Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/General Purpose

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 no consensus. As noted, this was misplaced in the first place. If the redirect needs to be deleted or changed that should be discussed at WP:RFD. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:31, 17 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

General Purpose[edit]

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The phrase "General Purpose" on its own clearly should not redirect to the famous vehicle, but rather deserves a page of its own as a notable idiom. Silas Maxfield (talk) 09:50, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As a general note, this is misplaced. Redirects should be discussed at RfD. Regardless, keep as redirect because Wikipedia is not a dictionary and "general purpose" is common phrase, not a notable idiom. No objection to repointing the redirect to a different page or even turning it into a disambiguation page if there are other notable destinations for this title but I do not believe that a page solely about the common phrase could meet Wikipedia's policies. Rossami (talk) 18:24, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Wikipedia is not a place for folk-etymology, and that's exactly what this GP nonsense is. Anmccaff (talk) 23:48, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —UY Scuti ^Talk 17:29, 10 December 2015 (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.