Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christmas sandwich

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 was delete. It seems telling that the person who expanded it didn't actually argue for keeping it. Chick Bowen 22:53, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Christmas sandwich

Christmas sandwich (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Procedural nom, don't think it should be speedied, no vote Amists ^{talk • contribs} 12:50, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

• Delete - Wikipedia is not a cook book, unreferenced, no assertion of notability. MER-C 13:01, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete No claim of substantive encyclopedic notability made. No evidence that this is a culturally significant "gimic" Bwithh 14:01, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per MER-C. Severe verifiability concerns. FWLIW I've never once encountered these allegedly-popular "favourites" in a lifetime in England, but maybe I just buy my lunch in the wrong place. — Haeleth Talk 14:08, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect and merge to Christmas dinner. Creation of "Christmas"-themed foods around that time of year is widespread (in the UK at least) with Christmas sandwiches being only one of a list, Turkey and Stuffing crisps being another. Tonywalton  | Talk 14:52, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
  • The sources indicate that, unlike Christmas dinner, Christmas sandwiches are not solely eaten on Christmas Day. Uncle G 16:55, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Uncle G's edits. hateless 18:32, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
• Comment Unlike, say, US supermarkets (with the exception of Trader Joes), UK supermarkets are quite versatile and inventive with their seasonal gimmicks and new products. However this sandwich is essentially just a Turkey Sandwich (often or even typically found made with cranberry sauce in supermarkets at any time of the year without special Christmas branding) with the "special seasonal" addition of stuffing. That's it. There is no indication, even after Uncle G's edits (the article is now a well sourced advert/nutrition info article), that this recent sandwich "innovation" (branded as an "old favourite" apparently - which I can only think is a reference to the practice of using up leftover Xmas turkey scraps in sandwiches and that's about it) has any cultural significance sufficient for its own article. Bwithh 18:58, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
  • There are indications that it isn't "just a turkey sandwich". Apparently there are vegetarian Christmas sandwiches. The article doesn't mention this because I want better sources. Uncle G 19:49, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Better sources, or better sauces? Bubba hotep 22:44, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Article looks, if not great, at least fine. ReverendG 05:48, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, thanks to UncleG's edits, good work. Amists ^{talk • contribs} 11:13, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Fails the "is it more notable than my socks?" test. WMMartin 18:18, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete ummm, it's a sandwich. And I say that without prejudice to the notability of WMMartin's socks. Eusebeus 00:37, 22 November 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.