Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicknames Chris Berman mentions
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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 12:26, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Nicknames Chris Berman mentions
I would say that this is the perfect example of listcruft. Is there an encyclopaedic topic nicknames mentioned by Chris Berman? Doesn't look like it. A list of terms of an arbitrary type uttered by an arbitrarily selected presenter. And guess how many of them are cited? What was that? None at all, you guessed? Well done, bang on the money. Guy 10:55, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
- Delete unless citations can be provided. Berman is famous for his nicknaming "abilities" (I'm in Australia and only ever hear him doing it when I get my NFL fix, but I still know it's a big thing he does), and a list could well be a worthwhile thing to have, but only with sources. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 11:42, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
- Delete per nom and above. utcursch | talk 14:53, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
- Delete Probably notable emough for inclusion, but better references are needed to pass WP:V. Caknuck 16:12, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
- Comment If this is kept, I'd suggest moving to List of Bermanisms to conform to list-naming standards and to use the widely-accepted term for Berman's bit. Caknuck 15:07, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
- Delete The only sources are a Wiki article, Austin.rr.com (?), and Funny2.com (?!?!?!?). Delete. SupaStarGirl 21:53, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
- Comment austin.rr.com is the domain name for a Personal Web Page hosted on the ISP Road Runner. Caknuck 06:26, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk·Review Me!) 23:00, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
- Keep But I agree that "If this is kept, I'd suggest moving to List of Bermanisms to conform to list-naming standards and to use the widely-accepted term for Berman's bit." as Caknuck points out. As to 'citing actual sources,' most of these Bermanisms—even all—may derive from simply watching Berman on ESPN. (I recognize virtually all the baseball examples, most-to-all used on multiple occasions/broadcasts.) Thus, there is no citable text or website. This also happens to be a very thorough list of Bermanisms and explanations of their meanings/derivations, thus it's very valuable. D3gtrd 3:44, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
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