Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doing a Sunderland

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The result of the debate was Keep (no consensus). --Ryan Delaney talk 18:20, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Doing a Sunderland

Obscure; essentially a dictionary definition; unencyclopaedic; the text is POV, the whole subject is inherently POV. --Ngb 16:58, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

  • Delete. Dictionary definition at best. Sliggy 17:49, August 9, 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge with Sunderland FC, if anything can be salvaged.Allegrorondo 18:16, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Probably written by a Newcastle United fan like myself. Let's face it, we haven't much else to celebrate. Delete Tonywalton 20:11, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
On reflection, weak Keep. The phrase is in reasonably wide use to mean what the author says it means- this isn't necessarily POV any more than using the phrase "do a Hindenburg" to mean "crash and burn" implies a hatred of hydrogen-filled German dirigble airships. It's more of a dicdef though, really, hence the "weak" bit Tonywalton 20:36, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
Comment: The same phrase is also used with a completely different meaning, though. To do a Sunderland can also mean to pull off a major cup upset (as per Sunderland vs Leeds, 1973 FA Cup final). Grutness...wha? 02:08, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge with Sunderland FC as Allegorondo, subject to evidence that the phrase is notable.(Is that how this is meant to be done?)--MarkGallagher 21:06, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Of course it isn't notable. Suggesting it should be merged with the Sunderland article is ridiculous. Sunderland fans would just delete it and they would be quite right to do so. It is simply abusive humour by a fan of a rival club. Osomec 06:14, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. ral315 14:36, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Obvious deletion, for all the reasons mentioned already --Khendon 16:15, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete The phrase will change when the next team to be badly relegated go down e.g. 'do a Swindon' from about ten years ago. Keresaspa 16:00, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep of course, useful content. How this is a dictdef is beyond me.  Grue  18:41, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
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