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The result was delete. Whether a redirect of any kind should be created can still be discussed. Sandstein 15:48, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
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As previous deletion discussions on this very article have concluded, this should be deleted because Wikipedia is not a dictionary. — Mikehawk10 ( talk) 18:50, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Finance-related deletion discussions. — Mikehawk10 ( talk) 18:50, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Comment The previous deletion discussions were from a long time ago (2005 and 2009), and the page clearly has aspirations to be more than a dictionary definition, although the way it currently does so is a bit WP:SYNTH-y. The question of who the first trillionaire will be and when that might happen has received substantial coverage (for a smattering of sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]). So, it's within the remit of WP:CRYSTAL for us to write about it. The question to my mind is whether a dedicated article is the right place to do so. XOR'easter ( talk) 19:13, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Delete per WP:NAD and WP:CRYSTAL. KidAd • SPEAK 19:32, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Delete. Per WP:NOTDIC. JBchrch talk 19:52, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- delete The nominator is correct. Were the previous pages built by the same author, or others? Is there a way to stop the 4th reincarnation of the page? Ode+Joy ( talk) 23:55, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Delete and salt: Wikipedia, not wiktionary, and while there will eventually be an article there, "eventually" is not now. BilledMammal ( talk) 05:52, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- keep — articles on billionaire/ millionaire exist; Pandora Papers covers sums up to 32 trillion USD (divided between less than 1 thousand people (“underworld” contingent apparently excluded)). — Pietadè ( talk) 05:54, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- Soft redirect to wiktionary using {{ Wiktionary redirect}}. See the guideline at WP:SRD. There is in fact scope to write an encyclopaedia article about trillionaires, but this isn't it.— S Marshall T/ C 09:45, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- Delete - There is nothing in the article about being a trillionaire. What's here is the very definition of WP:SYNTH. If inflation takes off this might become more relevant, but there's nothing here now. Alansohn ( talk) 14:41, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- Redirect to billionaire and add a couple sentences there about the possibility of trillionaires coming to be. I rewrote the text so that WP:SYNTH is no longer an issue. There isn't much to say about the topic presently, so a stand-alone page isn't warranted. However, there's more to cover than the definition, so WP:NOTDICT doesn't apply, and we'd be reporting on other sources' speculations rather than indulging in our own, so WP:CRYSTAL allows it, too. XOR'easter ( talk) 14:50, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- A thought: if a person is wise enough to achieve this kind of status, wouldn't it be wise to assume that he/she has been/is/shall be wise enough not to disclose this kind of „record“... ☆☆☆—Pietadè Talk 16:14, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Whether a redirect of any kind should be created can still be discussed. Sandstein 15:48, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
Trillionaire
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As previous deletion discussions on this very article have concluded, this should be deleted because Wikipedia is not a dictionary. — Mikehawk10 ( talk) 18:50, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Finance-related deletion discussions. — Mikehawk10 ( talk) 18:50, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Comment The previous deletion discussions were from a long time ago (2005 and 2009), and the page clearly has aspirations to be more than a dictionary definition, although the way it currently does so is a bit WP:SYNTH-y. The question of who the first trillionaire will be and when that might happen has received substantial coverage (for a smattering of sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]). So, it's within the remit of WP:CRYSTAL for us to write about it. The question to my mind is whether a dedicated article is the right place to do so. XOR'easter ( talk) 19:13, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Delete per WP:NAD and WP:CRYSTAL. KidAd • SPEAK 19:32, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Delete. Per WP:NOTDIC. JBchrch talk 19:52, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- delete The nominator is correct. Were the previous pages built by the same author, or others? Is there a way to stop the 4th reincarnation of the page? Ode+Joy ( talk) 23:55, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Delete and salt: Wikipedia, not wiktionary, and while there will eventually be an article there, "eventually" is not now. BilledMammal ( talk) 05:52, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- keep — articles on billionaire/ millionaire exist; Pandora Papers covers sums up to 32 trillion USD (divided between less than 1 thousand people (“underworld” contingent apparently excluded)). — Pietadè ( talk) 05:54, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- Soft redirect to wiktionary using {{ Wiktionary redirect}}. See the guideline at WP:SRD. There is in fact scope to write an encyclopaedia article about trillionaires, but this isn't it.— S Marshall T/ C 09:45, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- Delete - There is nothing in the article about being a trillionaire. What's here is the very definition of WP:SYNTH. If inflation takes off this might become more relevant, but there's nothing here now. Alansohn ( talk) 14:41, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- Redirect to billionaire and add a couple sentences there about the possibility of trillionaires coming to be. I rewrote the text so that WP:SYNTH is no longer an issue. There isn't much to say about the topic presently, so a stand-alone page isn't warranted. However, there's more to cover than the definition, so WP:NOTDICT doesn't apply, and we'd be reporting on other sources' speculations rather than indulging in our own, so WP:CRYSTAL allows it, too. XOR'easter ( talk) 14:50, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- A thought: if a person is wise enough to achieve this kind of status, wouldn't it be wise to assume that he/she has been/is/shall be wise enough not to disclose this kind of „record“... ☆☆☆—Pietadè Talk 16:14, 11 October 2021 (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.