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AfD nomination of American Mongrel

I have nominated American Mongrel, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Misplaced Pages's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/American Mongrel. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Richard Cavell (talk) 05:00, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

December 2008

Please do not add unsourced or original content. Doing so violates Misplaced Pages's verifiability policy. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing Misplaced Pages. Yachtsman1 (talk) 05:38, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

American mongrel

It's okay for you to refer to yourself as an "American mongrel." But when you call a notable person an "American mongrel" without any sources, it tends to look like an attack. Some people may consider it a slur. Some people may wear it with pride. Misplaced Pages already has an article on mongrel, so people can probably figure out what "American mongrel" means. But there are over 200 sovereign states in the world. Should Misplaced Pages have articles for Australian mongrel? Belgian mongrel? Canadian mongrel? If you want an article on the subject, you can find uses of the term on Google, Google News, Google Book, and Google Scholar. Is it a "newly recognized ethnic group"? A style of music? A canine society in Albuquerque? A slang term for Americans of mixed ancestry? That's a little redundant. If you want there to be an article about it on Misplaced Pages, you might be able to cite some of those sources, but other people may still consider the term a neologism or a dictionary entry unless there are reliable sources specifically about the term — not just sources which mention it briefly or use it in passing. --Pixelface (talk) 06:23, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Re your message: My nationality or race has nothing to do with my deletion of the article. I believe that the message above clearly states what the issues are regarding the article. As above, I recommend that you find sources for the phrase before you recreate the article. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 06:54, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Re your message: Please do not make assumptions about my background. My background is irrelevant to the issue. The issue was clearly laid out to you in the message above. If you can provide citations from reliable sources about the phrase that establish its notability, then you are welcome to recreate the article. Please read the message above from Pixelface as they have clearly explained what the issue is with the article. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 08:48, 2 December 2008 (UTC)