Wikipedia:Managed Deletion/Jokes
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Proposed language of the criterion: Managed Delete jokes are articles that reveal internally that their primary purpose is amusement. They are jokes, and they are only jokes. Whether they are written in stately prose or gibberish, if the article is designed to produce a laugh in the reader, it is a candidate for Managed Deletion. As always discussions of jokes and reportage on jokes are not candidates for Managed Deletion. If there is doubt about the humorous intent of the article, it is not a candidate for Managed Deletion. Geogre 14:17, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)
The following are examples of Jokes that were found to be (or would have been) eligible for deletion under this policy:
- Kamal Assaf: The article reveals that it is a joke internally. Note that it combines unrelated facts and events and even ends with "wtf." Because it is written in full sentences, it currently must go to VfD, where it has achieved a 100% "delete" vote for very obviously being a joke. Because the article will be deleted before votes come on this policy proposal, here is the content:
- "Kamal Assaf graduated from The Bishop's School in 1988. He was a star basketball player and football player for the Knights. After graduating, he attended UCSD where he was cut from the evil basketball team there twice. He then attended the college that Richard Nixon went to. He now teaches at the Bishop's School in the History department, while coaching middle school sports, and high school basketball. He is an avid Chargers fan. wtf"
- Sim Tycoon Hunter, an article created on 11 September and whose content began with "A simulation game where you manage a squad of terrorists (equipment, rations, interpersonal relationships... which docks they work at, what abandoned factory with hooks and crates they live at) and you compare your buccaneered wealth to the wealth of tycoons across the world. You watch shadow alliegances form and products get smuggled." The title is an amalgamation of three popular computer games.
- This could arguably be considered a Managed Deletion/Hoax as well.
The following are examples of Jokes that were not found to be (or would not have been) eligible for deletion under this policy:
- Anti-Australian sentiment was initially thought to be a joke playing on the existing articles about anti-American sentiment. The subsequent VfD discussion uncovered evidence of this phenomenon and required a more deliberative discussion than the Managed Deletion process.
