Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lincoln Park Trixie Society

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The result of the debate was delete. — Feb. 23, '06 [00:34] <freakofnur_xture|talk>

[edit] Lincoln Park Trixie Society

Delete not encyclopedic, and who knows what else. Aaronw 02:24, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, POV vanicruft. Royal Blue ^T/_C 02:26, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Royal Blue. ¡Dustimagic! ^(T/C) 04:28, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, joke page. Bad ideas 04:29, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as nn joke. Blnguyen 04:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep This might be a joke, but it is a long-standing one (going back to at least 2000) and it gets semi-regular coverage in the Chicago papers. As a result members of a certain social type in Chicago are sometimes jokingly referred to as "Lincoln Park Trixies." I may put in some references later. Crypticfirefly 07:05, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete joke page. If Crypticfirefly can make clear the encylopaedic nature of the article as per the above comments then the article could stand.  (aeropagitica)  07:38, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
  • It's not exactly a joke page. The "Society" is more like an online version of the Official Preppy Handbook, except its creators organized social events like pub crawls (and it is just a Chicago thing). Like "preppie" and "yuppie," "trixie" describes a particular type. Crypticfirefly 03:16, 16 February 2006 (UTC) I should add though that I don't have the time or interest to save this article, especially since Boinger, who created the page originally, is on hand. Crypticfirefly 05:16, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
• Weak keep per Crypticfirefly having added refs; the article itself is still a joke but presumably fixable. Melchoir 10:00, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per nom. Bobby1011 14:50, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep While not a 'real' club, it is an oft-referenced 'pseudo-club' in both media and general culture. It is not a "joke", in the sense that the subject matter is false in and of itself -- that the 'club' aspect is noted as satirical is sufficient, I feel. Just search for 'Chicago trixie' on Google - 1.7Million results? Definite Keep. boinger 15:30, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Nice try. No place quotes around the two and see what you get 871 results of which most of those are not referring to the subject in question (notice the judicious use of commas in the search results). -- Avi 17:46, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Indeed. But you do get 864 if you search for "Lincoln Park Trixie" and most if not all of those do refer to this subject. Crypticfirefly 03:12, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete WP:NG, Vancarlimospacecraft Avi 17:43, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Gerard Foley 21:20, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - As a resident of Chicago and author of Chicago Tribune article using the term, the LPTS is a valid sub-group within the social strata of Chicago. A LPTS woman is to Chicago what a "Valley Girl" is to Los Angeles, irrespective of being an actual society, club or organization.--anth 23:52, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

(first of three edits by "anth" a.k.a. User:Gargiulo, disregarded, — <fon>)

Indeed, Valley Girl has a wiki page. boinger 15:15, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

• KeepThe terminology is certainly a common part of the vernacular of 20-somethings in Chicagoland, and a real part of the culture. Just because this term is one of a satirical nature does NOT make the entry false or a "joke page". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.100.237.186 (talk • contribs) . (Third of three edits from this IP address, disregarded — <fon>)

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.