Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Q

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy keep. April 1st is over. (non-admin closure) --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 03:15, 2 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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No one ever uses these letters. Time to eradicate them from the alphabet. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 12:10, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Look at this: [1]. Third link, and already an editorial hosted by the NYT and published back in the 1800's (the friggin 1800's!) agrees that we should remove the letter Q. Let none say that Wikipedia is just an encyclopedia. We are trend-setters! Delete, and remove all instances of it from the internet (perhaps 4-chan could help us with that?). Nolelover^{It's almost football season!} 12:37, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Q no coverage in reliable sources to establish notability. Yeah, I know you'll say, "come on, pick up a children's alphabet book" or something, but let's be serious: who has ever written a book entirely about Q? It's always bundled with some other letter, usually U. Merge X to 10 (number). You read my mind with this AfD, I had a similar idea planned for some months, but decied to hold back when I saw three other spoof AfD's already —Soap— 12:51, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep this is a questionable XFD.--NortyNort (Holla) 13:13, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Q division makes all the kewl gadgets. 65.93.12.101 (talk) 13:47, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Can't spell Q-cumber without it! --TitanOne (talk) 13:57, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Qu. Systemic bias dictates that this character is never used alone and therefore not notable enough for a standalone article. Reach Out to the Truth 14:30, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- But what would happen to Iraq? We can't call it Iraqu. --TitanOne (talk) 16:54, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - Why not? Al Quaeda is a common alternate spelling. —Tamfang (talk) 18:43, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - My deletionist friend Mr. Hammer will no doubt be distressed to learn that the Spanish Wikipedia has taken the axe to the letter K instead. Admittedly, their decision implies no precedent here, but it is something to consider. Carrite (talk) 14:58, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Now give us three more consonants and a vowel. :D Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 15:00, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep While not notable in the field of languages, it is a very important key for PC gamers, and is commonly used for key bindings. Deleting would also require rewriting many of the plot devices in the Star Trek TNG and Voyager series. Dennis Brown (talk) 16:38, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete; 25 is a much rounder number, although three Sesame Street Street episodes would need to be revised. Dru of Id (talk) 18:29, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep WP:ILIKEIT, and I'm clearly better than you all so I win. Dexter111344 (talk) 22:19, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.