Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vagoo

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This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was DELETE. jni 07:55, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Vagoo

A 5-month-old neologism from a webcomic. Joyous (talk) 22:28, July 19, 2005 (UTC)

  • Merge: Short, stubby article. Merging webcomic's article as note (or perhaps even footnote?) seems like good idea? (BTW: I hope this is the right way to do this? First time I vote on something... :/) Kander 22:43, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete WP:WINAD, not a source of neologisms, etc. Dunc|☺ 23:33, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete obscure neologism except amongst sock puppets. Capitalistroadster 00:01, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete neoligism and socks --TheMidnighters 02:09, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Neologism. -- Norvy (talk) 05:52, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete neologism and sockpuppets. Xoloz 06:00, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete sockpuppet-supported neologism. --Angr/tɔk tə mi 06:06, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, darn those socks. Radiant_>|< 12:23, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
  • FUEGO! (That means that this article can, of course, be consigned to wiki-hell and be deleted). humblefool®Have you voted in the CSD poll yet? 02:24, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Strong delete, neologism plus abuse of process. Dcarrano 15:42, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge: Changing my vote, as I see this is a lost cause. I find it sad that the community would bash down on some new users, many of who have visited Wikipedia for years. That said, I now would put forth the suggestion of having this topic merged with the main Least I Could Do article. I have removed my earlier vote as I did not intend to vote twice. I would ask that this not be moved to the discounted section as I am not a new user, and not a sockpuppet, as this is my only account. I have been on Wikipedia for some months now and have made edit suggestions under anonymous for the Least I Could Do article, Batman, Superman, Megatokyo, Real Life Comics, and some other comics that I have interest and knowledge in. I appologize for not creating an account earlier, but I didn't realize I would run into so much trouble with the community. --Arcidius 20:50, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge I have removed some fluff from the article, it's almost ready to be a paragrraph in another article. Rich Farmbrough 21:11, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Neologism. I have never heard or seen this word until today and I travel alot between the East and West coasts and in the midwest and never heard word one. FunkyChicken! 23:08, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
   -you just don't travel to the right places(preceding unsigned comment by [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] {{{2}}})

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[edit] Discounted votes

Votes by new users and potential sockpuppets are discounted as consensus is reached within the Wikipedia community, see Wikipedia:Guide to Votes for deletion. Dunc|☺ 12:23, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

"The Vagoo is in danger!" forum post.

  • Keep: It is not just a word, it may very well be the answer to the meaning of life!
  • Very strong KEEP*: I was spreading the word for a week or two, then heard people I didn't tell it use the word and asked them if they knew the source. Seemed to be bar-talk from a city about 50 miles away! It's catching on rapidly and plays with curent day language, not only showing the creativity of the word and it's users but als how well the users know their language. A person must master his/her language in order to 'play around' with it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.65.121.210 (talk • contribs) 12:12, 20 July 2005
  • Keep: A term that has got into use already, a lot better than any of it's predecessors. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.178.154.43 (talk • contribs) 05:02, 20 July 2005
  • Keep: Very funny and catchy term. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.109.200.228 (talk • contribs) 04:08, 20 July 2005
  • Keep: A a catch phrase quickly becoming well known both within and without the webcomics community. Popularity is growing in its usage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.8.46.121 (talk • contribs) 02:57, 20 July 2005
  • Keep: Same reason as Arcidius. This word is becoming well-known, being featured on merchandising, and is increasing in popularity as a catch phrase, which merits preservation and explanation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.165.185.164 (talk • contribs)
Above is user's first edit. --TheMidnighters 02:09, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep: Much more amusing and non-offensive than other synonyms. Also, very funny. Becoming widely used among large webcomic community. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.22.16.52 (talk • contribs)
  • Keep: Same reason as above, the source base of it is growing every day and it is becoming a catchphrase —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.136.37.222 (talk • contribs)
Above is user's first edit. --TheMidnighters 02:09, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep: The Vagoo is forevor, it cannot be deleted.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.255.192.108 (talk • contribs)
Above is user's first edit. --TheMidnighters 02:09, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep: I've overheard random people using it and seen it in several web forums. The point of wikipedia is to define the world around us, and like it or not, the Vagoo is here to stay.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.32.63.64 (talk • contribs)
Above is user's first edit. --TheMidnighters 02:09, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep: Had friends say this who do not read online comics, it's spreading like wild fire. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.111.220.117 (talk • contribs) 02:09, 20 July 2005
  • Keep: Same reason as Arcidius, this is becoming a very well known catch-phrase, i have noticed people that do not read the comic saying it in everyday converstaion. definalty a reason to keep and expand. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.10.57.17 (talk • contribs) 02:31, 20 July 2005
  • Keep: Same reason ans Arcidius. It's better than most the other synonyms for the word, and is becoming widely known. I know people who don't even read the webcomic and are using it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.134.29.87 (talk • contribs)
  • Keep: This word is a part of a heritage that should be passed down for generations to come. It is crucial that it be saved! (Orelinde, july 20)

'Keep The might be a new word to you long established people here. Might be new to this, but that doesn't mean my voice doesn't count. Keep the Vagoo, its good for all. Keep: Keep the Vagoo, its a great word for use in many nonvulgar discussions. Plus its just fun to say.

  • Keep: Isn't this website here to explain the world around us, and the internet community? Don't make Wikipedia a joke, and keep this word. (ForgottenCode, july 20)
  • Keep: wtf is a neologism, is it an omnipotential word to kick against anything new or unknown? If I say neologism is derived from neologic, then neo=new and logic speaks for itself. Vagoo on the other hand is far more straightforward... yoshida
    • —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.72.163.139 (talk • contribs) (not user:Yoshida, which isn't a registered username)
  • Keep: It's becoming a well known word, appearing on shirts, comics and posters. A softer, kinder term for the female anatomy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sohmer (talk • contribs) 16:09, 20 July 2005
  • keep Uhm, I'm not sure if I'm doing this right or not... but I wanna keep it. My name is GeneralJackAss, and have been with LICD for many years now. Email addy is TimShapiro gmail.com Template:Usigned
  • Keep: Becuase what kind of global community craps all over new people? everyman 22:43, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.147.103.143 (talk • contribs) then faked. Rich Farmbrough 16:23, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

  • Keep: We've already seen this word in use on it's own. "The other night I was out clubbing with some friends, 3 hours into it my friends start talking about how well groomed there ladies VAGOO'S are...I ask them if they read LICD and there like "whats least I could do?" ". Don't understand why the desire to keep information out. Guess the regulars need to keep the community 'clean'. And I've never heard the term 'neologism' myself. Looking it up: 1. A newly invented word or phrase. 2. The act of inventing a word or phrase. Hmmm. Looks like some people are allowed to make up words, and some aren't. Nice, that. --Katwyld 16:18, 21 July 2005 (UTC) (User's only edits are to this VfD. Rich Farmbrough 16:26, 21 July 2005 (UTC))
  • Delete: Wikipedia is not a place to hock T-Shirts 66.9.126.26 21:42, 22 July 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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.