Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don't pick up the soap

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, redirect "Don't drop the soap" to Prison rape. The phrase and its use as a joke is already mentioned in Prison rape, so I really wouldn't know what to merge. Sandstein 07:38, 3 December 2006 (UTC) -- Amendment: Even the "pick up" version has a fair number of incoming links, so a redirect is probably in order here, too. Sandstein 07:42, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Don't pick up the soap

Don't pick up the soap (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

This phrase only gets 602 Google hits, and most of these relate to the lyrics off an Offspring song - Googling for this phrase minus a phrase from the next line of the song ("someone will be waiting") gets just 216 hits. Maybe this warrants a very brief mention under prison rape, but an entire article? Delete Metro Mover 01:16, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

• "Don't drop the soap" is more common...
• Delete. This is a sad phrase...fails notability guidelines. Sr13 01:57, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete — No way of verifying, plus it fails notability standards. –- kungming·2 ^(Talk) 02:02, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect to prison rape suffices. hateless 02:37, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Rename Did the Google search as nominator suggested and agree that the phrase doesn't have a lot of coverage. Googling for "Don't drop the soap" gets over 36,000 hits however and makes the same point. It is a cultural touchstone as uncomfortable as it makes people feel.--Hooperbloob 03:42, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Rename per above. And seriously, g-hits should not even come into play in this- this phrase has been used in countless movies, books, television shows, etc... It is inherently notable. --- RockMFR 04:54, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

But even if it is a common phrase, why does it deserve an article outside prison rape? Metro Mover 10:25, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

• Rename, but merge into Prison Rape - Wrong wording, but it still doesn't deserve a whole article... Spawn Man 08:19, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Rename & Merge Per above. John Reaves 09:31, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Move and merge per above reasonings. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:41, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Rename and merge to Prison rape. --Terence Ong _{(C | R)} 10:35, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - per nom. --Kungfu Adam ^(talk) 21:16, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete The phrase "don't drop the soap" may have been used countless times, but this is a completely different phrase. Since it is so obscure it doesn't even warrent mention in prison rape. Koweja 23:31, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete doesn't merit a whole article, per nom, and not the more common phrasing, so not worth a redirect. --Icarus ^(Hi!) 05:02, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep Very well known expression, film made about the topic and a very important concept regarding prison rape. It sure merits a whole article and should be kept there Terveetkadet
• Rename and merge with Prison rape, as per above. Kingfox 19:29, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Just a phrase. Hardly anyone will search it while looking for prison rape Mukadderat 01:50, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

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.