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The result was delete. Whether a subsequent redirect to Laotian rock rat is appropriate is an editorial decision.  Sandstein  19:09, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Article is Original Research with no sources (since at least 2008). A search ("kebab rat" -wikipedia -blog -"is a pejorative term used in the East End" -facebook) finds no reliable sources. Article itself admits term is London slang: but Wikipedia is not a dictionary; and that the term is urban myth, i.e. made up. Phrases like "it is likely", "It is believed that" and "which might suggest" also show the article is Original Research by construction. Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:34, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Rodents being used in kebabs is not an urban myth (one discovers all sorts of wonderful things at AfD!), but this topic does not merit stand-alone coverage here, per WP:N. I don't think that even a brief mention in kebab would be merited, reliable sources simply do not discuss this. Quasihuman (talk • contribs) 21:41, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete nn, no WP:RS--William Thweatt ^Talk | ^Contribs 23:04, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Laotian rock rat, since some sources use this wording regarding the Laotian rock rat: [1], [2]. Northamerica1000^(talk) 23:18, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. A few edits back in the article I removed some inline links. They may shed light on notability and RS.--Canoe1967 (talk) 01:38, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Clarify =Only 1 edit by me, April 3, 2 links removed.--Canoe1967 (talk) 02:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:52, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:53, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete or Redirect as above. Some evidence this term is used in a different context, no reliable sources to back up the use of this phrase in London's End End. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 12:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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.