Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

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. (non-admin closure)‎ Geschichte (talk) 08:19, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

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Disambig page whose only entries are non-existent articles. Fails WP:DABRED. Æ's old account wasn't working (talk) 13:59, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:13, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. all entries may have no articles, but are mentioned at the linked articles. brachy08 _{(chat here lol)} 01:28, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - seems like the page should probably be a soft redirect to Wiktionary and/or wikiquote. Doesn't appear to have any bluelinks so as far as I can see is just a collection of non-notable things and WP:NOTEVERYTHING. JMWt (talk) 17:19, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Strong keep -- every single one of these entries has an article on the author or album, where their work in general is discussed. This is a useful navigational aid. Mrfoogles (talk) 19:30, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete It's not useful when the page literally goes nowhere. MOS:DABNOENTRY also applies for DABs. – The Grid (talk) 20:17, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Since this was nominated, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things (Taylor Swift song) has been converted from a redirect to an article. But anyway, this disambiguation page is a useful list of articles all of which contain the term in a correct context. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 09:50, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like it's a questionable revert from what was originally a redirect. If that song has charted, I can see the article staying regardless of being a stub. – The Grid (talk) 13:43, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Each entry is mentioned on the respective articles, passing MOS:DABMENTION. ObserveOwl (talk) 19:42, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Dclemens1971 (talk) 23:42, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per MOS:DABMENTION, as it seems like a helpful dab for a search. I was surprised that so many works had this name. --Mojo Hand (talk) 23:49, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The subject passes MOS:DABMENTION. Chekidalum (talk) 18:28, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep per MOS:DABMENTION. A Google search for "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" brought me to this disambiguation page and that's when I saw the AfD notice. As a reader, this page gave me the info I was searching for. --A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 01:15, 25 March 2025 (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.