Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dry text

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The result was merge‎ to Texting etiquette. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:24, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:NOTDICT This is a lump of very possible ephemeral slang. TheLongTone (talk) 16:31, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep -- multiple reliable sources, and this article discusses a style of texting, rather than just a specific word. Possibly it could be merged into another article discussing texting styles. See below. Mrfoogles (talk) 17:11, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Added some more sources & info on the topic Mrfoogles (talk) 18:46, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also, if this is kept, I think it should be moved to "Dry texting" -- the phenomenon described. Not sure why it's currently titled "Dry text". Mrfoogles (talk) 18:47, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Re: merge: Texting has a section on etiquette, but I am unsure if there is a main article. Linked this article from there. Overall, unless there is a full article on texting etiquette I am unaware of, I would oppose of a merge. Mrfoogles (talk) 18:52, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 18:52, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

comment by nominator I would have thought that texting etiquette is certainly a noteworthy subject (and given the sive of the article on texting worth a separate article) and coud usefully include this article.TheLongTone (talk) 15:11, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do you want to withdraw the nomination, then? —Tamfang (talk) 02:15, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Mrfoogles's sources. Several high-quality sources discussing the subject over the course of at least two years seems sufficiently sustained to cover. Rusalkii (talk) 00:49, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 21:24, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:15, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

*Merge with Etiquette in technology: where the topic of texting etiquette is already covered. As the nom suggests, this subject deserves broader coverage. There is probably enough sourcing and encyclopedic content to spin this off into a Texting etiquette article, which will also cover the topic of dry text. Owen× ☎ 23:32, 24 March 2025 (UTC) [reply]

I don't think this would fit there very well -- "etiquette in technology" is very focused on "netiquette" and similar old-internet stuff. It also talks about cell phone use in schools & families. Really, it might be worth splitting that article -- some of it talks about cell phone use in schools, some of it talks about reply-all etiquette, some of it talks about Usenet specifically. I think the correct solution is a "texting etiquette" article. Mrfoogles (talk) 18:41, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I previously voted keep, but some people above have proposed a "Texting etiquette" page. I thought this was a good idea, so I created it and am now voting Merge to Texting etiquette. Texting etiquette has been split from Texting, which already had a good section on it; notability of the new article is fairly clear with the sourcing and wide importance of the subject matter; and dry texting essentially fits perfectly with the subject of the new article. In Etiquette in technology it would be buried under 3 pages of Usenet & "phones in schools" discussion, which are close to irrelevant to dry texting. Mrfoogles (talk) 18:50, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TheLongTone @OwenX Mrfoogles (talk) 18:51, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent work, I'd certainly go for a merge to this article.TheLongTone (talk) 15:43, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Texting etiquette. Kudos to Mrfoogles for making this happen so quickly. Good job! Owen× ☎ 20:24, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Texting etiquette - seems like a good editorial outcome here. Suriname0 (talk) 16:56, 28 March 2025 (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.