Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/British racing green

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The result of the debate was keep. -- AllyUnion (talk) 09:56, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] British racing green

Not really notable. Not sure how this could become a full blown Wikipedia entry. Perhaps belongs in Wiktionary? Jcsutton 14:27, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

• Comment: I think it's notable, it gets 61,600 google hits [1] and it's associated with a period in racing history. Could be expanded to include which teams used it and what success they achieved. No vote because it's just a dicdef right now. Kappa 18:28, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Weak delete or Wiktionary. Of the first 10 hits, 8 are companies, colors, and/or websites named after the dic def, not a direct reference. Niteowlneils 20:08, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Is this article about the British racing sailor Andy Green, or the test pilot Andy Green, or the color "British racing green" or what? Google this and see if you come away less confused than I was. hydnjo talk 23:47, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)see below for vote change.
• Keep and Expand. British racing green was a notable colour used by British racing car drivers and teams. For example, Jaguar in last year's F1 season. It was used as far back as the 1950's by drivers such as Stirling Moss. Needs to be expanded. If time permits, I'll have a go at it myself.Capitalistroadster 00:11, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - I recall hearing this color name before, and it has since been expanded into an acceptable stub. -- Cyrius|✎ 02:51, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Clearly notable; the term will be easily recognized by any motorsport fan. — Dan | Talk 02:52, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, very much notable. James F. (talk) 02:52, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Changing my vote because of content provided by 12.74.168.143 and thank you. hydnjo talk 03:12, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

• Now that it is expanded, I agree that there is sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Will delist from VFD unless there are any other strong objections. Jcsutton 11:55, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Strong Keep - my favourite colour ! Brookie 19:50, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Strong Keep after the cleanup into a good stub indicating the color's origins and significance. BRG is the single most "historically significant" color in the history of motorsports. The only color that has similar power to inspire emotion in millions of fans is Petty blue. (But there are tens of thousands of fans of pavement modifieds on eastern USA ovals who feel the same way about Richie Evans orange. Evans orange matches the paint code used by the New York State DMV in the mid-1960s when he was getting started on a near-zero budget.) Barno 00:39, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Clear keep (and expand) -- Jmabel | Talk 06:39, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep max rspct 19:00, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - notable. Hazzamon 17:55, Feb 17, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - my favourite colour. Couldn't see the vfd tag on the article page Brookie 19:14, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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