Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gay anthem

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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 keep `'mikkanarxi 19:25, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gay anthem

Gay anthem (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

The article has had an {{unreferenced}} tag on it since July. JDtalk 20:44, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

  • Keep - How can we have a List of gay anthems without an article on Gay anthems?!? Seriously though, the article needs sourcing but I'm pretty sure somebody with the time can fix it pretty easily. With 21500 google hits for "gay anthem", it certainly seems like some sources exist. →Bobby← 21:58, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Note - (before I get flamed) I saw the AfD for List of gay anthems above. You don't have to point it out to me. →Bobby←
  • delete unless solid references provided. BTW, does not even mention YMCA. `'mikkanarxi 22:21, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep, AFD is not cleanup, subject is not truly unverifiable per WP:DEL. hateless 22:32, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep contingent upon sourcing. B.Wind 01:35, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep - valid, verifiable topic. - Davodd 01:37, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment, if it's verifiable, why has it had an unreferenced tag on it since July? JDtalk 01:41, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
      • Neglect, which doesn't imply it's unverifiable. hateless 00:32, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Unless someone provides a source for the definition, this term does not meet Wikipedia standards even before the problem with verification otherwise. Doczilla 09:39, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep There's scope for a good article to be written here about an international cultural phenomenon. It exists and it's verifiable. Even so, good quality internet sources are few (Google Scholar only has 19 hits & newspaper sources are like [1] about YMCA in the 1970s). I think the issue of definition is more of a problem for List of gay anthems. --Mereda 10:10, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep BrenDJ 03:03, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete The article has no sources, and since Wikipedia is supposed to be unbiased, this page should be deleted because there is no "Heterosexual Anthem" page. Acalamari 04:05, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment Identifying traits of a sub-culture is not unbiased, it's just a lot more feasible than doing so of the macroculture. Almost all love songs are heterosexual anthems. By your rationale, you could also argue that there's no "List of Caucasian, heterosexual politicians" page. Whoppersnapper 06:47, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Agree with the comments that it needs sourcing, but neglect isn't a reason to delete it. jtowns 07:20, 1 December 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.