Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Capiche

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result of the debate was no consensus. Mailer Diablo 01:17, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Capiche

Prodded as a slang dict def per Wikipedia is not a dictionary policy; challenged on the grounds that it "could grow into a useful article based on numerous cultural references / much context". --Muchness 00:44, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

• Weak delete. An article on this word seems plausible, but IMO, we're best off sending it to Wiktionary. Royboycrashfan 00:51, 21 March 2006 (UTC) and has been done. Keep. Royboycrashfan 01:04, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
• Weak deletekeep. It doesn't seem to me that many WP:RS can be found. I'm inclined to think that Wiktionary is a better match. Now that some WP:RS have been found. Walter Siegmund (talk) 01:01, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete per Wikipedia is not a dictionary --TBC^{??? ??? ???} 01:02, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. It isn't "slang," it's a straight Italian word, and it's used to mean exactly what it means. (It there supposed to be a difference between "Get it?" and "Do you understand?") And it's spelled "capisce." The spelling of the article would be "Ka-PEEK-ay" in Italian. Carlo 01:16, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete dicdef - the.crazy.russian (T) (C) (E) 01:34, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as above Bucketsofg 01:38, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete dictionary entry.--Firsfron 01:43, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Nothing more pointless than a misspelled dicdef. Fan1967 03:39, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - potential for a real article. For instance, how did this phrase get into the language? Where was it first used? Popularized? It has a notable history in film and pop culture. Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. 03:42, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

I've been thinking the same thing, though either option is fine by me. Royboycrashfan 03:50, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Not really that much to it. It's a common Italian usage, like the Engish "get it?" or Spanish "comprende?" at the end of a sentence. It got used as dialog in Mafia movies. (By the way, the appropriate answer is, "Capisco.") Fan1967 03:57, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per above. --Khoikhoi 04:08, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Comment I just completely rewrote and expanded the article. Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. 04:31, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep revised version, which is encyclopedic. Monicasdude 05:38, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Transwiki to Wiktionary. Articles about words rather than concepts should go to Wiktionary, in my opinion. - Andre Engels 08:58, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Tough call, but I'll come down on the side of Transwiki to Wiktionary. Article is good, subject is notable and appears in lots of films, and in everyday conversation, but ultimately it's a definition of a word. I'd be almost as happy with keep, though. ProhibitOnions 20:41, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

WE NEED THIS ARTICLE I'M DOING A REPORT ON SLANG AND THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.26.245.215 (talk • contribs).

• Keep the revised version...... Oliver Keenan 20:43, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Transwiki, since it's just a dictionary entry, of an idiom. As part of a larger encyclopedic entry on "mob slang" or italianisms into English, it'd made sense, but not as a standalone entry Evillan 21:13, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Nice article that can probably grow into something even nicer from here. -- JJay 22:19, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Current version has enough substance to merit an article. OhNoitsJamie^Talk 22:50, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep rewritten, redirected version. Notable for use in American slang. Haikupoet 03:41, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

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.