Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Whistling Dixie

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 no consensus. Luigi30 (Ταλκ) 02:35, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Whistling Dixie

Wiktionary entry, not a Wikipedia article. All relevant information is already at Dixie (song). BrianSmithson 03:02, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. BrianSmithson 03:02, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Changing vote: Transwiki to Wiktionary and redirect to Dixie (disambiguation) (which should include a link to the Wiktionary page). --BrianSmithson 13:05, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. rodii 03:24, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - whilst it is already duplicated in a section of Dixie (song), the Dixie article is about the song, while this is about the phrase and its use. It is a very commonly used phrase. For example, me way out here in outback Australia has never heard of Dixie, but I have heard of Whistling Dixie and it is in relatively common use here. Ergo, this article belongs here. Zordrac (talk) Wishy Washy Darwikinian Eventualist 04:13, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
• Redirect to Dixie (song), it is an extremely common expression, and doubtlessly searched for frequently -Meegs 04:46, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

...and expand to it's own (very short) section within Dixie (song), per Zordrac's comment below -Meegs 09:18, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

• Redirect to Dixie (song) as per Meegs. Capitalistroadster 04:57, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
• Comment - just as a comment here - In the Dixie (song) article, I found it quite hard to find the "Whistling Dixie" comment. Considering its widespread use, suggest a separate header within the Dixie song article to state this. At present, a redirect would point to Dixie_(song)#Popularity, and its right at the bottom of that that there is a tiny reference to "Whistling Dixie". If we are going to redirect, then that tiny little reference needs to be expanded a bit more, and given its own heading. Otherwise people who search for "whistling dixie" and then are redirected to the song won't have a clue how to find out information on what it is they were looking for. Zordrac (talk) Wishy Washy Darwikinian Eventualist 07:52, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
  • The problem is that Wikipedia is not a dictionary. The onus should not be on Dixie (song) to discuss this phrase in any great detail; it should be on Wiktionary. Our job here is to make sure Wikipedia guidelines are followed. Perhaps a Wiktionary link should be added to Dixie (disambiguation), with the Whistling Dixie redirect going there. --BrianSmithson 18:07, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
    • Is "Whistling Dixie" a dictionary definition though? I would have thought that it fitted in to the category of a colloquialism or slang term. Is that kind of thing covered by wiktionary? Zordrac (talk) Wishy Washy Darwikinian Eventualist 07:01, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
      • Well, Wiktionary has quite a number of idioms, many of them slang, already. There is currently nothing there under "whistling Dixie" or "to whistle Dixie", but the Wiki article under review should feel right at home there. I've changed my vote above to transwiki and redirect accordingly. --BrianSmithson 13:05, 5 December 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.