Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Orwellian

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The result was keep. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:47, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Orwellian

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The word may be notable, but the article does not merit an article. At current size should just be a redirect, as

Kafkaesque is, to a subsection of George Orwell Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 01:35, 27 February 2018 (UTC)[reply

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Weak keep George Orwell is already huge. Reception of George Orwell is a valid redlink, tho. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:45, 27 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or Merge the parent article is already huge, but this could be mentioned under his cultural impact section; also note
WP:NOTDICT (the article starts is an adjective. SportingFlyer (talk) 02:10, 27 February 2018 (UTC)[reply
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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 04:53, 27 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep -- Sufficient notability established by the sources provided. From a practical standpoint, it's useful to have a stand-alone article to accept wikilinks, rather than a redirect to section in a long article. --K.e.coffman (talk) 04:58, 27 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Otherwise, the casual reader will need to consult a lengthy essay on George Orwell.--Davidcpearce (talk) 12:05, 27 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

comment There is precedence for similar words (i.e.
Kafkaesque) which are certainly notable topics, but just based on length and quality, as well as available to be merged to a subsection. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 16:59, 27 February 2018 (UTC)[reply
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Keep The international usage of this concept has been noted in reliable sources. The idea that something "is Orwellian" is well defined and goes beyond simply being a dictionary definition. This is quite consistent, there seems to be an article about pretty much every derogatory term with widespread cultural connotations. Prince of Thieves (talk) 14:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - redirect to George Orwell.--Smerus (talk) 14:17, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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