Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Keying (vandalism)

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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 Redirect to vandalism. If anyone wishes to merge in sourced material, feel free. I have adjusted the Keying dab page. ELIMINATORJR 20:23, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Keying (vandalism)

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Substub, dictionary definition, no sources, and I don't see it as being anything more. Possibly a non-notable neologism. h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 14:27, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment. I have actually found some sources for this, see [1] [2]. But still I'm not sure it merits its own article.-h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 14:40, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete/Merge keying is quite a prevolent term in england, certaintly where i live anyway and it does occur frequently. Probally not notable enough in its own right but should be merged with vandalism --Childzy ¤ Talk 14:47, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge - Extremely common expression in the UK (extremely common activity too unfortunately).--WebHamster 15:00, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Either merge with vandalism or delete - it's a common term, but it can never be anything more than a dictionary definition. -- Roleplayer 15:02, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. I hadn't heard of it until I found this article, but I live in the north of Scotland, and it's probably not so common here as in London, Birmingham or wherever. I'd support a merge and redirect, actually, given that it can be sourced.-h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 15:05, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Weird, who hasn't heard of keying? Possibly it;s a cul;tural thing, as it seems to be the majority of times when ENglish slasng terms pop up here. Expand, add sources and (weak) keep. Artw 15:39, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • "So THAT'S where the scratches on me car came from!!" Nigel Bollocksbolton 15:59, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete There's nothing to merge here. MarkBul 16:23, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge with vandalism. It's an extremely common form of vandalism in the US. (Hasn't anybody heard that Carrie Underwood song about keying her ex's SUV?) Wl219 16:52, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge with vandalism. Common both in the US and the UK. — Timotab Timothy (not Tim dagnabbit!) 17:54, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge as per above. --Bfigura (talk) 04:07, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment where is keying an unknown term? Keying is very definitely not a neologism. apart from that, merge into vandalism. 132.205.44.5 00:11, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Dictionary material. - Dean Wormer 05:06, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. It's a dictionary definition, and there's no reason to merge it with vandalism as that article doesn't discuss any other type of vandalism in any detail. --Darkwind (talk) 17:32, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Just because it doesn't, doesn't mean that it can't or won't. All articles can be expanded. --WebHamster 17:35, 9 September 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.