Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Opa!

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The result of the debate was Delete. Redwolf24 04:27, 24 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Opa!

Delete: We may as well have a page dedicated to 'Oh!' or something. In either case, useless. x42bn6 09:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Transwiki to wiktionary. bogdan | ^Talk 10:04, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A lot more could be written about this expression, which is famous here. Since Eh has an article, Opa! should, too. The title must change, however, because we have two ways to use/pronounce it. "Opa" can also mean "hey you made a mistake" or "I am happy" depending on how you pronounce it and how long you pronounce the O sound. "opa-opa" is also related, and I think it's used in songs. If you delete it, could someone please contribute it to my wiki? Www.wikinerds.org 10:06, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Wikipedia is not a dictionary. / Peter ^Isotalo 10:15, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- As I said, this article can become encyclopedic.
  - We're not voting the potential in here. Right now it's a dictionary definition and as such it does not belong here. bogdan | ^Talk 11:35, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- If Wikipedia is not dictionary, it shouldn't have Eh, either. What I see here is double standards: What pity is it that eh, which is about the English-speaking world, is kept, while Opa!, which is about Greeks, is deleted! Www.wikinerds.org 11:11, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Well... It's because of the international conspiracy against the Greeks. :-) bogdan | ^Talk 11:35, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    - I copied the article to my wiki under the GFDL. Www.wikinerds.org 11:50, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
      - Piffle. I'm a native Swede and I certainly haven't voted to keep eh and neither would I if it were VfD:ed. I've also VfD:ed native Swedish slang like blatte and svenne. This talk of making it encyclopedic is a really irrelevant self-supporting argument. / Peter ^Isotalo 22:07, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, has encyclopedic potential.Kappa 12:18, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or transwiki, per Peter, bogdan. I don't see encyclopedic potential at all. Dottore So 16:09, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This is an example of a non-English interjection that is characteristic of a particular ethnic group or nationality, like eh or oy. It has cultural implications beyond a dry dictionary definition. The article should be marked as requiring improvement, however. --agr 16:21, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Oy vey! When exactly did we become a dictionary? All interjections, slang words and idioms have some sort of cultural implications. Some more significant than others, but they're still expanded, anecdotal dictionary definitions. This is hardly nigger or gringo. / Peter ^Isotalo 22:03, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Wikipedia is not a translating dictionary. Denni ☯ 17:54, 2005 August 14 (UTC)
Delete unless "encyclopedic potential" is actualized before VfD expires. --Alan Au
Delete. Foreign dicdef in its current state. Would consider changing vote if article was expanded. Fernando Rizo T/C 00:00, 15 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Dic-def. Hamster Sandwich 01:19, 15 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This should be marked as a stub not as a VfD. MATIA 15:29, 19 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment I'm trying to expand it, I believe it should be marked as a stub and then marked for cleanup. There is also Opa. Certainly wikipedia is not a dictionary but wikipedians shouldn't go around deleting stuff when they could expand them (or as official policy says If you come across an article that is nothing more than a definition, see if there is information you can add that would be appropriate for an encyclopedia.)
- Probably, apart from expanding, we should merge Opa and Opa!. MATIA 15:56, 19 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- I hope that those who voted delete, will check Talk:Opa! and change their votes.MATIA 18:00, 19 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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