Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dirty joke

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The result of the debate was REDIRECT (already merged). -Splash 02:48, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dirty joke

This is a dicdef at best. An extensive list of jokes or examples make make the article longer and more controversial, but not any more encyclopedic. Gblaz 14:20, July 22, 2005 (UTC). I still feel that a more proper title for such an article might be something more like "off-color humor", but I agree that the recent edits show that the article does have potential. So I would now consider this a Weak Keep assuming the expansion continues. Gblaz 18:56, July 22, 2005 (UTC)

Keep: I honestly feel as though there's room to expand this, including discussing the history of "blue" or "off-colour" comedy. Dolemite, Richard Pryor, Andrew Dice Clay, and other "dirty" comedians could be referenced, and the concept of an anti-joke discussed in brief. jglc | t | c 14:22, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

Keep: I voted to delete List of dirty jokes, but I can envision an article that discusses the psychology and sociology of off-color humor, and I have to believe there are peer-reviewed articles on that subject. If no one takes it up for six months or so, we can always reconsider.Robert A West 15:14, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

Keep — I agree with above comments. — RJH 15:15, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

• Keep and expand. Definite potential for encylopedic article. Capitalistroadster 15:40, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
• As per Gblaz's comment, I'm taking the initiative to merge dirty joke with off-color humor (leaving the content of dirty joke intact until the VfD is concluded), and making blue humor, off-colour humour (and other spelling variants thereof) redirects. If anyone strongly disagrees with this, could you please reply here or on my user talk page? jglc | t | c 19:00, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Great solution that takes everyones comments into account. Gblaz 20:44, July 22, 2005 (UTC)
    • I second that remark. -- BD2412 ^talk 22:09, July 22, 2005 (UTC)
• Speedy keep and delist - it looks like the nomination's been withdrawn. --Idont Havaname 00:11, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect all of them, as per User:jasonglchu. JamesBurns 04:28, 23 July 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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.