Forum:Funspace Cleanup Project

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To limit the size of this list and highlight articles that need review, deleted articles and commentary have been moved here.

The following pages in funspace have been proposed for deletion en masse as part of a general cruft-cleaning measure. Any individual page deletion may be discussed here.

If a "keep" consensus has emerged, please add a collapsebox to reduce the length of this page.

Fun:Balls

Keep - it has potential. it's at least got a built in sex joke.En attendant Godot 14:18, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Do we have something on Blue Balls or is it just a throwaway joke in the article on abstinence balls? ADK^{...I'll dance your pizza!} 14:30, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

If the throw away joke has already been thrown elsewere, then i revert my comment and say "delete".En attendant Godot 15:49, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Keep. It has its oblique moments. Blue (is useful) 03:45, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Keep.--Dumpling (talk) 08:09, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Dial Up

Torn. I actually like the Trudeau comic reference. But if it were done better, it could be a mainspace. Cause it's not really a fun topic.En attendant Godot 14:28, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Merge the joke and references into internet. ADK^{...I'll suck your hovel!} 14:38, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Merge first, possibly, but definitely delete. Blue (is useful) 18:47, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm with Blue here. Delete. --Dumpling (talk) 18:53, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

I'd say merge it into Internet, but Internet is a big pile of shit and youtube videos, so that needs fixing first. -- Nx / talk 06:15, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Delete. Humorless fascist^sociopath 14:09, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

What Ty said. Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:44, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Fun:Joe Biden

This is kinda funny. Тай^{говорить} 14:37, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

someone put some thought into it. it's not worse than our other articles. keep.En attendant Godot 15:27, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Oh, come now; this is a Tea Party-style cheap shot. ListenerX^TalkerX 04:14, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

....Meh.(ಠ㉨ರೃ)--Dumpling (talk) 22:27, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Length does not a worthwhile fun page make. Delete or write something better. Blue (is useful) 00:21, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Opaque, not funny. Delete. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 20:44, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't get it. And it's misleading. Delete. -- Nx / talk 06:26, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

For things in subjects relevant to the mission, such as politics, we really should have a mainspace article before a funspace one. Delete. The Heidelberg Kid (talk) 01:49, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

KEEP: 2 DELETE: 4 GOAT: 1 UNCLEAR: 1

Fun:Lion

Delete

• This is a relic of the CUR days. ListenerX^TalkerX 03:58, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
• What he said. And it's not funny. Blue (is useful) 21:58, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
• Kill Тай^{говорить} 22:43, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Keep

• it's a lion. it's cute(ish). keep for now.En attendant Godot 15:39, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
• --Damo^Hi 21:51, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
• :3 Rawr. A man and his giraffe walk into a bar. The giraffe passes out from too many drinks. The bartender approaches the man. "You're not going to leave that lyin' there, are you?" The man scoffed. "Silly bartender, that's not a lion! It's a giraffe."--Dumpling (talk) 22:42, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Meh

• So? Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 20:54, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
• As much as I don't really want to keep all that BS, I just can't bring myself to care either way. ADK^{...I'll adhere your beak!} 11:41, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
• CURcruft desperately trying to be on-mission. So yeah. -- Nx / talk 19:57, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

  It's too serious for funspace though. -- Nx / talk 06:33, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Fun:List of things to be scared of because of the Twilight Zone

hey, i liked that. course, i was a TZ fan growing up.En attendant Godot 15:40, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Meh. Meh, meh, meh. Leaning towards delete, though. Blue (is useful) 00:30, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

I lol'ed...But could care less if deleted.--Dumpling (talk) 01:31, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Delete. ListenerX^TalkerX 05:36, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

I get them. Delete listcruft anyway. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 20:55, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm going to make an argument here that this is the very kind of thing that SHOULD be in fun space. something someone thought was fun, even part of mainspace at a time, and found value in. Fun really is a catch all, and sometimes we all don't agree what is fun, but this is one of the prime examples of what i don't think the community should be dumping. Godot Warning, chocolate will make your clothes shrink 21:58, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

It would look better if some episodes were cited. As it stands, it's just a list of things. Wéáśéĺóíď^{Methinks it is a Weasel} 06:53, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Delete. Humorless fascist^sociopath 14:09, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Rather pointless. Delete. Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:45, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Fun:Minute of hate

Used in Communism. Not really funny. Тай^{говорить} 12:27, 9 September 2011 (UTC) Ohhh i loffed him! do we have a page of images. I'm stealing him for my talk page. then delete as far as i care.En attendant Godot 16:00, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

It's an interesting effect, I think. I'd vote to keep. Blue (is useful) 21:48, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Heehee. Cute .gif. But yeah. I'm with Godot. You can delete it and I wouldn't really care.--Dumpling (talk) 01:47, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Keep. ListenerX^TalkerX 05:39, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Delete. -- Nx / talk 06:42, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Pointless. Delete. Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:46, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Fun:ROT13

Delete

• leet? I don't know, cause i'm too stooopid. delete.En attendant Godot 17:57, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
• Delete. ListenerX^TalkerX 04:52, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
• Delete. Тай^{говорить}
• Hurts my small asian eyes. No. D<--Dumpling (talk) 05:52, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:47, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Reconsider

The article has been expanded since the previous opinions were registered. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 15:37, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Vote changes to meh. Тай^{говорить} 15:42, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Keep

• Keep and expand: ROT13 was an early way to hide NSFW material, e.g. in usenet newsgroups displayed on an 80 column by 24 line text-only screen. A simple Caesar cypher, it has the advantage of using the same algorithm for both encoding and decoding. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 19:35, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
• Keep -- Nx / talk 06:48, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Fun:RationalWiki Joke File

Delete

Cute idea, doesn't seem to have taken off. at two jokes, delete.En attendant Godot 19:21, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Agreed. Delete.--Dumpling (talk) 05:56, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Delete. ListenerX^TalkerX 05:58, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Delete. Refugee^{talk page} 03:19, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Fewer jokes than Des O'Connor. Sophie^Wilder 09:50, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Nuke it. Humorless fascist^sociopath 14:09, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

Actually, I think this page is a good idea. Keep, promote, try to expand. Blue (is useful) 07:24, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Meh

Meh. Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Rocky

Delete

• ListenerX^TalkerX 04:55, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
• Can't say I found any of it funny. Blue (is useful) 07:33, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• --Тай^{говорить} 20:25, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Not as bad as someone categorizing user names, but still not worth keeping, vote to delete. Refugee^{talk page} 03:21, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

Someone(s) put some effort into it. keep for now. it's not as bad as, oh, bare legs.En attendant Godot 19:25, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Meh

• It's not...Horrible...but not that great either.--Dumpling (talk) 06:02, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Sandalism

Delete

I don't even get it.En attendant Godot 19:46, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

• ListenerX^TalkerX 02:18, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
• I don't get it either. Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:49, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

• Bohdan references? Denmark references? Pink's odd but endearing humeur? I say keep, even if it's something of a RW in-joke. It's funny. Blue (is useful) 07:45, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Why not. It has some effort behind it. ADK^{...I'll admonish your xanthochroi!} 21:29, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Meh

• Meeeeeh.--Dumpling (talk) 16:09, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Seven

Delete

• Merge what little stuff into the other numbers articles, then delete. Blue (is useful) 18:55, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Blake's Seven? No actor of consequence was filmed in that show. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 21:01, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
• ListenerX^TalkerX 02:19, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
• Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
• Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:49, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

• Sorta. Could we keep all the number pages for a week or so, and let me see if i can make them something useful? I find them fascinating, and find it crazy how often this Number Woo comes up. Oh, brain storm for a title here. Number Woo me worky, me share, you say "ok or nay". En attendant Godot 20:43, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Meh

"MEH"--Dumpling (talk) 06:10, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Shit

Delete

• Delete. Humorless fascist^sociopath 14:09, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

• Could be amusing as a "fun disambiguation page." Blue (is useful) 18:57, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• ListenerX^TalkerX 02:20, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Meh

• it's hum... it links to other pages. i guess that's something. ^{— Unsigned, by: WaitingforGodot / talk / contribs} 00:39, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
• Could use some work. --Dumpling (talk) 06:11, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• incoming links, meh. Disarticulation, -ambiguation, meh. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 21:09, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
• Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:51, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Merge

• Merge it into Shit -- Nx / talk 07:20, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Squirrel diet

I actually find this funny. Тай^{говорить} 12:33, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

not me. clock mine as a "meh" on this one.--En attendant Godot 02:36, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

It has potential...but it's "Meh" for me right now.--Dumpling (talk) 06:19, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Well... meh. Blue (is useful) 19:02, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Delete. ListenerX^TalkerX 02:39, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Star Trek

Delete

• I did not find any of it funny, and I'm a Trekkie. Blue (is useful) 19:04, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Not very funny. And what's with the copyright symbol gag, that should be used on Star Wars, not Star Trek. -- Nx / talk 06:27, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
• Another trekkie finds it unfunny. Тай^{говорить} 11:07, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
• Altogether too many "registered trademark" symbols. ListenerX^TalkerX 02:41, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Keep

--Damo^Hi 22:29, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Haha. It was decent. Though, like Godot says, it could need some fixing up. --Dumpling (talk) 06:20, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Meh

• It's almost funny, but most of the jokes fall flat. It could be really cute with a funny person's touch.--En attendant Godot 02:38, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Stargate

Delete

This isn't tvtropes. -- Nx / talk 06:26, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

• Delete. ListenerX^TalkerX 02:41, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
• Nuke it. Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Keep

• just for the work involved, this needs to be kept and evaluated on other criteria at a later date.--En attendant Godot 02:39, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• I never really got into Stargate, but it does have a few high points. Needs work.--Dumpling (talk) 06:23, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Sumit Sikka

Delete

• I don't even. Sumit Sikka is a real person, but I don't get the point. Blue (is useful) 19:08, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Delete. ListenerX^TalkerX 02:42, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
• Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
• Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:52, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

Brilliant piece of postmodern poetry! --Damo^Hi 04:10, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

• I enjoyed it.--Dumpling (talk) 06:29, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Someone put some effort into it. I don't get it, but that's not the point. keep.En attendant Godot 19:28, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Sätanic Pänic

Delete

• ListenerX^TalkerX 04:58, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
• Not another band article! Тай^{говорить} 19:56, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
• Blue (is useful) 19:09, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Keep

vaguely on mission --Damo^Hi 04:11, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Meh

• --Dumpling (talk) 06:26, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• whichever En attendant Godot 19:29, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Ten Commandments for Drivers

Delete

• what. Blue (is useful) 19:10, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• delete. Тай^{говорить} 10:41, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
• Delete. Refugee^{talk page} 03:25, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Meh

...More like a "WTF?"--Dumpling (talk) 06:28, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:The Ninth Circle of Presidential Hell

Delete

• It's actually a great idea for a longer article (this particular one is shit) - adapting Inferno for US presidents or politicians in general. Blue (is useful) 19:12, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Die die die. Humorless fascist^sociopath 14:09, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

Against my better judgement --Damo^Hi 04:13, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Meh

• just meh.--En attendant Godot 02:40, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• MEH.--Dumpling (talk) 06:31, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:The Passion of the Christ

Delete

• We already have a normal article on it that pretty much covers anything you would really want to put in funspace. Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:54, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

--Damo^Hi 04:14, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

YES.--Dumpling (talk) 00:47, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Not bad. Blue (is useful) 19:15, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Three

delete

Another not funny number article. Тай^{говорить} 14:09, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

• ...Delete.--Dumpling (talk) 06:36, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• We should put the classic Monty Python line somewhere, but this article is pointless. Blue (is useful) 19:18, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• What the above said. Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:55, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

keep

--Damo^Hi 04:45, 10 September 2011 (UTC) just enough there to justify its existence

Fun:Tips for preparing and serving human babies

Delete

• No point. Blue (is useful) 19:19, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Inadequate for recipe space. Delete. Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
• Delete. Refugee^{talk page} 03:27, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
• Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:56, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

--Damo^Hi 03:15, 10 September 2011 (UTC) very marginal. Just a keep because of the reference to Swift.

Meh

• Could use some work.--Dumpling (talk) 06:41, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Toilet Sharks

Delete

• Oh, this is the funniest thing I've ever delete. Blue (is useful) 19:22, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Keep

--Damo^Hi 03:15, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

AHAHA! KEEP!--Dumpling (talk) 01:28, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Tribe of Levi

Delete

Delete--Dumpling (talk) 06:43, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

One bad oblique joke does not a worthwhile article make. Blue (is useful) 19:24, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Burn them. Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Keep

Jesus that is a bad joke. Still, just good enough for fun --Damo^Hi 03:16, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Vegemite

Delete

• Burn the heathen spread. Eye on the ICR ^{talk, or type, or whatever...} 04:26, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
• ...Ick. D:--Dumpling (talk) 15:54, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Both the substance and the article should be wiped off the face of the planet. Blue (is useful) 19:28, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Bleh. Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Keep

• I"m going to make you miserable by adding the dreaded "Keep". it's kinda strangely funny. Maybe cause i've tried it once, and said "this is sold as food????"Godot Warning, chocolate will make your clothes shrink 20:54, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
• Keep it long enough, and it will return to memetic favour. Perhaps with krakens. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 21:34, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Wahmbulance

Keep. -- Nx / talk 10:21, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Delete--User:Brxbrx/sig 14:42, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Really, we can just link here when people whine--User:Brxbrx/sig 23:05, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Let's not. Wěǎšěǐǒǐď^{Methinks it is a Weasel} 06:56, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Wah Wah. Waaaaaah. Delete.--Dumpling (talk) 15:45, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Keep. We need to use the Wahmbulance more often. Blue (is useful) 19:29, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Who woo

delete

• ListenerX^TalkerX 00:11, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Blue (is useful) 19:32, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

What the fuck is this about?

--Damo^Hi 03:27, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss. Тай^{говорить} 19:12, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Boohoo. Goodbye WhoWoo.--Dumpling (talk) 15:43, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

• Apparently I started this page, but i would say keep it, cause it is sorta funny. (it got a bit funner later).En attendant Godot 21:14, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Woman

Delete

• while it is truth, as women are highly superior to men, the article is just not quality enough to demonstrate this pure and true and undeniable superiority.En attendant Godot 03:51, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
• Not funny. Delete.--Dumpling (talk) 15:36, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• No. Blue (is useful) 19:34, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
• Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:57, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

Needs high quality images. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 21:05, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:X

Delete

• ListenerX^TalkerX 00:10, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Blue (is useful) 19:35, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Ty^talk 21:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
• Interesting idea, but underdeveloped. Delete. Refugee^{talk page} 03:31, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
• Sam ^Tally-ho! 22:58, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Keep

• --Damo^Hi 21:01, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
• For this round, keep. It's "something", and i don't think we should be deleting "something" in such a mass clean up.Godot Warning, chocolate will make your clothes shrink 21:53, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Meh

...Meh. Another random Alphabet. If it was the whole Alphabet series, then maybe....but..EH. --Dumpling (talk) 01:21, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Fun:Zombie Jesus Day

Delete

• ListenerX^TalkerX 00:09, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Humorless fascist^sociopath 14:09, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Meh

• Mostly harmless, mildly funny, and faintly offensive in a helpful Socratic gadfly fashion. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 20:49, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
• "meh" --En attendant Godot 00:41, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
• (ಠ㉨ರೃ)--Dumpling (talk) 01:18, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• Yep. Blue (is useful) 19:38, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
• ADK^{...I'll duel your fib!} 21:27, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

en masse

Keep the lot. Fuckers. Ace^ace 20:42, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

This is what you call fun? Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 20:51, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

PURGE IT ALL AND LET GOD SORT IT OUT! Tmtoulouse (talk) 20:56, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

You people are weird and stupid. Ace^ace 21:14, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

We have to vote on that. Is everyone weird and stupid? sterile^talk 01:54, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

A lot of this looks like crap, but I'm way too lazy to go through it all. Nebuchadnezzar (talk) 01:57, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Fucking damnit

Great, now we're deleting articles <24 hours than something was announced, and not even sure if we're voting on things. RationalWiki is dead. sterile^talk 02:09, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Feel free to restore any that you think should stay. I'm mostly just dumping the ones with four votes and no support. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 02:14, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't think we should be deleting anything quite yet. But you have got to admit there aren't many that we should keep. Eye on the ICR ^{talk, or type, or whatever...} 02:16, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Sterile, i realize it seems "extreme" till you read the articles. I would not have started deleting yet, either, but it's not like anything being deleted has been done any differently from how every other edit at this place is made. It's not worth making an issue of, when today I deleted 3 articles (not in fun space) in the normal manner of being an editor, just cause they were worthless articles. Nothing new, bad, or precident setting is happening. someone just put a list together instead of doing it one at a time. --En attendant Godot 02:28, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Please remind me again...

When did we decide to make Rationalwiki a lame stupid abcess on the neather regions of the hilarity-verse? Must a slept through that decision. Ace^ace 05:17, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Read some of the ones that have lots of delete votes - they ones that are being deleted are the ones that are letting the namespace down. Eye on the ICR ^{talk, or type, or whatever...} 06:19, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Just cause it *says* it's "fun", doesn't mean it is.--En attendant Godot 02:27, 12 September 2011 (UTC)