Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Awesome (smiley)

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 delete per WP:CSD#G5. The page was created and nominated for AfD by the same banned user. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not wikidrama)} 18:04, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome (smiley)

Lacking in notability and/or reliability of sources. Bored of the world (talk) 21:12, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Uncertain about this one; both sources are blogs, but this is the sort of thing that's unlikely to turn up in the New York Times. Hairhorn (talk) 21:33, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - this is just a 4chan image macro and (IMHO forced) meme. It doesn't even mean anything. There are no sources because they don't exist and never will. Bullzeye ^contribs 22:08, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep You have no clue what you're talking about, this is a commonly used image far outside 4chan. It originated elsewhere but first went mainstream on SomethingAwful, it's made appearances on multiple online clothing stores, etc. Also, saying it is "forced" is absolutely stupid when there are multiple communities that it is used frequently without one or two people shoving it down their throat. Calling it a "4chan image macro" means you clearly don't even understand what 4chan is, which, frankly, I applaud you for, but also gives you no right to comment on this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.97.0.11 (talk • contribs) 20:04, 26 June 2009 UTC)
  - It is not your article. Once you hit the "Save page" button, it becomes the community's article and may be edited in any way according to guidelines. MuZemike 00:48, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 23:41, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I can find lots of references to Awesome smiley in blogs and forums which seems to corroborate the part of the article about "becoming popular across the internet", but there are no reliable sources to verify the information. I also found at least one site that sells Awesome smiley merchandise, but once again no reliable sources. I can not find anything to establish notability. A new name 2008 (talk) 01:36, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This isn't from 4chan, you moron. And it's not a forced meme, either. It's from Something Awful, but it migrated to 4chan. This must be kept 71.178.240.49 (talk) 00:29, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- 'Comments IP User can't voting. --Naohiro19(Talk Page/Contributions/mail) 00:49, 27 June 2009 (UTC)Fix. 00:51, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Actually, yes they are allowed to participate in AFD discussions, and remember that AFD is not a vote. MuZemike 00:51, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep- This smiley is widely known outside of 4chan and Something Awful. Maybe not by name, but the graphic itself is recognized. AJDotNet (talk) 01:42, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are right there are plenty places that the smiley is used and it appears to be popular. The problem is that that does not establish notability according to Wikipedia guidelines. To establish notability we need to have reliable sources that discuss the smiley. I looked at 15 pages of google results and did not find any hits that were reliable sources that discussed the smiley so the information can be verified. A new name 2008 (talk) 02:05, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete No real assertion of noteability. Also, WP:INDISCRIMINATE. Jtrainor (talk) 04:39, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Not verifiable. It's used here on Wikipedia as well, on my talk page even, but that doesn't make it verifiable or notable. لenna vecia 04:57, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep There are many sources containing this picture, it's extremely widespread(with the 4th google image search of awesome being linked to gamespot.com which is a notable source) it is definitley not limited to a single source(4-chan) as some people are incorrectly stating on their delete reasons.(Arvilino (talk) 10:50, 27 June 2009 (UTC))[reply]
Keep This smiley is an essential part of modern internet culture. 87.210.202.129 (talk) 14:13, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - ITT: Much bawwing and shedding of cancerous newflag rage-tears. Smells like forced meme and Eau de Butthurt. Bullzeye ^contribs 20:56, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Add to list on Smiley. It is just one of many. // BL \\ (talk) 15:44, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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.