Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Drabble

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The result of the debate was DELETE. dbenbenn | talk 23:41, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Drabble

This is extremely unencyclopedic, and fails to even explain what the hell this "myth" is. -- Cabhan 21:28, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

• Delete this one, but there is a somewhat notable comic strip called Drabble. By the way, I think it's safe to say any article with its author's signature on it is an easy candidate for deletion. Szyslak 21:31, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete and recreate about the comic strip. RickK 21:36, Feb 15, 2005 (UTC)
    • Interestingly enough there are 'two' comic strips with that name; the other is about leprechauns in yellow hats, and has been physically published in three or four albums. Dupuis iirc. Radiant! 08:55, Feb 16, 2005 (UTC)
• Author fails to mention the real and famous Margaret Drabble, which does not bode well for this thing's authenticity. DJ Clayworth 21:49, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I withdraw some of the above, as the word seems to be in widespread usage, despite its dubious origins. DJ Clayworth 04:04, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

• Comment -- I suggest that we should expand the article to only include information about the comic strip -- maybe write a short stub for now. A definition of the word "Drabble" is not needed in Wikipedia because it's in wiktionary.org and other dictionary web sites. As for the "myth" part, I'll need to see more references than that. Zzyzx11 22:49, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Keep None of reasons cited fit in criteria specified in deletion policy. Article is more than dictionary definition, but does reference definition on wiktionary.org. Article refers to comic strip as well as myth. Article does refer to the living author Margaret Drabble (early versions linked to her biography, it now links to her wikipedia article).Stephenboothuk 21:35, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Delete and recreate article about the comic strip. A.D.H. (t&m) 04:02, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and Clean up. If anything this needs to be expanded. Although it may have started from an urban myth, googling shows that there are "Drabbles" written. With a few sites devoted to them. And it seems they are a common challange on writer's sites.
• Keep, seems notable. JamesBurns 07:53, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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