Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of surnames from smaller cultures

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The result of the debate was Speedied. Golbez 01:29, May 19, 2005 (UTC)

List of surnames from smaller cultures

Hilarious. Not only is the title POV, but the list deserves a place on the list of shortest articles (entire text was "Spevack"). This either needs retitling and greatly extending, or getting rid of (and since we already have various lists of surnames by nationality, I'd favour the latter). Grutness...wha? 03:13, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

• Comment. I don't think there's a surname on the planet that can not be fit into a more precise list of surnames by nationality or similar affiliation (except maybe fanciful surnames, such as where gadflys legally change their name to a number). But I don't see the harm in it, so no vote. -- BDAbramson ^thimk 03:43, 2005 May 13 (UTC)
• Speedy as Patent Nonsense. NatusRoma 03:58, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
• Speedy Delete, this should have been speedied under point 1. No meaningful content or history. Megan1967 04:14, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, not encyclopedic. RickK 04:27, May 13, 2005 (UTC)
• I would have speedied this as short article with very little contentif it hadn't come here. Delete DJ Clayworth 04:30, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
• Speedy delete, no meaningful content. Mgm|^(talk) 08:22, May 13, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. PedanticallySpeaking 16:27, May 13, 2005 (UTC)
• Comment: At the risk of pedantry, I think that someone should point out that Wikipedia:criteria for speedy deletion#Articles point #1 reads Very short articles with little or no context.... It's an x not an n, and it's a significantly different concept. On the other hand, Wikipedia:criteria for speedy deletion#General point #1 reads No meaningful content or history (e.g. random characters). See patent nonsense. There's been a lot of discussion of what patent nonsense means, but this doesn't seem to qualify. No vote (only because consensus seems to be strong anyway). Andrewa 18:42, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
• Speedy Deleted. No context. Content was: Spevack {{listdev}} Mikkalai 20:25, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

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