February 7
This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion on February 7, 2008
Quotes relating to rape → wikiquote:rape
The result of the debate was delete. —
Remember the dot (
talk) 05:37, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
Originally a sub-article split from Rape in order to reduce space. ( See here) These quotes have been moved into Wikiquote, and it is highly unlikely that anyone would be looking for this particular redirect anymore. ~Iceshark7 ( talk) 23:06, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Delete. As far as I know, cross-wiki redirects aren't generally necessary. Also, nobody but nobody is going to search for this. Bart133 (t) (c) 00:34, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
- Delete - Cross-wiki redirects are generally discouraged, and Wikipedia would be the wrong site for this anyways; Wikiquote would be the more appropriate site. Jd027 chat 01:41, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
Paki dot → Bindi (decoration)
The result of the debate was delete. -- ChrisO ( talk) 20:43, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
This is a racist slang term for the dot that some South Asian women wear on their heads. While it's definitely a plausible search term, it's also offensive. Thoughts? h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 19:41, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Delete - I agree. "Paki" is a derogatory term here in the UK, and I doubt anybody with any common sense would be using that term to search Wikipedia, and I don't think having derogatory terms as articles on Wikipedia is appropriate. ~~ [Jam] [talk] 19:53, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Delete - derogatory, unlikely search term. Bart133 (t) (c) 19:58, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Keeep. I'm the one who added it, because I've heard people use the term when they actually meant to say bindi. So I thought the redirect would help people redirect to the correct term. Wikipedia is educational.--
Sonjaaa (
talk) 20:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Comment. I didn't know the actual term for the dot, and searched for "Paki dot" because that's all I knew about its name, despite its racist origins - so I think it is without doubt a plausible search term - but it's also offensive (although Wikipedia is not censored, indeed). By the way, Sonjaaa, I know this is offtopic, but I redirected your article to your constructed language a few months ago. I have no problem with Wikipedia having an article on you other than the fact that your notability seems to be related only to toki pona. Thoughts?-- h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 20:54, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- I mean, in the United Kingdom at least, due to a large South Asian immigrant population, the term "Paki" is definitely offensive, as demonstrated by the controversy on Celebrity Big Brother 2007 (UK). Then again, as I said, Wikipedia is not censored, so I brought it here for discussion.- h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 21:04, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Perhaps then we need a short article explaining the racist implications, rather than just the redirect. DGG ( talk) 14:52, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
- Good luck in finding verifiable info for anything more than a stub...-- h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 17:28, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
- Delete or Article. I certainly vote against it being a plain redirect. If there are reliable sources that discuss it as a racist term, that is fine. Otherwise it should be deleted as "Paki" is definitely a derogatory term lumping together South Asians in general as demonstrated here by the name for a country created for Islamic people being used to describe an item of Hindu origin.-- Peter cohen ( talk) 14:47, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Wikimedia → Wikimedia Foundation
The result of the debate was keep. —
Remember the dot (
talk) 05:37, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
Self-referential, cross-namespace, should not be directing to mainspace article. Solumeiras ( talk) 13:00, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Comment: if the self-reference CNR is a problem (I have no opinion on this), then the following should be considered at the same time:
- Wikipedia:FOUND → Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia:WMF → Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation → Wikimedia Foundation
There may be others - that article has a lot of links. — Gavia immer ( talk) 14:56, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Weak keep. Redirects from the Wikipedia namespace to the article space are not harmful in the same way that they would be vice-versa.-- h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 19:42, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Keep Not a major issue, and a reasonable search. MBisanz talk 23:55, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Keep, although we might as well redirect all those to the actual site instead of our article on it... JesseW, the juggling janitor 05:12, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
February 7
This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion on February 7, 2008
Quotes relating to rape → wikiquote:rape
The result of the debate was delete. —
Remember the dot (
talk) 05:37, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
Originally a sub-article split from Rape in order to reduce space. ( See here) These quotes have been moved into Wikiquote, and it is highly unlikely that anyone would be looking for this particular redirect anymore. ~Iceshark7 ( talk) 23:06, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Delete. As far as I know, cross-wiki redirects aren't generally necessary. Also, nobody but nobody is going to search for this. Bart133 (t) (c) 00:34, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
- Delete - Cross-wiki redirects are generally discouraged, and Wikipedia would be the wrong site for this anyways; Wikiquote would be the more appropriate site. Jd027 chat 01:41, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
Paki dot → Bindi (decoration)
The result of the debate was delete. -- ChrisO ( talk) 20:43, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
This is a racist slang term for the dot that some South Asian women wear on their heads. While it's definitely a plausible search term, it's also offensive. Thoughts? h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 19:41, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Delete - I agree. "Paki" is a derogatory term here in the UK, and I doubt anybody with any common sense would be using that term to search Wikipedia, and I don't think having derogatory terms as articles on Wikipedia is appropriate. ~~ [Jam] [talk] 19:53, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Delete - derogatory, unlikely search term. Bart133 (t) (c) 19:58, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Keeep. I'm the one who added it, because I've heard people use the term when they actually meant to say bindi. So I thought the redirect would help people redirect to the correct term. Wikipedia is educational.--
Sonjaaa (
talk) 20:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Comment. I didn't know the actual term for the dot, and searched for "Paki dot" because that's all I knew about its name, despite its racist origins - so I think it is without doubt a plausible search term - but it's also offensive (although Wikipedia is not censored, indeed). By the way, Sonjaaa, I know this is offtopic, but I redirected your article to your constructed language a few months ago. I have no problem with Wikipedia having an article on you other than the fact that your notability seems to be related only to toki pona. Thoughts?-- h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 20:54, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- I mean, in the United Kingdom at least, due to a large South Asian immigrant population, the term "Paki" is definitely offensive, as demonstrated by the controversy on Celebrity Big Brother 2007 (UK). Then again, as I said, Wikipedia is not censored, so I brought it here for discussion.- h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 21:04, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Perhaps then we need a short article explaining the racist implications, rather than just the redirect. DGG ( talk) 14:52, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
- Good luck in finding verifiable info for anything more than a stub...-- h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 17:28, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
- Delete or Article. I certainly vote against it being a plain redirect. If there are reliable sources that discuss it as a racist term, that is fine. Otherwise it should be deleted as "Paki" is definitely a derogatory term lumping together South Asians in general as demonstrated here by the name for a country created for Islamic people being used to describe an item of Hindu origin.-- Peter cohen ( talk) 14:47, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Wikimedia → Wikimedia Foundation
The result of the debate was keep. —
Remember the dot (
talk) 05:37, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
Self-referential, cross-namespace, should not be directing to mainspace article. Solumeiras ( talk) 13:00, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Comment: if the self-reference CNR is a problem (I have no opinion on this), then the following should be considered at the same time:
- Wikipedia:FOUND → Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia:WMF → Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation → Wikimedia Foundation
There may be others - that article has a lot of links. — Gavia immer ( talk) 14:56, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Weak keep. Redirects from the Wikipedia namespace to the article space are not harmful in the same way that they would be vice-versa.-- h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 19:42, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Keep Not a major issue, and a reasonable search. MBisanz talk 23:55, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- Keep, although we might as well redirect all those to the actual site instead of our article on it... JesseW, the juggling janitor 05:12, 8 February 2008 (UTC)