Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tan Americans

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The result was DELETE ALL, per Snow Americans. postdlf (talk) 15:01, 29 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tan Americans

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I can't find any evidence that this phrase is in general use. If it's used at all it seems to be more in a metaphorical way, but not as anything approaching a true classification.

I am also nominating the following related pages because they run along the same lines:

... discospinster _talk 04:05, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Add to that:

Mike Rosoft (talk) 04:20, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Delete all, ASAP, as WP:OR, no reliable sources, not verifiable. Even if the odd 'quote' could be found, the term(s) still fail WP:DICDEF Chzz ► 04:23, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There are no reliable sources, and I have never heard this phrase anywhere. Inks.LWC (talk) 04:33, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Delete all, ASAP, as per above reasons » nafSadh did say 05:25, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, possibly redirect "Tan people" to Sun tanning. Dictdef at best, and there's absolutely no need to divide this along racial lines. Wouldn't argue with a WP:IAR speedy. Badger Drink (talk) 08:10, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - No coverage in reliable sources to establish notability. -- Joaquin008 ^(talk) 11:46, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete ...is this a joke? Would toss a dash of WP:NEOLOGISM on to the pile of perfectly valid reasons for deletion listed above, and would even lend support to a speedy. By the way, I am a Freckled American. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡbomb 13:10, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per all above. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 13:48, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete all per nom. Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:10, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ethnic groups-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 23:28, 27 May 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.