Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fair Dinkum

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 redirect to Australian words. —Cleared as filed. 16:59, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fair Dinkum

almost a dictionary. Dinkum redirects there as well. See also, Australian words and Australian English. -- Zondor 08:59, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

• Merge with Australian words. --Angr/_{tɔk tə mi} 09:19, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Clean up and Merge per Angr. Chick Bowen 17:12, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Comment. Fair dinkum doesn't mean fair go. It means something honest or reliable see [1]. Ironically, this article isn't Fair Dinkum. It certainly isn't worth merging in its current state or being transwiki'd to Wiktionary. Capitalistroadster 18:06, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Weak deleteRedirect. Fair dinkum can have the meanings in the article in the right context, but honest and reliable is the main meaning. "He's fair dinkum"=="He's telling the truth" or "He's serious about s/t" or "you can rely on him". "Fair dinkum, Joe!" could translate to english as "You can't be serious, Joe!" The term is not unnotable, but this article on it is not worth keeping. A improved or future article might be. Ben Aveling 20:19, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. . Capitalistroadster 18:11, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Change my vote to Redirect (no merge) to Australian words. I have added entries for "dinkum" and "fair dinkum," based on the OED, to that article, and so both should be redirected there. Chick Bowen 21:11, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Merge or Redirect Reyk 21:25, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete and redirect to Australian words as per Chick Bowen above. --Martyman-(talk) 22:18, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete and redirect to Australian words as per Chick Bowen above. We had a dog named 'Dinkum' (from 'fair dinkum') when I was kid. Can I add him to the meaning? - Dalbury (talk) 22:33, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Redirect to Australian words, where there is already a definition for this phrase (which, as the ever reliable Capitalistroadster points out), is incorrectly defined in this article. Cnwb 23:04, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Redirect to Australian words. Capitalistroadster 23:16, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
• Redirect per Chick Bowen. ～J.K. 09:49, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

I suggest we have consensus. Ben Aveling 10:05, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

• Geez mate are you fair dinkum getting rid of this? It's an important part of the slang culture in Australia, and warrants a keep. 203.122.218.47 16:24, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
  • We're not getting rid of it; it's already been included in Australian words. It doesn't need its own article, though, so that page will be turned into a redirect to Australian words. Chick Bowen 21:03, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
• Redirect to Australian words. -- Ian ≡ talk 04:35, 14 November 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.