Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cours (TV production)

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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 was delete. Information is duplicated in Television program, so I will leave a redirect there. If any editor thinks anime is a better redirect, by all means change it providing the information's there also. Neıl ☎ 10:28, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cours (TV production)

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I've never seen this word used and it's not even in my Japanese dictionary. However, the main reason it's unneeded is because we don't even have a Season (TV production) article (which is clearly a more notable term), instead having it fill up a section over at Television program (where cours is also mentioned). SeizureDog 08:53, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

  • Weak keep and move: The Japanese Wiki article says it may come from either the French word "cours" or the German "kur", although no references are given supporting this. It sounds like TV production jargon not widely used or even understood by the general public. I'm not sure this Japanese usage really qualifies for an English-language article of its own, but if it is kept, surely it should be moved to Kūru (TV production). --DAJF 09:13, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
    • Change to Delete after seeing the mention in Television program, which should be sufficient. --DAJF 09:16, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge with anime. I am the original writer of this article, and thought it would be useful, but I see now it is sort of pointless to have it in this little stub by itself. I still feel the info should be mentioned in the main anime article, though. Incidentally, I have heard the word used in promotional broadcasts for anime in Japan, so it must be understood by at least some viewers. --Iritscen (talk) 16:39, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletions. -- Hiding T 11:29, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 21:30, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete It is nothing more then a dicdef and there isn't any evidence that this is even a notable topic. --Farix (Talk) 00:48, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment The term has become popular enough in Japan that some Western anime fans are beginning to use it. I recently used the article to clarify a discussion on how TV works in Japan, and then linked to the article when writing the lead for Allison and Lillia. The article is clearly useful; is in the right place? Merging it into the anime article or an article on Japanese television might work, but this definition could also be added to the Wiktionary entry on 'cours', which currently does not cover the meaning in question. Doceirias (talk) 00:54, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Don't you still need to reference a reliable source in order to place a definition in Wiktionary? --Farix (Talk) 03:23, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Was that even an issue here? The word's existence and meaning were never in question, only the frequency of usage and notability thereof. Doceirias (talk) 04:52, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • The existence of the word "cours" in English (or Japanese) is very much in question without reliable sources to back up this usage. --DAJF (talk) 05:20, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • You're confusing notability with accuracy. The definition is not in doubt - it's in the dictionary (the Personal Katakana Gojiten.) If we want to justify having an article on the topic, we need to prove that it is in common English usage, which we seem to agree it is not. It's a French word that has been loaned to Japanese. Doceirias (talk) 06:47, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge with Anime, Television program, or both (with the redirect pointing to Anime). -- Ned Scott 05:14, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. I can not find any references that would seem to be verifiable by WP:V on this term. While some discussion on message boards and other fan sites exist, nothing that establishes notability can be found. If any exist references, then I would promote the merge, but in the absence of them I support deletion. SorryGuy  Talk  19:58, 16 December 2007 (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.