Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sconsing

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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 of the debate was delete. -- ( drini's vandalproof page ☎ ) 06:00, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sconsing

Wikipedia is not a dictionary ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 17:26, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

  • This is not a dictionary definition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.67.63.165 (talk • contribs) 2005-11-15 17:32:26 UTC
  • Delete. per-Redvers. also adding, it seems fratcruft.--Dakota t e 17:37, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
    • "Fratcruft"? How can it be "fratcruft" when it is a tradition of a university where there is no such thing as a "fraternity" in the exclusively American sense? — Haeleth Talk 23:07, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
  • The word is sconcing and it has the simple meaning of the imposition of a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct. Uncle G 18:17, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
no, in the Oxford context it is specific act of forcing a drink on others. long heritage, banned in many colleges since a student died at (Balliol? Brasenose?) in the 80's. And it's sconcing:
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  • Delete as dicdef or bogus dicdef...whichever. PJM 18:56, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete although genuine as defined (but spelled sconcing per above) , this is still a dicdef. Just zis  Guy, you know? [T]/[C] (W) AfD? 20:56, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep, clean up, and expand, like we have done for other dicdefs with growth potential. Notable and ancient tradition (albeit one more honoured in the breach than the remembrance). — Haeleth Talk 23:07, 15 November 2005 (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.