Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hogging

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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 of the debate was delete. -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 02:03, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hogging

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    • Do not delete Wikipedia, along with being a constantly updated source for information, also serves as a guide to pop culture. The truth is that now, "Hogging", the word and the action, is an inherent part of our culture, regardless of how long it's been around and whatnot. Being redirected here from collegehumor just increases its establishment and thus credibility among college aged people. To remove this entry is a disservice to the goal and effectiveness of wikipedia as a well-reputed source of information for practically anything and everything. If deleted, I do not doubt that someone will come along and make a new entry for Hogging in several weeks. As for the argument that this promotes misogyny, so do many things, and the fact that these things exist does not preclude them from being included in an encyclopedia dedicated to the proliferation of knowledge.
    • Do not delete this article. I practice what this word defines and I agree wholeheartedly with it being on here.
  • Do not delete. It is a widely practiced art form among college students.

Delete made up name created by people redirected here from collegehumor.com (it's on their main page right now)-- ( drini's page ☎ ) 23:26, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Also see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Guido (slang term) -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 00:41, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

I don't care whether it's deleted or not. I do know that a "Hog Log" was kept in Bancroft Hall of the US Navel Academy in the late eighties. This isn't a new fad or aborration...it's been around for a while. Anyone who attended there in the early Ninety's will know why "Naval" above is mis-spelled.

  • No, this article should stay intact. It's a real pracitce, not something someone just made up recently, but a timed practice. I've actually read an article where someone researched the topic and discussed it with males many years older than myself. -J. Sims
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.113.7.153 (talk • contribs) 00:30, 20 January 2006
This user has never edited prior this comment -- ( drini's page ☎ )
  • Shouldn't be deleted, as it is a real topic, but should be placed under sexual slang. -TheEdborg —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.131.83.250 (talk • contribs) 23:51, 19 January 2006. -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 23:59, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
This user has NEVER edited before prior this comment [1] -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 23:59, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
  • This is a real term describing a real practice by college age males. This should not be deleted. -23 year old male —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.32.53.82 (talk • contribs) 23:55, 19 January 2006.
This user vandalized (blanked other people's comment) this page: [2] and has never edited prior this comment [3]
  • TOTALLY REAL! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.118.97.174 (talk • contribs) 00:05, 20 January 2006.
This user has never edited prior this comment -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 00:11, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete per nom. DaGizzaChat © 00:09, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
    • Btw, are anons allowed to vote? I haven't been voting on AFd for long enough to know DaGizzaChat © 00:13, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
The most important thing to remember is that AFD IS NOT A VOTE so no, noone gets a vote, It's a discussion, usually those like the ones above are discounted (that's why I put the tags, to help the closing admin) -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 00:14, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - it's written in a demeaning way, and will only popularize a practice that is harmful to overweight and unattractive women. Indirectly, this may lead to rapes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.239.7.51 (talk • contribs) 02:28, 20 January 2006
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  • Keep the Explanation/Definition...it is areal practice! It may be on college humor, b/c as the explanation says it is practiced by college students! It has been done, and does happen, so why should it be deleted? added 19 January 2006 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.92.109.36 (talk • contribs) . -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 02:41, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
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reply: because official policy says that wikipedia isn't a slang guide nor an indiscriminate collection of information, it's an encyclopedia. -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 02:41, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Wikipedia is not for things made up in school one day. —Quarl (talk) 2006-01-20 10:55Z
  • Transwiki or delete. I've heard this term before, so I doubt they just made it up one day. However, it doesn't quite belong on the 'pedia. Youngamerican 18:30, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Undecided---I Just found out about something, I knew nothing about.MMcAnnisMmcannis 23:21, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. W/P is not a dictionary, esp. of neologisms. --Kbh3rdtalk 02:21, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete I have heard of "pig parties" being the same thing, yet wikipedia is not the place for neologisms. Das Nerd 03:54, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
  • "Delete"- This is not a real practice. This is some sick, sadistic game devised by pathetic ignoramuses. Anyone who submits that this is a real practice has some serious issues. I went to a military school and did not have the need to participate in "hogging". I believe there are some serious misogynists of the "mommy didn't love me so I hate women" ilk pushing for this to be included in what is supposed to be, at least to some extent, a thorough collection of information.


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.