Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/U-Haul (lesbian)

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. ~ c. tales ^*talk* 04:45, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] U-Haul (lesbian)

Neologism, not notable. Benwing 08:31, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

• delete per nom. Ohconfucius 08:56, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. It is a phenomenon, rather than just jargon. And since the term dates from the 1980s, it's not a neologism. TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 09:17, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep Iconic Gay term and real life concept. Agne 09:57, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep now that it's sourced. I'm convinced now that this is not just a neologism. --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 10:18, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep article is well referenced. WilyD 13:22, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. The term does exist, yes, but is it notable enough for an article?? No way. wikipediatrix 14:15, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

(Edit Conflict)Comment Extremly notable. It certainly needs to be expanded and I prodded it a little in the right direction with some additions. As I said before, the phrase "U-Haul Lesbian" is iconic in the GLBT term and you could make a solid case regarding systematic bias. The mention "U-haul lesbian" brings instant recognition in the community but due to systematic bias, many people in the straight dominated world may not grasp how iconic and relevant it really is--hence the reason a disussion such as this is even happening. That is a compelling reason to keep this article and flesh it out more because it truly is a notable context in understanding so many facets of Lesbian life. Agne 16:44, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

• Keep per TruthbringerToronto's comments. Well referenced phenomenae. Scorpiondollprincess 16:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Very well sourced now. Drett 17:09, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
• Comment: Isn't there a Move to List of gay slang words and phrases. or something like that where this could more appropriately live? -Smahoney 22:26, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect — to List of gay slang words and phrases -Glen 01:24, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Article has expanded somewhat - Keep - Glen 05:52, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Request for clarification: do you mean to redirect and move the content there? -Smahoney 01:26, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Comment - in the same form as current listings (i.e. a brief explanatory line or two) - Glen 04:41, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. My lesbian ex-gf told me this story ages ago...the systemic bias argument above probably has a point in this case. -- nae'blis 01:47, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. It's a well known concept within Lesbian circles. I agree that WP:BIAS is possibly coming into play here. - The Bethling 03:06, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. A common term in lesbian community that others may need explaining. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.142.108.141 (talk • contribs) 9 August 2006.
• Keep. Well-referenced and definitely notable. --Celithemis 07:03, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep as per systematic bias comments above. — OwenBlacker 10:44, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Celithemis. Carlossuarez46 22:00, 9 August 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.