Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fred (bicycling)

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 delete. Metropolitan90 (talk) 02:32, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fred (bicycling)[edit]

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Unsourced neologism that violates Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary. Per WP:NOTNEO "Some neologisms can be in frequent use, and it may be possible to pull together many facts about a particular term and show evidence of its usage on the Internet or in larger society. To support an article about a particular term or concept we must cite what reliable secondary sources, such as books and papers, say about the term or concept, not books and papers that use the term.'' What sources that do exist to try do define this term are highly idiosyncratic and personal; they say more about the pundit giving the definition than the meaning of "Fred". Writing a new section in Bicycle culture about the existence of social hierarchies, cliques, pejoratives and hyper-competition among some bicyclists would be encyclopedic, but trying to adjudicate the "correct" definition of a neologism/meme like "fred" is more appropriate for Urban Dictionary crowdsources to vote on. Dennis Bratland (talk) 17:59, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 09:39, 29 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 09:39, 29 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete It's an amusing idea but the sources are insubstantial and the topic doesn't seem to have found its way into works such as the Historical Dictionary of Cycling. And it's derogatory for people called Fred. FWIW my bike is loaded with lots of functional accessories but my name isn't Fred. Warden (talk) 12:29, 29 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, KTC (talk) 20:15, 5 April 2013 (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.