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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 00:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Triplet cities is a new article which suggests that the importance of Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota (together known as the Twin Cities), will lead to a change in the latter reference from "Twin Cities" to "Triplet Cities". Of the three cited references, only one would likely be considered a reliable source, and asks rhetorically: “Could the Twin Cities someday be known as the Triplet Cities? Some think so.” This article fails WP:CRYSTAL, as there is nothing to indicate the renaming is "almost certain to take place". Kablammo (talk) 16:55, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Seems the whole article is specifically crystal balling and speculative. Ottawa4ever (talk) 17:22, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per crystal, sounds to me like Bloomington wants to become a more notable city by piggy backing off the other 2. CTJF83 chat 19:24, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as wholly speculative. JBsupreme (talk) 19:26, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete a grand total of... 6 (six) ghits: [1]
• Delete. Agree with the above; if the term comes into widespread use, then the better course would be to expand the Twin Cities article to discuss the metamorphosis. But that day seems a long way off, as indicated above. UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 21:49, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete as a non-notable neologism. Bfigura ^(talk) 01:23, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete If anything this would be too clumsy a term, as most three-city metros are colloquially as Tri Cities. This meanwhile is a term only used by suburban boosters intended to bring their newer city into the old line fold. No sources. Nate • (chatter) 11:42, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I have found a small handful of prior references, from a columnist or commentator engaging in passing speculation, but without ever seriously suggesting a rename. (Most uses of the term are for other areas.) It is unlikely that the public would embrace this clumsy term, and there is little danger of renaming the Minnesota Twins. This article was started by one editor, bearing the same name as the article, with no other edits; the editor was notified of this discussion when it began, and has not participated. Kablammo (talk) 16:18, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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.