Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dolebludger

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The result was Delete ---Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 19:38, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dolebludger[edit]

Wikipedia is WP:NOT a slang dictionary. No real sources (exactly none of the listed references and external links mention the word). Another in the series of BS articles to sneak some dude's name on Wikipedia using various hoaxes[1]. Weregerbil (talk) 19:04, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - this is really no more than a dictionary definition. Wiktionary has already got it (as a two-word phrase, which is how it is generally used). JohnCD (talk) 20:08, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
delete, not much more than a neologism. The special, the random, the lovely Merkinsmum 20:35, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. We are not Urban Dictionary. OR, cruft, non-notable phrase.--h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 20:55, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete dicdef. JuJube (talk) 22:11, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Jobseeker's Allowance or similar. Colonel Warden (talk) 23:15, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete this is a dictionary definition, and isn't even correct as this is a two word phrase. --Nick Dowling (talk) 04:32, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. —Nick Dowling (talk) 04:32, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Jobseeker's Allowance or similar. Twenty Years 05:10, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge, it's a real term, but still a dicdef. Suggest merging to ~~Jobseeker's Allowance~~ Newstart#Newstart_Allowance as above. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 05:15, 9 March 2008 (UTC).[reply]
Comment there's no such thing as 'jobseeker's allowance' in Australia: it's called Newstart, and forms part of the Social Security (Australia) article at present. I'm not sure what's worth keeping here - prejudice against job seekers deserves better coverage than just the name which is most commonly used to abuse them. --Nick Dowling (talk) 07:19, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

But dolebludgers aren't actually seeking work. Many countries have this developing class of idlers - Sweden, UK, etc - and there's a need for a good article on it. General articles such as Laziness and Unemployment might be the best destination. Colonel Warden (talk) 12:07, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Agree with Nick. Once again, even the phenomenon of shirking employment needs a better article, with reliable sources and a broad geographic outlook, rather than this one which is little more than a definition of a pejorative term. Using this title and content for an article on this subject would not be consistent with WP:NPOV. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 03:45, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: a merge to Newstart is not acceptable either as it links a pejorative term to an article, similar to the whole Miserable failure thing. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 03:48, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It turns out that Wikipedia is actually a slang dictionary. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dude. I am proposing a change to WP:DICT so that we don't waste time. Colonel Warden (talk) 16:51, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Wiktionary is the place for this (and Dude IMO). —Moondyne click! 01:45, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, don't merge, it's unnecessary. -- Roleplayer (talk) 13:52, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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