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The result was delete. Whether this is a hoax, or merely a good faith misunderstanding, consensus to delete is clear.
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22:26, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
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I do see the word "microtown" used, but in passing as something that needs no explanation and which hardly means something as specific as this. I could find no justification for the 500 population cutoff, and frankly if I were setting such a standard it would be at least an order of magnitude lower. At any rate, it's basically an unsourced, bloated, and dubious WP:DICTDEF which needs to go away. Mangoe ( talk) 15:57, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. – LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄) 16:57, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- Delete Seemingly made-up neologism; most search results are for a video game of the same name. – LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄) 16:59, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- Speedy delete WP:MADEUP hoax concept, I can't find any sources either. Reywas92 Talk 17:12, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- comment If this be considered a hoax, it would take over as the oldest know thus far. Mangoe ( talk) 01:19, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
- Delete as either a hoax or exclusively original research, but neither of those should have their own article. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mello hi! ( 投稿) 17:11, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Whether this is a hoax, or merely a good faith misunderstanding, consensus to delete is clear.
BD2412
T
22:26, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
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- Microtown ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log | edits since nomination)
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I do see the word "microtown" used, but in passing as something that needs no explanation and which hardly means something as specific as this. I could find no justification for the 500 population cutoff, and frankly if I were setting such a standard it would be at least an order of magnitude lower. At any rate, it's basically an unsourced, bloated, and dubious WP:DICTDEF which needs to go away. Mangoe ( talk) 15:57, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. – LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄) 16:57, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- Delete Seemingly made-up neologism; most search results are for a video game of the same name. – LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄) 16:59, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- Speedy delete WP:MADEUP hoax concept, I can't find any sources either. Reywas92 Talk 17:12, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- comment If this be considered a hoax, it would take over as the oldest know thus far. Mangoe ( talk) 01:19, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
- Delete as either a hoax or exclusively original research, but neither of those should have their own article. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mello hi! ( 投稿) 17:11, 9 September 2022 (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.