Wikiquote:Votes for deletion archive/Inarticulate Athletes


 * 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. —LrdChaos (talk) 03:29, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Inarticulate Athletes
This page, rather than being about some formal group, appears to simply be a list of quotes from sports figures in which they made some goof. —LrdChaos (talk) 15:07, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Vote closed. Result: delete (four votes to delete, none to keep). —LrdChaos (talk) 03:26, 26 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete. —LrdChaos (talk) 15:07, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: I was also tempted to nominate this page for deletion, but I suppose one could compare this to the page we have for Incorrect predictions, where a set of quotes is gathered under a common theme. Of course one could also debate whether all of these quotes render their speaker as "inarticulate." I will reserve judgement until I see some more thoughts by others. ~ UDScott 15:14, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I think this differs from Incorrect predictions in a rather significant way: that page contains quotes which turned out to be incorrect predictions, while this one is just quotes from athletes who the creator happens to feel are "inarticulate". A more appropriate title for the content might something like "Goofs by athletes", but I still don't think that I'd support it. Any of those people who should happen to already have a WQ page could have their quote moved to their, but this isn't good material for starting new pages for the people. —LrdChaos (talk) 15:27, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'm certainly not equating this page with Incorrect predictions, I was just trying to find some other page that supported a theme. In the end, I think I agree with the discussion here; hence my vote. ~ UDScott 15:25, 19 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Comment: In Britain, these sort of comments are known as Colemanballs. Fys. &#147;Ta fys aym&#148;. 15:34, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. If these people are notable and the quotes can be sourced, an appropriate place would be on their own pages.  This could be considered a legitimate theme, but it strikes me as being hopelessly POV.  121a0012 01:34, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Concur with 121a0012. "Inarticulate" is impossible to define neutrally. Besides, athletes aren't exactly known for their (verbal) articulation, anyway, so where could one draw the line reasonably? And how would we know whether it's inarticulation or malapropisms, possibly intentional? Yogi Berra is famous for the latter, as are non-sports figures like William Archibald Spooner, Doodles Weaver, Norm Crosby, and many others. (I thought I might suggest a category to collect such famous mis-speakers, but I see that even Wikipedia doesn't seem to have one.) ~ Jeff Q (talk) 07:48, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. - InvisibleSun 19:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC)


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