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The article doesn't read like "a dictionary, phrasebook, or a slang, jargon, or usage guide." It reads like an encyclopedia article. AYBABTU is an important part of 2000's internet culture because at the time it was relatively unique.
70.112.167.177 (
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10:52, 27 September 2022 (UTC)reply
Keep Per Skipple, this doesn't fall under NOTDICT - the article mainly covers uses, history, and context, not definitions. I also think a merge is inappropriate - there is clearly significant coverage of this phrase, separate from the game itself, to warrant a standalone article. Examples: this short Times article
[1] and three long articles written 20 years later, from The Verge
[2], Ars Technica
[3], and Kotaku
[4].
Toadspike (
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15:43, 27 September 2022 (UTC)reply
I suspect that this AfD might have been spurred by
this RfC, listed at CENT, which centers on a policy page that links to this article. I don't mean to discount the discussion, just to provide possible context.
Toadspike (
talk)
15:49, 27 September 2022 (UTC)reply
Keep, lots and lots and lots of coverage over the years, including as recently as
this year. One of the most notable memes of all time and the coverage reflects that. Certainly independently notable and should not be merged.
Axem Titanium (
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18:27, 27 September 2022 (UTC)reply
Strong Keep Still memorable and used 25 yrs later,
[5]. Do a google search of the phrase, it's widely used in media. There already are sources in the article that should meet GNG. The rest is gravy. Also discussed in scholarly journals
[6], discussed it directly. The phrase itself has at least 10 pages of use in Gscholar, either as an article title or used in the text of the paper.
Oaktree b (
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15:02, 28 September 2022 (UTC)reply
Keep - This is not a dictionary definition by any means, it is a well-documented internet meme that has more than enough coverage to justify an article per
WP:GNG. Even if it were just a phrase,
WP:NOTDICT itself contradicts the nom's rationale with
WP:WORDISSUBJECT, as the reliable sources demonstrate. -
Aoidh (
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02:26, 2 October 2022 (UTC)reply
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