Talk:Slang abbreviation

title[edit]

I wasnt sure what to call this. Would it be better at something like The letter word (slang) -- Astrokey44|talk 14:44, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The B word[edit]

I took away the link: guardian the B word because the article webpage pointed to simply has the title "The B word" without even explaining or mentioning it anywhere in the text -- it is completely out of place and arbitrary, and because the link text "guardian the B word" doesn't make any sense at all. I still fail to even see a connection between this alleged "B word" and a British newspaper, but I linked it to Guardian Unlimited because the link text word "guardian" seems to refer to "Guardian Unlimited" in the page linked to (which doesn't explain "the B word").

Someone please explain what happened here. View the page history to see what I took out. Ajo Mama 20:27, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

List entries and links are poorly written[edit]

For most letters in the list, there is arbitrary, redundant, or unspecific link text and/or the links just point to a desired page without a description. The list is written messily and disorganized.

For example, under the H word, there is:

the H word
the H word

Some stuff fixed[edit]

Thanks to User:Astrokey44 for fixing most or all of the list to be clearer, more coherent, and more wikified! Does anyone feel that the cleanup-list template should be removed? I won't make the judgement myself. --Ajo Mama 21:59, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Attention: Slang Glossary policy discussion underway[edit]

Slang glossaries violate the following policy:

Wikipedia is not a dictionary

Wikipedia is not a dictionary or a usage or jargon guide. Wikipedia articles are not:

Dictionary definitions. Because Wikipedia is not a dictionary, please do not create an entry merely to define a term. An article should usually begin with a good definition; if you come across an article that is nothing more than a definition, see if there is information you can add that would be appropriate for an encyclopedia. An exception to this rule is for articles about the cultural meanings of individual numbers.
Lists of such definitions. There are, however, disambiguation pages consisting of pointers to other pages; these are used to clarify differing meanings of a word. Wikipedia also includes glossary pages for various specialized fields.
A usage guide or slang and idiom guide. Wikipedia is not in the business of saying how words, idioms, etc. should be used. We aren't teaching people how to talk like a Cockney chimney-sweep. However, it may be important in the context of an encyclopedia article to describe just how a word is used to distinguish among similar, easily confused ideas, as in nation or freedom. In some special cases an article about an essential piece of slang may be appropriate.

Due to the many AfDs which are initiated to enforce this policy and due to the resistance to such deletion by defenders of the glossaries, I have started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not#Slang glossaries to rewrite the policy in order to solve this problem and to readdress this question: should slang glossaries by allowed on Wikipedia? --List Expert 23:49, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article has enormous problems[edit]

The vast majority of the text of this article needs to go. Almost all of these entries are not actual slang words. Because some newspaper column once used "The H word" to mean Helmet or Hitler or hockey or whatever doesn't make those slang words. A few examples of newspapers using "the * word" as a way of describing the fact that something should not be mentioned is plenty, we don't need 50 of them. This article needs a complete rewrite, if it should even be kept at all, and 95% of the current text should be removed. I'm going to make an attempt at this now. While my result may not be polished and beautiful, it will be an improvement. --Xyzzyplugh 09:11, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

i see ive misinterpreted the article. in violation with wikipedia:dictionary, this should go. it's a stupid article anyway.

TheWorldWideWeb[edit]

I see whats wrong. Let's move this page to "Slang Abbreviation", and then people who want to put encyclopediac information, such as the history of this practice, can find it. And we should delete my list of one letter slang words. After 5 days i'm going to check back and then move the article. I forgot 5 as in high 5.. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.97.211.204 (talk) 08:27, 5 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

i rewrote this a little bit[edit]

it's a lot of editing. i hope it's good with you guys. maybe we should keep this article now. I was looking at a webpage on the etymology of slang and i noticed that "fuckin' A" can be traced all the way back to 1922. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TheWorldWideWeb (talk • contribs) 19:43, 10 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

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