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August 13[edit]

This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on August 13, 2008

Phocomelic characters in the work of Philip K. Dick → Phocomelia#Phocomelic_characters_in_the_work_of_Philip_K._Dick[edit]

The result of the debate was Close, the fate of this redirect should be discussed in the target article's talk page. another rfd can take place once there is consensus to remove or improve the redirect's target heading in the article.Lenticel (talk) 00:42, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The likelihood that anyone is going to type this exact search string in search of this information is small to the point of infinitesimal. Otto4711 (talk) 17:10, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment Seems it was created in order to categorize the page under Category:Fictional characters with disabilities. -- Ned Scott 03:50, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak keep - The category would be a legitimate reason to keep the redirect, at least as long as we decide to have an unreferenced paragraph on fictional characters of one single author in a medical article, so maybe adapt target / redirect. --Tikiwont (talk) 08:55, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The paragraph and the redirect give undue weight to Dick characters. There are other fictional characters with phocomelia, for example "Flipper" from John Waters' film Desperate Living. Otto4711 (talk) 07:21, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I actually agree and hinted as much. But that is a different problem and for me no reason to delete the redirect now. It might be retargeted later, though. And if either the film article or the medical one can be expanded to mentioned Flipper character, a redirect can be created and categorized accordingly as well. --Tikiwont (talk) 08:04, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The DIck characters really shouldn't be in the medical article at all. It's basically trivia that has nothing to do with the disease. Dick could have made the same characters regular amputees probably with little effect on the stories. Listing off fictional characters with a medical condition in the article for the medical condition is a bad idea. Imagine what articles on various cancers or on myocardial infarction would look like with a list of fictional heart attack victims or cancer patients appended. Otto4711 (talk) 17:30, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, that is beyond the scope of RfD. The redirect would follow the content if it is moved to say another list or an article on Dick's fiction. It could be deleted if the content is dropped completely. As an alternative it might in the latter case be useful to have three different redirects in the cat Category:Fictional phocomelic characters. I would suggest an according 'conditional' close of this RFA so that we don't need to bring this once more. In that sense I've also created the sub cat and added above mentioned Flipper. If it isn't helping we can still delete it. --Tikiwont (talk) 08:16, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.

B^U → Ctrl+Alt+Del[edit]

The result of the debate was delete. bibliomaniac15 22:53, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This page was previously deleted in April. In May it was recreated and redirected to Ctrl+Alt+Del. Numerous discussions have occured in the main article on the inclusion or mention of this, however no credible sources have been located and it is only vandals who have added B^U to the article. Having this redirect to the article is I'm sure funneling vandalism there, the article does not have one single reference to B^U in it so it only seems to serve as a form of attack on the article or as nonsense. Knowledgeum :  Talk  00:41, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete. Definitely no point in having this redirect around as it implies that B^U is somehow related to Ctrl+Alt+Del which has not been referenced anywhere by reliable sources. Artichoker[talk] 01:13, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Has no legitimate correlation to the article, and seems mostly used as an attack or vandalism.--Thrindel (talk) 04:22, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Unlikely redirect. No idea what this shooting for. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 00:53, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment It's mocking Buckley, the author of CAD. It's a reference to a criticism that Buckley (referred to as B^Uckley) only makes one face. I've seen this often in references that come from 4chan. Shouldn't even classify as an internet phenomenon, and it's a non-notable attack page (or whatever the redirect equivalent is). --Raijinili (talk) 02:28, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Clarification: The criticism didn't originate on VGCats, that's just a notable example. --Raijinili (talk) 02:29, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The notability on the VGCats site has been discussed on the article talk page and has not been found to have been notable, obscure perhaps, as it also refers to a another comic that Ctrl+Alt+Del did that VGCats had already made. This seems to be the main point VGCats was making on doing that change parody, it only has a B^U in the title of the parody comic, but nowhere does it state that in the parody or include that into the reason for making the parody. Knowledgeum :  Talk  08:02, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Notable as in "stands out from the rest". I didn't even notice the title. --Raijinili (talk) 05:49, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete idiocy from idiots. JuJube (talk) 22:54, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • 'Comment That's highly inappropriate. --Raijinili (talk) 05:48, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.

Mrs Fox (Dad's Army) → Mrs Fox[edit]

The result of the debate was Keep. Tikiwont (talk) 09:05, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Remnant from unneccessary move - nobody is likely to search for it. The talk page redirect should also be deleted. Bob talk 12:44, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep because it helps to document the disputed pagemove and its subsequent correction. Rossami (talk) 13:51, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep agree; we don't delete disputes, we document them (hopefully). JesseW, the juggling janitor 01:23, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.
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