The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was: Delete * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 00:27, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User:Skomorokh/thekidinafrica[edit]

I think the combination of the stereotype "Kid in Africa" and a dark literary quote is unsettling. It's probably supposed to be humourus, but it's not marked as such. Anyway, I think either one of the two things might violate WP:UPNOT, and the combination perhaps even more so. St.nerol (talk) 15:52, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. No UPNOT violation. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 08:15, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I don't like it, but it's in user space. Still considering. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:36, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Robert McClenon: I found the page through WP:KIA. (I thought it suitable to re-redirect that page to Template:KIA, which is what I was looking for.) There is still the shortcut WP:KIDINAFRICA, which is not in user space. –St.nerol (talk) 18:20, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Interesting. So you found it by accident, looking for a marker for those who fell fighting. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:59, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, and I have no idea how one would find a page like this other than by accident! St.nerol (talk) 14:46, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: If the decision here turns out to be "keep", my secondary suggestion would be to delete the redirect page WP:KIDINAFRICA, since it might give a more official impression. –St.nerol (talk) 14:50, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
first choice delete, second choice delete shortcut and keep. Though I perhaps could understand the thought behind the essay, the way it's represented should definitely not be said in Wikipedia's voice. NotAGenious (talk) 17:14, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and NotAGenious. Despite the likely humorous intention behind its creation, something like this shouldn't really exist on Wikipedia. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 09:16, 25 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment reads like a criticism of WMF's outreach efforts although I am less familiar with the politics surround that in 2008. Within that context, I'd probably be a weak keep but delete the WP:KIDINAFRICA redirect regardless. But am unsure. Skynxnex (talk) 14:31, 25 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I fail to see the joke here outside of memories of terrible telethons using inspiration porn; it was cringe even in 2008. Nate • (chatter) 16:35, 25 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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