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The result was redirect to Glossary of nautical terms#way. (non-admin closure) Naypta ☺ | ✉ talk page | 22:29, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Dictionary entry, not a full Wikipedia article.

The CSD I requested was denied. Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 22:03, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 22:03, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Environment-related deletion discussions. Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 22:03, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 22:03, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Opposed. It does not qualify for deletion. Further, other articles link to it. The English word "way" has so many meanings that, for example, if you were to consult the OED to discover its meaning in the context of a ship's velocity, you will first have to wade through 14,900 irrelevant words. In contrast, a wikilink in the article gives you the answer instantly and in context. Ttocserp 23:03, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Looks more suitable for Wiktionary instead. Fails WP:NOTDIC --Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 23:53, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy merge/redirect to Glossary of nautical terms#way; is a simple dictionary entry. Article is linked from just Passage of Humaitá and Jury rigging, both of which can link to the glossary instead; baffled where the idea came from that being linked to makes it immune from change. Reywas92^Talk 23:59, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Glossary of nautical terms#way. This is a dictionary entry. We have a glossary of nautical terms, and it has an entry for "Way". No need for standalone article.--Eostrix  (^{🦉 hoot} _hoot🦉) 05:24, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Agree with redirect to Glossary of nautical terms#way. Didn't know it existed. Wish I had: would have saved me trouble. Ttocserp 08:17, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

You might want to strikeout (not delete) your previous opposition in that case. -Kj cheetham (talk) 08:54, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would, except that the formal proposal is to delete altogether.Ttocserp 16:54, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

Redirecting is a perfectly legitimate outcome of an AFD as per WP:AFDFORMAT. -Kj cheetham (talk) 10:39, 17 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect as others have already said. -Kj cheetham (talk) 08:53, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Glossary of nautical terms#way where it is already covered in more detail. –dlthewave ☎ 19:14, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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