Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Minibeast

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 speedy keep. Not a neologism, used in formal education contexts. Kimchi.sg 15:37, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Minibeast

neologism, comes close to CSD for nonsense Travelbird 12:57, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

• weak keep per Deb Delete as nonsense tagger.--Chaser T 12:59, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, with improvement and explanation. It isn't nonsense. It is an article obviously written by a child who sincerely wishes to contribute. The word "minibeast" is used nowadays in primary schools when teaching about insect life (because it covers a range of creatures that aren't, technically, insects). Deb 13:02, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

• I left an apologetic welcome msg at the creator's talk page. Deb, do you know of any sources that confirm what you're saying? I'd be content to take your word for it, but some verification would prevent future AfDs. The intentions of the creator weren't obvious to me.--Chaser T 13:13, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. I've rewritten the article, trying to keep as much of the original as possible out of respect for Hannah. I've also added references; they may not be the best quality but I hope other people will step up to the plate, especially people with knowledge of primary education. If it isn't up to the usual Wikipedia par, I think we should let it slide just a little; I think it's best that we not bite the children. Captainktainer * Talk 13:20, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep A search turns up a lot of educational sites, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council seem to advocate using the term in primary education [1]. Oldelpaso 13:22, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Speedy Keep. This is a "formal neologism" and is part of the UK's formal teaching terminology. It is thus also a term that UK Primary school (age 5-11) children will look up on a regular basis. Such terms strengthem wikipedia. Fiddle Faddle 13:26, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
  • references: Ghits for search of minibeast plus "National Curriculum" shows a multitude of formal, school based documentation for the currency of this term. While iot may be "pseudo-scientific" it is part of the introduction to science, all the way from Reception classes though primary education. Fiddle Faddle 13:31, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. A well-established term anyway - if it's actually in the National Curriculum, even better. I'd also like to compliment Hannah on putting together a rather better initial article than many of our more (supposedly) adult contributors. :) Tevildo 14:06, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy keep, nobody is going to vote to delete this, so let's get this out of the way ASAP. (The term has been in constant use by millions of people for several decades; not sure how much more established you can get.) — Haeleth Talk 15:31, 9 July 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.