Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reddingites

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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 DELETE.

Final tally at closing was: 1 Keep; 6 Delete; 6 discarded anons/socks. Owen× ☎ 21:11, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Reddingites

"I'm not sure how to qualify this one. It seems like a spurious essay about people in a small town in California. There is no attempt by the author to show that it is encyclopedia material.DeleteTheRingess 07:02, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

This article seems fine to me. Presented in a knowledeable manner and very useful. DO NOT DELETE.

This article was right on - I grew up there and the description is perfect.

  • Keep - Whilst it isn't an enormously notable term to describe people from Redding, California, it is nonetheless used a little bit [1], and there is confirmation that the information in the article is correct, too [2], [3] and others. Would consider a merge in to the town. Also should go through what is said and fact check it a bit. I couldn't find a source that said anything about what a Reddingite is usually like. From what I can gather, it just describes someone from Redding, and that's it. Zordrac (talk) Wishy Washy Darwikinian Eventualist 16:05, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. There could possibly be a one-line mention in the Redding article about Reddingites being the name of local residents. I would be very reluctant to merge because of the lack of references. You could possibly have it on the Redding talk page until references are found if people who have been working on that page are agreeable. Capitalistroadster 19:23, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. True insight into the life of a Redding-born organism. --—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.189.58.105 (talk • contribs) 22:34, 13 December 2005
  • Keep. Informative, written in a professional manner, and accurately describes the overwhelming trend of people that come out of Redding, California. I have heard the term "Reddingites" used in such cities as Chico, California, San Luis Obispo, California, and even Sacramento, California.--—Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.165.10.245 (talk • contribs) 00:08, 14 December 2005
  • Delete. Pure original research. --Calton | Talk 00:18, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, as per Capitalistroadster and Calton. -- Kjkolb 07:42, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete per above. Eusebeus 15:37, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep This article could certainly use some refinement, and better citation of sources. However, overall, adequately describes Reddingite term along with social insight. With refinement, this article would be an informative and helpful piece.
  • Keep I live in San Diego and I know a few people that use the term Reddingites and I feel that this article is useful for out of towners to learn about the background that molds those that move out of the small town.
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.