Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mull of Kintyre test

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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.

Result was Keep. — Caknuck 17:26, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mull of Kintyre test

Mull of Kintyre test (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

This test is really just a joke in some circles and not encyclopedic. PatGallacher 19:01, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep Person prodded this earlier, trying to get it deleted, even noting that Wikipedia is not censored, but he still wanted it removed. Valid test for many years on male nudity on BBC, and is referenced. SirFozzie 19:09, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Well-documented with reliable sources. JoshuaZ 19:47, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. It may be an in-joke, but it sure is valid per many reliable sources. Ten Pound Hammer • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 19:56, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and expand. More sources and examples (I don't mean pictures :)).--Svetovid 20:02, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep strangely, notable. JJL 02:01, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Actually a famous in-joke/hoax of British broadcasting, which existed only as a peg on which to hang "silly season" stories in minor British newspapers, in the hope that the "colonials" would unwittingly take them up. -- delete and salt -- SockpuppetSamuelson
  • Keep - Needs better sources, but it does exist and is referenced by multiple sources. - Tiswas(t) 09:38, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - I have to say, I'm having difficulty finding any verification, making this look much like an unsupported neologism - Tiswas(t) 12:20, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep as above, needs expanding and sourcing, but I heard about it years ago (before the internet), even if it started out as a joke it still needs to stay, especially if the PROD and AfD were being used to censor. Darrenhusted 12:06, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, yes its an "in joke" but it well publicised.--Vintagekits 18:18, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge to an appropriate article (British broadcasting standards or some such). The term is informally but very widely used, you'll find a pretty high level of recognition among British television watchers. Not terribly well sourced, which is why I lean towards merge if possible. If you don't believe it, try a little original research and find a British TV programme with a stiffie in it. The term was used by Joan Bakewell in a review of British broadcasting standards on the BBC a year or two back. Guy (Help!) 18:19, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Could be expanded - applied to magazines for many years too. Johnbod 23:06, 16 June 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.