Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rounder

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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.

The result was Non admin closer: keep as disambiguation page. John Vandenberg 03:09, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rounder

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Wikipedia is not a dictionary. This "article" is actually just an overgrown disambiguation page, covering a number of radically different topics. It could be plundered for relevant information to add to articles such as Card sharp, Rounders, Methodist and Roundhouse, but nothing at all is sourced in this "article", other than its meaning prior to the Card sharp definition. The other definitions are not even related to this at all, but arose independently. I'm in favor of simply deleting it, due to the lack of sources, though the sourced etymological point should be added to the Card sharp article, if the term appears there (or to Card shark, which needs to be merged into Card sharp anyway.) When deleted (or simply blanked) it should be turned into a standard disambiguation page. I bring it here rather than simply doing it, because I'd like to get consensus on whether the unsourced (but probably sourceable) material should be saved (and I'm not willing to do the research to source it myself, as I have many other articles to work on). — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 22:47, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment: Huh? That's what I'm proposing. Mergers, splits and other actions besides deletions per se get discussed at AfD, too. — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 10:15, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge per nominator and disambig per Chubbles. Send to cleanup for help, since no one seems willing to be bold or do the work. ≈≈Carolfrog≈≈♦тос♦ 00:18, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. OK, I've made it into a disambiguation page. I'm not sure about Methodist circuit riders being called rounders though. I haven't been able to find any GHits for that usage. Clarityfiend 02:19, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep as modified, it is now a perfectly acceptable dab page. --Dhartung | Talk 04:18, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment: Yay! I guess this can be closed now, since it is moot. — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 10:15, 9 July 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.