Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amerime

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. Deathphoenix 17:43, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Amerime

This was previously deleted as a neologism. I'd like to reiterate that argument, and also add that this page is mostly original research. A google search for "amerime" gets about 1640 hits. As an additional note, creator has been adding links to the term to dozens of pages. --InShaneee 03:36, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete neologism, not even on urbandictionary DrIdiot 04:08, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
• Comment I just wanted to say I looked at this one and I can't vote either way Ruby 04:54, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete. Googled for it; gets a little bit of use on chat boards. If kept the top of the article should note that the term is a nelogism and not widely recognised. Seems like the term was previously AfD'd as a self-admitted hoax: User_talk:Ground_Zero/Archive_2#Soviet_Canuckistan_.26_Amerime. Weregerbil 08:17, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep -just because something is not widely used, it does not mean that it needs to be deleted, the goal of wikipedia is to build a comprehensive encyclopedia, not to just cover mainstream topics (even though these should get precedence.)Gizzakk 19:00, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
  • However, there are guidelines for what deserves inclusion. It's basic wiki policy that not just anything belongs here. --InShaneee 03:46, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep I've heard this term for close to 20 years now (it was first [mis]applied to Robotech), but is gaining stronger use as "true Amerime" comes out. I will agree that the article is going to need some hefty revamping (and I'll see about that myself), but to get rid of it would mean we'd have to get rid of other "non-Japanese" anime and manga forms like Amerimanga, La nouvelle manga, etc.--み使い Mitsukai 19:04, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
  • Working on cleanup. Now if I can keep the overzealous otaku from making biased edits, it should be fine.--み使い Mitsukai 19:41, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - This is the fourth incarnation of an article named after a word I made up. I checked, shortly after I created the article, and there were a few independent hits on Google, so while I can take some credit/blame for this term, it's not really a true neologism if it's been around for twenty years. I'd say the only thing going against this article is that it's been deleted three times before. Stranger still is that my original goal, which was struck out upon around two years ago, may be coming to fruitation: this word has been sufficiently forced into circulation that it has actually taken root. Cool. -Litefantastic 19:12, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as nn neologism, unless someone can provide references and proof of it being in widespread usage. Just because something is 20 years old doesn't mean it's notable. --Rory096 03:53, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Although this a pioneering term that is just beginning to become known, American Anime or Amerime will put up dozens of results on google, AOL and yahoo so how could it possibly still be considered as neologism? As one of the world's largest online encyclopedias, I believe that it would do Wikipedia good to retain the solid, groundbreaking information Amerime provides and thusly increase its reputation as an online encyclopedia to both old and new valuable information.Walter Nwaokolo 1:00, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
  • "Dozens" is hardly a good sign. --InShaneee 03:32, 23 February 2006 (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.