Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gerbilling

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 of the debate was keep. Mailer Diablo 12:33, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gerbilling

This article contains (a) the fact that it's an urban legend and (b) a load of bullshit. I think it should be deleted, but maybe it could be merged as a one-liner into a list of urban legends. Botom line: this is an encyclopaedia, there ain't no such thing as gerbilling, and we have a pretty good authority for that. There must be some kind of limit to the made-up sexcruft, surely? Just zis Guy you know? 20:40, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

• Weak keep. The phenomenon is certainly more joke than actual practice, but it's a rather notable joke referenced frequently, like in the South Park episode about Lemmiwinks. It should probably be sourced a little better, but the term has made its rounds in pop culture. Aplomado ^talk 20:52, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

• Keep -- seems to be a fairly well-known urban legend. It's been around for about 20 years and arguably has cachet due to the Gere reference. The page makes it clear that it is an unproven myth.--Marysunshine 23:10, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

• Weak keep -- I suppose this sort of thing does happen and is fairly notable, but I'm sure no one would miss the article if it got deleted. Mr. Lefty _{Talk to me!} 23:15, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep -- This is a well written article on a worthy subject. I trust that this sort of thing doesn't happen (at least not often), yet it is very notable as an oft repeated urban legend. Yes, there should be some kind of limit to the made-up sexcruft, but this famous (if fictitious) practice falls well within it. TheMadBaron 23:25, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. A very well-publicized and propogated urban legend. I read this article before and appreciated its presence. Grandmasterka 23:46, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Exploding Boy 00:13, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
• * Keep. Jmbranum 22:17, 14 May 2006 (CST)
• Strong keep, enormously well known legend. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEMES?) 13:21, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep. It's a very well-known urban legend, not anything akin to WP:NFT. Well-known urban legends and hoaxes have articles—it doesn't matter that they're not true. It's only a problem if it's non-notable or not clearly marked as an urban legend/hoax. Deleting this for not actually being true would make as little sense as deleting Piltdown Man for being a hoax! --Icarus 01:37, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete giving hoaxes articles just creates more hoaxes. at very least rename article to denote its a hoax. --MarsRover 04:42, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Notable urban legend. - CNichols 19:45, 16 May 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.