Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mashed potatoes and gravy

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The result of the debate was delete. —Xezbeth 08:17, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Mashed potatoes and gravy

Pointless article, gives no information whatsoever as it stands, and I can't see much future potential as an encyclopedia article UkPaolo 19:16, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• As it stands it's a candidate for speedy delete. Celestianpower 19:20, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• I think it ought to be a redirect to Mashed potato ~~~~ 19:23, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Speedy delete, as it stands. -- BD2412 ^talk 19:23, 2005 Jun 7 (UTC)

Mashed potatoes and gravy is a meal!

Yes, and this is an encyclopedia! UkPaolo 19:45, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

so delte?

• Delete — yeesh. :) — RJH 20:23, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Speedy delete with thanks to the article's creator for a good laugh. Schmeitgeist 20:41, Jun 7, 2005 (UTC)
• As it stands this is almost the canonical CSD criterion A1 candidate. As for future articles: We keep articles on culturally significant meals, like grits, porridge, bangers and mash, fish and chips, hamburger, and pie floater. I'm not convinced that this is a culturally significant meal. There are certainly recipes (for the cookbook) that include mashed potatoes and gravy. But there isn't much significance to the two as a specific meal that I can find that would indicate potential for expansion here, as opposed to in the two separate articles on the two separate components. However, Capitalistroadster will no doubt be pleased to learn that Mashed Potatoes and Gravy was an album released in the 1960s by The Ventures. As per -Ril-, Redirect to mashed potato, where the option of gravy is already mentioned. Uncle G 00:00, 2005 Jun 8 (UTC)
• Redirect to mashed potato. Thanks to Uncle G for the tip. I might even mention that KFC have this as part of their menu to the article. Capitalistroadster 01:04, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• This would be a valid speedy. Delete. DJ Clayworth 03:18, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete this should have been speedied as little or no content. JamesBurns 05:50, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Burp I meant Speedy Delete Vegaswikian 06:38, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Speedy delete. Pavel Vozenilek 20:48, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Redirect as per Uncle G and Capitalistroadster. -- Lochaber 10:55, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• KEEP What are you guys talking about??? We have entries for Macaroni and cheese, which is not often a complete meal;who cares if something is not a "whole meal." If we have other cultural foods, we should definitely have Mashed Potatoes and Gravy. Note that this is not just two random foods put together [like celery and peanut butter], rather potatoes are one of the most [if not the most common] meals that gravy goes with. I think the problem with seeing why this is valid is that we simple fans of the dish didn't come up with some new inventive name for it. The Canucks take french fries and throw gravy on it and it becomes poutaine. We just decided to call it what it was. -Phantym 07:29, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• The topic has sufficient significance to be encyclopedic, but unless improved there is no reason to keep what is present. Delete unless expanded into (for instance) a complete sentence. Christopher Parham (talk) 20:46, 2005 Jun 10 (UTC)

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