Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Uncle Jemima

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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 Merge and redirect somewhere. Where? That sort of discussion can be carried out beyond an AfD. Deathphoenix ʕ 22:23, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Uncle Jemima

Not all SNL skits are notable. Google hits indicate that this one is not: "Uncle Jemima" currently gets 524 hits, many of which are not even about the sketch character but about a band of that name or interestingly enough, antique salt and pepper shakers dubbed "Aunt and Uncle Jemima". -- Antaeus Feldspar 15:01, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete per own nom. -- Antaeus Feldspar 15:01, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge and Redirect to Aunt Jemima. BD2412 T 15:18, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
  • Even so, Uncle Jemima still merits his own article. Links to other SNL skits are included, as well as other information about his life. The article is detailed and accurate, and thus should not be deleted. I'm glad to see that people are using Google to determine Uncle Jemima's popularity. I think a better way would be taking a poll of members, rather than basing your false assumption on the number of websites devoted to Uncle Jemima. Mrg024 16:06, 24 February 2006 (UTC) Mrg024 (talk · contribs) has thirty-eight edits and is the article's author.
If I may interject some (hopefully) constructive criticism, the article as you had originally written it did not make any mention that this was an SNL character and seemed to try to pass the character off as a real person, making it appear to be a blatant hoax. An encyclopedia is supposed to give readers verifiable and accurate information and not to try to pull anyone's legs. Please try to keep this in mind. Jtmichcock 02:38, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
None of the above much changes my vote - the SNL character only exists in the context of Aunt Jemima; merge somewhere, at any rate. BD2412 T 02:55, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
I have added an entry for this on Saturday Night Live TV show sketches. Jtmichcock 02:29, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
It's also been added to Short-lived recurring characters on Saturday Night Live. -- Antaeus Feldspar 15:49, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
It seems to be only sensible to insert a redirect Saturday Night Live TV show sketches since this also has links to the characters' page. I think it's likely that 99 out of 100 people typing in Uncle Jemima are going to be looking for info the SNL skit, not the salt and pepper shakers from the '30s. Jtmichcock 16:22, 28 February 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.