Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chrismahanukwanzakah

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 of the debate was keep. howcheng {chat} 19:11, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chrismahanukwanzakah

This page exists to promote an advertising term/neologism used by virgin mobile. See also Chrismahanakwanzahah, which is also nominated. --CastAStone 19:35, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

• Comment: Is there a policy on wiki concerning commercials? Blatant advertising should always be rubbed out, but this commercial and this article seem to be making a comment about society at large. If TV shows (which contain tons of advertising albeit usually less explicit) can have a page...then? If I was a marketing/advertising student, I might find this page usefel..but more than that, I'd like to know what wiki policy is for this kind of thing.--Hraefen 20:54, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
• delete and bill them for the advertisment. BL kiss the lizard 00:12, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Fictional holidays are a genuine subject matter on Wikipedia. This is a needed article. -- Judson 03:00, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per nom --NaconKantari 04:54, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. While it stems from a ad campaign, it's worth keeping as a starting point for any discussion regarding the winter holidays in a globalized, multicultural world. Also, if you were a marketing/advertising student, it's a great example of how to handle the holidays in a non-offensive way while still making a good point that strengthens the brand
• Keep' -This term has definitely entered the standard vocabulary, at least here in New York City. Páll ^{(Die pienk olifant)} 17:46, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep This is a satirical cultural meme that was viewed by hundreds of millions of people. If O RLY wasn't deleted, why should this? karmafist 17:47, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep It's an annoying neologism, much like metrosexual. Definitely some people will hear it and not know where it came from. Dnavarro 17:48, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete Please note that I nominated it, don't count me twice. The article describes a commercial people! --CastAStone 19:35, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep The lyrics to the song were the best laugh I've had while reading all the artlicles about the Christmas Season. I agree with all the other "Keep" comments, plus I think some commercials have the status of cultural icons "Where's the beef!" --pschroeter 24 December 2005
• Keep. Not promotional in tone. Advertising and marketing are notable business subjects worthy of academic study. — Phil Welch Katefan's ridiculous poll 00:46, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep This is prominent enough to belong here. --Lunatio 24 December 2005

KEEP THIS ARTICLE. It is much needed, as the term has entered the popular lexicon.

• Keep — mæstro ^t/c, 07:29, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep-How is an an artical about a fictional holiday that is promoted in an ad considered the same as an advertisement in itself?--Akako|☎ 18:51, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
• 'Keep per User:karmafist --LBMixPro^{<Speak|on|it!>} 23:37, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep It may have started as an advertisment, but by now it's become a separate cultural element (as was said, like "Where's the Beef"). The article isn't a promotion for the Virgin Mobile, it's a description of a satirical holiday used in the ad. Encyclopedic (but barely). --Wingsandsword 02:40, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep This article exists to EXPLAIN a neologism and a clever use of political-correctness and religion in advertisement. Even if the term is probably irrelevant outside of the U.S. it's still interesting. Is Christmas an ad for the Christian religion? Asereje 05:50, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Altough the content may be somewhat advertising, it is still a word used in today's society. It serves as an alternative to "Happy Holidays!" and stating each holiday's name, as they each fall on almost the same day (Christmas was Dec 25, Hanukkah that same night, and Kwanzaa the following day). Jerr 02:13, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete Makes me weary because of the fact they remove the "t" from the Christmas portion of the holiday name, this is the whole reason retailers replace the word Christmas with "holiday", to remove the term "Christ". If Virgin wants to be inclusive, it should be spelled Christmahanukwanzakah. (Note it includes the letters C-H-R-I-S-M, directly removing only the "t") PatrickA 23:09, 30 December 2005 (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.