Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grocer

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. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 09:15, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Grocer

This is a dictionary entry, not an encyclopedia entry.... word is already in wiktionary Uncle Grover 23:47, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Redirect to supermarket per tariqabjotu--Fuhghettaboutit 23:57, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep I agree that there isn't much encyclopedic about the part concerning sellers of groceries, but what are we going to replace this with...a straight redirect to Edward Heath (see the article)? If I came to Wikipedia, searched for Grocer, and got an article about a British politician without any prior explanation, I'd be perplexed to say the least. For reason of disambiguation, this is one time that even a dicdef is better than nothing. Vadder 00:05, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect to Supermarket This reads like a dictionary definition, not an encyclopedia entry. The page should be redirected to supermarket per the term's modern-day use. -- tariqabjotu (joturner) 00:14, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and expand. Notable occupation capable of expansion. Capitalistroadster 01:03, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect to Supermarket per Tariqabjotu. --Tuspm^{(C | @)} 02:56, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I'm a clerk in a meat department in the SF Bay Area. Also Shop stewart, member of local 101. The article is just a definition, but a poor one. Regionally, the meaning changes. Historically, the meaning has changed. The root of the word is not known, at least not to me. The word is deserving of an article. Starting over would be the best. Delete this one, it has no real purpose. meatclerk 06:02, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. I can't imagine an encyclopedia without an entry for "Grocer". Grocer certainly does not equal "Supermarket". The article certainly needs expansion.--Nicodemus75 18:41, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Jessemonroy raises valid reasons to keep this article, actually, with a major rewrite discussing the historical evolution of the word. Danny Lilithborne 20:14, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
  • I do think it deserves an article, but someone has to write it. It's not going to be me. If someone champions this, let it continue, else squash it now. meatclerk 23:47, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per above. --badlydrawnjeff talk 00:43, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• k the world needs grocers. see WP:AFD/BAG. GangstaEB~(penguin logs) 20:41, 25 July 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.