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The result was delete. Courcelles 21:34, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Masshole[edit]

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This is an article about a derogatory word for people from Massachsetts. That's all. Violates WP:Wikipedia is not a dictionary. Jaque Hammer (talk) 17:42, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nom. Sven Manguard Wha? 18:57, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:18, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:18, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. This content is appropriate for urbandictionary.com, but not Wikipedia, which not only is not a dictionary, but also is not a publisher of original research. The use of a word in tongue-in-cheek articles on slate.com and alternative weeklies (i.e., this one and this one) and trademark registrations is not a sufficient basis for an encyclopedia article. --Orlady (talk) 19:33, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• On second thought, delete but use article content to improve the Wiktionary definition of the term. [1] --Orlady (talk) 14:58, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete as per WP:DICDEF. Guoguo12--Talk--  19:56, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: It's a dicdef, nothing more.  Ravenswing  20:17, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: The word's usage is limited to a very small and specific region of the United States, and therefore has no widespread significance. Cactusjump (talk) 21:35, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Per WP:DICDEF. Regent of the Seatopians (talk) 00:21, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per WP:SNOW. While I've heard it, the word is not commonly used, and has no notability. Good sources will be difficult to find. Bearian (talk) 21:03, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to List of people from Massachusetts. Powers ^T 14:08, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ha! --Pnm (talk) 04:20, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • My tongue was only slightly in cheek; I'm wondering if we should actually implement that so that searchers are directed someplace appropriate. Powers ^T 12:17, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: 2005 AfD: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Massholes. --Pnm (talk) 04:20, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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