Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Portuguese profanity

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 no consensus to delete the article. Mailer Diablo 04:32, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Portuguese profanity

Wikipedia is not a dictionary, an#d this is not encyclopedic. Scottish Gaelic profanity is also up. MacRusgail 16:14, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

• Keep, more info than just dictdef, and useful to linguistic research. — Adrian Lamo ·· 21:00, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

In what way? It just tells you how to say fuck and shit in Portuguese, it doesn't even tell you anything about the history and distinct nature of the swearing. --MacRusgail 18:06, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. It is not a dictdef, and we have other similar articles, like Spanish profanity and Quebec French profanity. Carioca 22:43, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Yep, and the Scottish Gaelic profanity one is full of bull. In fact, it even contains a phrase I once translated as a joke on the internet elsewhere. --MacRusgail 18:06, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. Dude, I don't know what is up with your deletion rampage, but it is obvious people have put in a lot of effort and time into this particular artcle. If you don't like it, that's your problem, but dictionary like entries are valid in encyclopedias. The encylopedia entries provide more background info and flesh out the meanings of how the language works. --LifeStar 16:24, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

But it doesn't tell you how the language works - that's the point, it's just a glossary. --MacRusgail 18:06, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

• This page is not "a dictdef" but it is a mere list of dictdefs on a single topic. This content is far more lexical than encyclopedic and per WP:NOT, the community decided long ago that dictionary entries are not appropriate for Wikipedia. Having said that, this would be excellent content for Wiktionary (specifically as an Appendix. Transwiki and replace all links in Wikipedia with cross-wiki links. (The other "Profanity of xxx" lists should also eventually be moved over to a Wiktionary appendix.) Rossami (talk) 06:55, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

It clearly violates this anyway - Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not_a_dictionary#Wikipedia_is_not_a_slang_or_idiom_guide

• Comment Why can't this be classified as almanac? --Grocer 09:52, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep If we can devote whole artices to the English Fuck, Shit, and Crap (which recently survived an AfD), then this can stay. Carlossuarez46 18:19, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - not a proper article. --ImpartialCelt 16:43, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
• Well, I'm obviously going to suggest keep and that the nominator rescind this nomination. εγκυκλοπαίδεια* 19:10, 4 March 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.