RationalWiki:Articles for deletion/Fun:Maratreanism

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Delete

1. This joke isn't really funny any more (or even less than it ever was). This started in mainspace, survived previous deletion attempts and got shunted to shitespace. It should really be killed. David Gerard (talk) 16:54, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
2. What's the point when the prophet of the faith thinks it's delusional now? -EmeraldCityWanderer (talk) 17:00, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
3. was fun at the time - now irrelevant. Aceⁱ⁹ 17:23, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
4. speedy. Cømяade FυzzчCαтPøтαтø (talk/stalk) 18:25, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
5. Wèàšèìòìď^{Methinks it is a Weasel} 19:27, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
6. Pippa (talk) 19:28, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
7. Not needed. Alec Sanderson (talk) 19:59, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
8. Carpetsmoker (talk) 01:47, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
9. --TheroadtoWiganPier (talk) 01:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Keep

1. Useful for providing context where Maratrea is brought up. Move to userspace maybe? 142.124.55.236 (talk) 19:36, 7 January 42016 AQD (UTC)

   It was created by Zach when he wasn't so well, and he'd be the only user it would be for - David Gerard (talk) 22:16, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

   Yeah, this is kind of a "right to be forgotten" thing. No need to keep it here. Alec Sanderson (talk) 23:13, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

   Well, Maratreanism gets referenced on the wiki sometimes. It's sort of a bit of RW history. But I don't have particularly strong objections to deleting it (especially if Zack wants it gone). 142.124.55.236 (talk) 23:16, 7 January 42016 AQD (UTC)

2. Because bat. Bicycle^wheel 20:16, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Goat

1. It's an obsolete joke on the Wiki. Move it to a userspace (perhaps somebody would be so kind as to keep an RWW-like copy, or else I suppose I could do the honors and store it) and leave it there to gather cobwebs. Old guard (talk) 00:53, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Here's the deal

Since this was going to be killed by a wide margin, but since keeping it in userspace isn't harmful in this case (it's not a libelous thing), I've gone ahead and placed the article on my bookshelf, so those of us who want to dust it off every now and again can, and the remainder of the Wiki can just forget it ever existed. Old guard (talk) 03:51, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

I don't know the exact history, but to me it looks too much like "lets make fun of this crazy person!!" for me to be comfortable with... Carpetsmoker (talk) 03:54, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

It was us poking fun at somebody who showed up and did something crazy. Crazy antics = laughter on RationalWiki. And as it is part of the history here and you can still find jokes about it, keeping it around to gather dust on a bookshelf seems like the best option, since those of us who remember that era do like to chuckle about it at times. Old guard (talk) 03:57, 8 January 2016 (UTC)