Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Felony Flats

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The result was merge to Skid row. MBisanz ^talk 00:14, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Felony Flats[edit]

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Wikipedia is not a dictionary. — Francophonie&Androphilie (Je vous invite à me parler) 20:30, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

From the Wikipedia guidelines: "Usage, slang, and/or idiom guides. Descriptive articles about languages, dialects, or types of slang (such as Klingon language, Cockney, or Leet) are desirable." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bvandervoo (talk • contribs) 20:57, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

But this isn't a descriptive article about a language, dialect, or type of slang. It's an article about a specific word, which is generally prohibited. Furthermore, this phrase does not appear to be in frequent use, making it a violation of Wikipedia's neologism policy. — Francophonie&Androphilie (Je vous invite à me parler) 21:05, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Wikipedia is not the urban Dictionary --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 21:07, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. -- Cheers, Riley Huntley 23:17, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. -- Cheers, Riley Huntley 23:17, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm new to adding things on Wikipedia, and was surprised there was no Wikipedia reference for this term. This term is very common here in Portland, Oregon, and apparently throughout some of the West. I've found a number of references and articles from both digital & print/digital sources. The only thing I can finally say in defense of this article is, if you don't want an article on "Felony Flats," then why have one on "Skid Row"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_Row. Thanks - Bjorn V., Portland, Oregon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bvandervoo (talk • contribs) 00:58, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've left a message at your page with some useful links on article creation. As for your comparison, there is, first of all, the fact that "skid row" is, I'd venture, a more notable term, but the more significant distinction is that the primary purpose of that article is to document the use of that term, whereas this article serves only to define it. This seems more suited for our sister project, Wiktionary. — Francophonie&Androphilie (Je vous invite à me parler) 01:37, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Skid row, and perhaps also transwiki to Wiktionary while we're at it. Wikipedia articles are meant to treat concepts, not words (see WP:Wikipedia is not a dictionary). It appears that skid row and felony flats are different terms for essentially the same concept. Cnilep (talk) 02:06, 20 November 2012 (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.