Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/One liners

Jusjih 01:49, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

One liners
This page is, as described by its author, a "collection of cool... 'one liners'". As such, it's substantially different to our normal structures and practice. This appears to be a beginner's mistake, although prima facie, not sufficient cause to request its speedy deletion. — Phaed r i e l  - 14:41, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Vote closes: 15:00, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. These are probably better placed on a user's page. ~ UDScott 14:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Not practical as there are too many "one liners" to be useful as an entry. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 15:29, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Not viable, but the one quote is amusing and ought to be put somewhere if sourceable.--Cato 21:44, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete As for the quote, there are hundreds of ghits but I couldn't see it attributed to anyone. Still, maybe put it in Computers?--Poetlister 16:17, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete the quote in question could be included into Computers if it's sourced. Do we have this kind of witty elsewhere on the USENET? --Aphaia 02:28, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete pitifully bare Will {{sup|{talk)}} 22:02, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. It would set a bad precedent if this quotation, which has remained anonymous, were to be transferred to another page. - InvisibleSun 02:48, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
 * What precedent would it set? That an amusing quotation which is widely known is retained on Wikiquote albeit unsourced?  If it had been added to an existing article, unsourced, would anyone have objected?--Cato 22:00, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
 * An anonymous quote needs sourcing to show that it has become notable, that it has gained a certain renown. On this point we're mostly in agreement, yourself included. The grounds for preserving an anonymous quote are awfully subjective, I can't help feeling; but we do allow it.  No one so far has provided this quote with a source to show it is notable; and this is why I think it would set a bad precedent not to delete it as is.  As you've mentioned, we have articles, especially the theme pages, which have anonymous, unsourced quotes.  Our practice, all the same, has been to remove these quotes as we find them because they're judged to be unnotable by default.    - InvisibleSun 01:32, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * There are 806 ghits - that's more than you'll find for most quotes on Wikiquote. --Cato 21:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)