Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eight deadly words

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The result was delete. v/r - T P 02:37, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Eight deadly words

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See WP:NEO There is not a single hit for "Eight deadly words" on Google books [1] Darkness Shines (talk) 22:40, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – no hint of a notable topic here. Dicklyon (talk) 23:29, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep -- a significant phrase. Please see Talk:Eight deadly words for a long prior discussion of the notability of this article. In particular, see these cites:

Hromic, Alma A. (2006). "Featured Review: Cartomancy". SF Site. Thirdly, if the most interesting thing about these characters -- and this is where they are introduced -- is which is the taller and what colour eyes they have and what hairstyles they sport, I find myself so bored by the end of this ONE paragraph that I have uttered the Eight Deadly Words in my mind: I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE PEOPLE.
Leeper, Evelyn C. (April 23, 2004). "This Week's Reading". The MT Void. Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society. I understand that a lot of people liked this, but for me it was the Eight Deadly Words Effect that killed it: "I don't care what happens to these people."

-- which appears to me prima facie evidence of notability per WP:N. They do need to be integrated into the article, I think. --Pete Tillman (talk) 01:25, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:20, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:20, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Per WP:NEO, references need to be about the phrase in question, not merely use it, and regretfully, Pete Tillman's sources fall short of this criterion. I also failed to find any mention of the phrase on Google News or Books, save from reference to a band name. I could, however, be persuaded to change my recommendation if appropriate sources can be found. — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 22:59, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. WP:NEO is clear. --Ifnord (talk) 01:25, 20 January 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.