Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of backronyms

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The result of the debate was delete. Sango123 15:31, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of backronyms

This article is basically a list of jokes. UNC = "University of Nice Chicks". NFL = "No Fun League". Ha ha. Funny. Then, there's a list of radio callsigns. For example, WWNY = "We're Whining Northern Yokels" and WJAR = "We're Jerks All Right". The only borderline meaningful encyclopedic content - under the "Reverse etymology" and "False etymology" - is already found elsewhere. The rest of the article is an unsourced list of jokes. Please put it out of its misery. BigDT 11:59, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Infinitely expandable listcruft. Any abbreviation can be turned into a backronym given enough creativity and time. Kimchi.sg 12:14, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete since at least some of these are not actually backronyms at all, and a substantial number of the rest appear to have been made up in school one day. Just zis Guy you know? 12:23, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, some of these are fairly established, and are worth mentioning. The list probably needs pruning, though. JIP | Talk 12:34, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment - yes, some are fairly established, like tip or gcc, but they are mentioned in False etymology or Recursive acronym - this article consists of a few things found elsewhere and a lot of bad jokes. BigDT 13:22, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per nom. Dlyons493 Talk 12:34, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, as per nom. It's an unsourced list of jokes and I fail to see any encyclopedic value here. Much of it scrapes WP:NFT, as it stands. PJM 13:18, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I've disliked this page for months. It's the Wikipedia version of a funny names thread. No references, mostly a list of jokes thought up by editors with too much time on their hands.Phiwum 14:41, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as Phiwum. -- GWO
• Delete per Phiwum. --Starionwolf 18:36, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
• Much of it could go to BJAODN, and the rest isn't worth keeping. —Cuiviénen 21:37, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete listcruft. Danny Lilithborne 01:06, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above. —Khoikhoi 03:38, 13 June 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.