Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/New Zealand words

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 keep, or no consensus defaulting to keep. Either way. ➔ REDVEЯS has a new (red) iPod 19:56, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Zealand words

New Zealand words (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

This is a dictionary, plain and simple. Wikipedia articles are not dictionaries. The project that actually has the goal of creating dictionaries already has Category:New Zealand English and wikt:Appendix:New Zealand English vocabulary (crossed-out because it is no longer linked), linked-to directly from our New Zealand English article. Computer not responding 10:15, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. It would be better if this is done on Wikitionary--Lenticel ^(talk) 10:18, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
• Keep No reason this can't exist on Wiktionary and as an article. I disagree that it's merely a dictionary or otherwise violative of a Wikiprinciple. The purpose seems to be to describe words and phrases that are unique to New Zealand (or to NZ and neighboring Australia), rather than to serve as a place where one would "look up" definitions. What a culture considers important is often reflected in the language. Mandsford 15:44, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

• If the article's purpose is really "to describe words and phrases that are unique to New Zealand", then that's the very reason it should be in Wiktionary, not here. Wiktionary describes words and we describe concepts behind words, 'tis my impression after reading Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary. Computer not responding 01:42, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletions. —gadfium 18:39, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
• Smerge into New Zealand English. Grutness...wha? 00:13, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
• Keep as useful glossary of New Zealand words. Needs referencing though. Capitalistroadster 02:35, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
• As creator of this article, I say Delete and definitely do not Smerge into any other article. I created this article only as a means of removing this list of unreferenced stuff from important articles (like New Zealand English), where it lowered the tone and reduced the quality. Not worth keeping, and this sort of list just invites poor-quality additions ad infinitum. Kahuroa 02:57, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
• Comment Though the creator of the article wants to delete it, he or she is only one of several people who have worked on it in the past 18 months, with 150-200 edits along the way. Mandsford 18:38, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. It seems useful, and New Zealand English is already long enough without having this added to it. --Helenalex 14:20, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
• Weak keep. I think this article has potential, and Wikipedia has other articles on regional vocabulary, e.g. Australian English vocabulary. With some work, this could be an encyclopaedic entry about the unique expressions of Kiwi English rather than an interesting list of questionable merit. - Axver 10:48, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
• Merge into New Zealand English or keep it if it is expanded with more sections. Like history, etc Halfpast6 07:38, 9 October 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.