Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taking the mickey

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. Keilana^talk_(recall) 01:46, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Taking the mickey[edit]

Dictionary definition. Already an article on Wiktionary. kingboyk (talk) 14:56, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Very, very weak delete per nom - but the article as it stands is more than a dictionary definition as it gives context for its usage and etymology.--h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 15:18, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. There are other crap articles. The overall content of the article in question could be improved, though. ^Dlae│_here 15:19, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep Per Dlae Computerjoe 's talk 15:48, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep noteworthy British expression. Shiva_eVolved 19:54, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes it is, but why does it belong in an encyclopedia? It's dictionary material surely? --kingboyk (talk) 20:18, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not necessarily - its a slang expression with cultural implications, which can be elucidated/developed on. Shiva_eVolved 00:26, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, it's already at Wiktionary and this is basically just speculation about etymology. Corvus cornix_talk 22:16, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I am in bed right now, with a broken ankle, so I can't find them for you, but I know of at least two books I own which talk about phrase in such a way that would be inappropriate for a dictionary entry, but would be entirely appropriate for an encyclopedia entry. The phrase is something which appeared in the books of trivia that I loved when I was younger rather a lot. J Milburn (talk) 23:18, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a dictionary. This article seems like a definition and a stub but it could to be expanded to a full-fledged article. For starters, we can expand the history of the phrase and provide a little more sources if needed. PrestonH 00:09, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I'll add some more sources showing the breadth of its use. If this is deleted should all these [1] go too? Nick mallory (talk) 07:29, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or Merge into British slang --Boreas ^Talk 12:54, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I think it definately cites well and I understood it to be totally plausible.--207.172.183.139 (talk) 23:54, 6 January 2008 (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.