Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spangel

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The result of the debate was DELETE. — JIP | Talk 16:33, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Spangel

Fancruft. Al 15:55, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

• Delete - flush out this cruft! CLW 16:18, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Reverted vandalism which deleted the above and which replaced the votes with the following comments - "This page should be saved. Spangel is an idea which is a focus of a large and distinct fan following. Those who would want it deleted and pandering to Homophobia." Grow up. CLW 18:13, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

• Delete per nom--Isotope23 18:37, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Reverted vandalism... same message as CLW. I wish this could be Speedied.--Isotope23 20:59, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Reverted vandalism again...--Isotope23 00:33, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

• Keep Spangel is very much a part of the internet reality and it deserves a place here at Wikipedia. Unless Wikipedia discriminates sexual preferences, this should be definitely Bold textKEPTBold text! Ostile17 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.58.181.178 (talk • contribs) 17:25, September 20, 2005.
• Delete, pointless fancruft.Vizjim 22:41, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
• On the outside chance that the vandalism to the votes was just a clueless voter, here are their comments: "Keep Spangel. Despite what some may think about this undoubtedly slang term within the fandom, many a fan fiction writer has been inspired by said term. This is not some term pulled from the rear (so to speak) of a random fan; Spangel is a part of the Buffy/Angelverse, and should therefore be kept alive on this page." -unsigned by 68.204.220.234
• Delete as fancruft. I could see it meriting one sentence in the main Angel (TV series) or slash fiction article at most. -- MCB 00:56, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Spangel- The popularity of 'Spangel' fanfiction and the 'Spangel' relationship in general is in itself a good enough reason to save this term from deletion. Kudos to Wikipedia for providing a succinct yet comprehensive explanation of this very entertaining Buffyverse phenomenon. --Jossophile —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.170.120.2 (talk • contribs) 22:11, September 20, 2005.
• Delete as far as I can tell. This information would be better served on a page such as Angel (TV series), Angel (vampire) or Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer). --Metropolitan90 05:00, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

• This page should stay. As others have said there is a very strong "Spangel" community and as with the pages which cover subjects such as Yaoi of r slash you have to have pages that describe specific phenomena and fandoms.
  There is a smell of bigotry in the anger with which some of the people who want the page shut down are reacting and this should not be tollerated, —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.86.133.215 (talk • contribs) 03:46, September 21, 2005.
• Comment: Those who believe this AfD is motivated by homophobia are woefully misguided. I suggest you read WP:ISNOT. This article is simply not encyclopedic. (And, frankly, I'm insulted. I don't know that you'll ever meet a more gay-friendly straight guy than me.) Al 12:40, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

• Delete:Agree with the above.Don't think this is encyclopedic either.Nor are the others such as Bangel,Spuffy,Sparmony,Dangel,Cangel,Fresley and the half dozen slang terms created for every conceivable pairing thought of for this or other shows such as Clana and Clex,Chlark,Clois etc. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.251.55.126 (talk • contribs) 11:09, September 21, 2005.

• KEEP - Spangel is a legitimate term used to name a specific relationship between two fictional characters within a popular fandom. There are numerous web sites and livejournals dedicated to the fan fiction written exclusively about the intimate relationship between vampires Spike and Angel. This relationship has been referenced by the creator of the characters, Joss Whedon, in both print interviews and "Angel" season 5 DVD commentaries, as well as writers and co-producers of the show. It was made 'cannon' in the episode "Power Play". Anindoorkitty 23:50, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
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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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.