Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/High yellow

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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The result was Keep, nomination withdrawn, no support for deletion, non admin closure. Davewild 07:17, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] High yellow

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*Delete Article was transwikied to Wictionary, but has not been expanded. Article is nothing more than a dicdef. Strothra 05:43, 8 October 2007 (UTC) Withdrawing nom per article upgrades. --Strothra 19:23, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

  • Weak keep, article explains some background about the term. VoL†ro/\/Force 05:52, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep More than a dictionary entry. Explains the history, background, social context and usage of the term. --Mkativerata 06:59, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Article is already more than a simple dicdef, and the discussion of the term could easily be further expanded. Dybryd 07:08, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Term has cultural associations beyond most other color nicknames (so merge with mulatto or biracial is also not warranted). The "high yellows" were the upper crust, socially acceptable blacks until the era of Black Power upturned (many) things, and continue to represent not-always-unspoken resentments in both directions. Probably peaked as a term before WWII, but notability is permanent. --Dhartung | Talk 08:52, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Article seems to have reached the The Heymann Standard--Lenticel (talk) 09:25, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per the upper crusts. Burntsauce 17:42, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Well referenced article, and important sociological concept in racial stratification in the United States. Edison 03:13, 9 October 2007 (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.