never adopt so defenseless a position — unsuitable for fight or flight."
- Bhattarai, Abha (2016-01-29).
"My crowdfunding campaign: Pun-ny animal stickers".
The Washington Post. Archived from
the original on 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
The article notes: "What: Vinyl stickers and pins featuring animal puns, such as “round robin” and “cat loaf” (pictured above), a term for when a cat sits with all four paws tucked underneath, making it look like a loaf of bread."
- Loadenthal, Michael; Hausserman, Samantha; Thierry, Matthew (2022).
"Accelerating Hate: Atomwaffen Division, Contemporary Digital Fascism, and Insurrectionary Accelerationism". In Bacigalupo, James; Valeri, Robin Maria; Borgeson, Kevin (eds.).
Cyberhate: The Far Right in the Digital Age. Lanham, Maryland:
Lexington Books. p. 100.
ISBN
978-1-79360-698-3. Retrieved 2023-03-22 – via
Google Books.
The book notes: "In one example, attempts were made to turn a seemingly innocuous image of a cat sitting with paws and tail tucked underneath the body ("a cat in the loaf position") into a hate symbol to troll the ADL's Hate Symbol Database inclusion of other memes like the "Ok hand symbol" ... One user, Catloaf, "started a meme where all the channels and groups change their names and [profile pictures] in reference of Catloaf" (The Watering Hole, n.d.a). Another explained: "We got 20 channels to change into a spawn of catloaf in 12 hours, this is the power of Nat Soc and Siege community, ... " Users had difficulty finding their own channels because the catloaf meme, and its many violent iterations, had been made into the visual icon for so many. Users in turn shared pictures, changed them, and made new ones, helping to map the flow system of "Terrorgram," renamed "Kittygram" (Catloaf News, 2020)."
- Paoletta, Rae (2017-11-22).
"Why Do Cats Look Like Loaves of Bread Sometimes? We Asked a Scientist".
Inverse. Archived from
the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- Merge into Cats and the Internet, seems like a suitable place for it to go.
- Lewcm ( talk) 02:16, 24 March 2023 (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.
- 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 merge to Cats and the Internet. Eddie891 Talk Work 21:22, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
[Hide this box] New to Articles for deletion (AfD)? Read these primers!
- Catloaf ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log | edits since nomination)
- (Find sources: Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
This is just a term for a way cats sit that people on the Internet find particularly cute. The definition of catloaf as a term is dealt with at Wiktionary. The only sources in the article are not particularly reliable and hardly qualify as WP:SIGCOV. SilverTiger12 ( talk) 17:42, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Animal-related deletion discussions. SilverTiger12 ( talk) 17:42, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 17:58, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
- Merge into Cats and the Internet this would be the best for this article. Catfurball ( talk) 17:13, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- Comment If a merge is the final outcome, Cats and the Internet might be a better target. Joyous! Noise! 19:45, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- Merge into Cats and the Internet or potentially Cat behaviour, the content is sound but doesn't necessarily warrent it's own article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheInsatiableOne ( talk • contribs) 20:54, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- Merge/redirect to
Cat behaviour and
Cats and the Internet per
Wikipedia:Deletion policy#Alternatives to deletion. Here are sources I found about the subject.
- Paoletta, Rae (2017-11-22).
"Why Do Cats Look Like Loaves of Bread Sometimes? We Asked a Scientist".
Inverse. Archived from
the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
The article notes: "Cat owners have many names for an adorable phenomenon none of us quite understand. For the sake of conversation, we’ll call it “loafing” — it’s when a cat tucks in his or her paws and looks exactly like a loaf of bread. While it’s damn near impossible to understand what’s going on with cats 99 percent of the time, a scientist who studies cats tells Inverse there’s actually a reasonable explanation for this. It’s also pretty cute, to boot. ... “Generally speaking, a cat who is lying with their paws tucked underneath them is considered relaxed,” cat researcher Mikel Delgado, a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis, tells Inverse. “They aren’t preparing to defend themselves or run away.”"
- Mellor, Cameron (2022-08-13).
"From the lap curl to the Superman: What your cat's sleeping position really means".
Derby Telegraph. Archived from
the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
The article notes: "The loaf is another very popular position for cats to sleep in - sitting upright with her front paws tucked in under her body, making her look just like a loaf of bread. ... It’s often accompanied by closed eyes, as a sign of complete contentment, but she’s unlikely to be in a deep sleep. This is far more of a quick catnap pose and chances are she’ll remain fairly alert. Regardless, this is a very relaxed cat sleeping position that lets her enjoy some rest while keeping watch over her kitty kingdom."
- Rosenberg, Kathryn (2022-01-18).
"6 cat sleep positions: What they tell you about your kitty". PetsRadar.
Future US. Archived from
the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
The article notes: "When your cat tucks their paws underneath their body and curls their tail around, while keeping their head in an upright position and their eyes closed, they have assumed the ‘loaf’ position. So named due to it resembling a loaf of bread, this demonstrates a laid-back but attentive attitude, and indicates that your cat is ready either for sleep or a surprise attack. Aware of their surroundings, the loaf allows your kitty to remain alert, while at the same time allowing them to snooze without slipping into too much of a deep sleep. If you see your cat in this position, it’s a sign that they’re feeling content. You may notice them adopting this pose more frequently in the cooler months, as it’s a more efficient way of retaining body heat."
- Lyons, Gene (2019-03-12).
"How to speak cat".
Arkansas Times. Archived from
the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
The article notes: "Author Sarah Zhang assures us, however, that “anyone who has looked into the curiously blank face of a catloaf knows exactly what that means.” I had to look it up: a “catloaf,” so-called, is a housecat sitting with all four feet tucked underneath, hence resembling a loaf of bread. A cat expressing, in other words, comfort, contentment and trust. An uneasy cat would never adopt so defenseless a position — unsuitable for fight or flight."
- Bhattarai, Abha (2016-01-29).
"My crowdfunding campaign: Pun-ny animal stickers".
The Washington Post. Archived from
the original on 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
The article notes: "What: Vinyl stickers and pins featuring animal puns, such as “round robin” and “cat loaf” (pictured above), a term for when a cat sits with all four paws tucked underneath, making it look like a loaf of bread."
- Loadenthal, Michael; Hausserman, Samantha; Thierry, Matthew (2022).
"Accelerating Hate: Atomwaffen Division, Contemporary Digital Fascism, and Insurrectionary Accelerationism". In Bacigalupo, James; Valeri, Robin Maria; Borgeson, Kevin (eds.).
Cyberhate: The Far Right in the Digital Age. Lanham, Maryland:
Lexington Books. p. 100.
ISBN
978-1-79360-698-3. Retrieved 2023-03-22 – via
Google Books.
The book notes: "In one example, attempts were made to turn a seemingly innocuous image of a cat sitting with paws and tail tucked underneath the body ("a cat in the loaf position") into a hate symbol to troll the ADL's Hate Symbol Database inclusion of other memes like the "Ok hand symbol" ... One user, Catloaf, "started a meme where all the channels and groups change their names and [profile pictures] in reference of Catloaf" (The Watering Hole, n.d.a). Another explained: "We got 20 channels to change into a spawn of catloaf in 12 hours, this is the power of Nat Soc and Siege community, ... " Users had difficulty finding their own channels because the catloaf meme, and its many violent iterations, had been made into the visual icon for so many. Users in turn shared pictures, changed them, and made new ones, helping to map the flow system of "Terrorgram," renamed "Kittygram" (Catloaf News, 2020)."
- Paoletta, Rae (2017-11-22).
"Why Do Cats Look Like Loaves of Bread Sometimes? We Asked a Scientist".
Inverse. Archived from
the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- Merge into Cats and the Internet, seems like a suitable place for it to go.
- Lewcm ( talk) 02:16, 24 March 2023 (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.