Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/From bad to worse

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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, and also delete Out of the frying pan (into the fire). El_C 07:41, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

On 2nd glance, restore frying pan, since that link is actually dead (someone added the template to the article, so I thought it was real). El_C 07:51, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] From bad to worse

A popular, but unremarkable phrase. The article itself is a dicdef. I'm not sure if there are any set policies for dealing with stuff like this, but this seems totally unencylopedic. Should we have articles on Good but not great, Face was as white as a sheet, Crack of dawn and I'll eat my hat? Nydas 09:31, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

  • Move to Wikitionary. doktorb wordsdeeds 10:08, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Transwiki per nom. MER-C 10:26, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete I would argue that "from bad to worse" and "good but not great" are stock phrases - commonly used groupings of words that mean exactly what they say. This is different from sayings like the "crack of dawn", which might need to be explained to those unfamiliar with the language. I would say simple stock phrases don't merit any sort of entry, in Wikipedia or Wiktionary. --Brianyoumans 11:46, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. A few such phrases have histories or encyclopedic value but not even all of those have articles. This is pointless. --Dhartung | Talk 21:19, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Arbusto 06:34, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per Brianyoumans. Sandstein 07:38, 10 October 2006 (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.