Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Canadophile

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 keep. Closing and renaming per discussion. (non-admin closure) Curbon7 (talk) 23:19, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Canadophile

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Nominating this page per RfD outcome. Pinging participants who may want to join this discussion. User:JalenFolf, User:PEIsquirrel. CycloneYoris ^talk! 00:17, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. I added some references. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 00:50, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. It looks like a Wiktionary entry, but I suppose that since there's articles for Anglophile and Francophile, this is a valid article. Should be expanded though. Waddles 🗩 🖉 02:57, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete All sources are passing mentions of the word/WP:NEOLOGISM(?) that could be contrued for any place. One is non-RS blog and one admits it's not a real word. Comparison to Anglophile and Francophile is risible; they are well-established concepts with substantive coverage about the concept, relevant people, history, and activities rather than just WP:DICTDEF uses meaning "likes Canada". Reywas92^Talk 15:32, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete For the reasons cited above. Even if it was a real word, Wikipedia isn't a dictionary. Safyrr (talk) 11:39, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. It is well known - to the point of being a cliché - that the world in general views Canada and Canadians (yay!) as nice. Needs expanding though. (Disclaimer: I'm Canadian.) Clarityfiend (talk) 20:09, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Also, it is a word:

"Canadaphiliac" in a New Yorker
"Canadaphilic" in Foreign Policy and IndieWire
"Canadaphilia" in The Boston Globe {subscription required}) Clarityfiend (talk) 20:19, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

But rename Canadaphile (about 10x more hits than Canadophile). Clarityfiend (talk) 08:47, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - as per above.--Melaleuca alternifolia | talk 21:04, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Please do not redirect this article back to Canada as both aren't synonyms. 2409:4061:2DCF:43B5:1861:78DF:4042:215A (talk) 08:13, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - please notify me of the outcome of this decision,so I can review this redirect request. Thanks! ― Qwerfjkl talk 07:26, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, Wikipedia is not for something made up in ~~school~~ a newspaper one day. Many references look to be passing mentions. The same thing can be said about any country in the world, there's always somebody who likes that country. Geschichte (talk) 09:29, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, as it is well known and has plenty of coverage and usage.Jackattack1597 (talk) 19:40, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting to determine consensus whether or not sources consist of WP:SIGCOV
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwaiiplayer (talk) 16:10, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A word being used in sentences does not confer any encyclopedic value upon the word. Does anybody think that? The word has to be a concept, discussed in sources and distinguishable from the common notion of liking a random country. Geschichte (talk) 20:59, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

From boring to hip: Canada's changing international reputation: "A marketing executive offered a description of Canadians - "smart, caring, forward looking". Then, searching for exactly the right word, she exclaimed - "Nice!" Everyone around the table nodded vigorously." (BBC) What is Canada's reputation, really?: "the Reputation Institute's 2015 Country RepTrak, which measures “the reputation of 55 countries based on levels of trust, esteem, admiration and respect,” has Canada in first place." (Maclean's) A New Study Could Explain Why Americans Think Canadians Are So Damn Nice (Mother Jones) Clarityfiend (talk) 21:50, 5 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral - I have already pleaded in this page not to redirect the article to Canada again. However, I later found that this page is about deletion and decided to post my vote with some remarks. While most people in the West have positive views about Canada (with a common saying "That's it! I'm moving to Canada." while discussing about federal issues), I have no idea whether this topic is notable enough to have an article. If the article is deleted, then we should at least mention the Canadophilia at Canada or something. 2409:4061:2DCF:43B5:4BE8:A8D3:8EDE:B551 (talk) 10:04, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and move to Canadaphile per above.4meter4 (talk) 16:00, 10 September 2021 (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.