Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jazz hands
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- 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The result was nomination withdrawn. Skomorokh, barbarian 05:41, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Uneasy mixture of a dictionary definition and "how-to" manual with no real content. Malleus Fatuorum 20:49, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep I just cleaned it up some, don't ask me why, but besides a standard dance position/gesture I think it's actually a fairly notable pop meme. Run Google images if nothing else. I noticed the word "campy" coming up from time to time, so I'll add a ref for that as well. Mackan79 (talk) 04:21, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I think you've done a good job with that, I'm almost inclined to withdraw this nomination. --Malleus Fatuorum 04:33, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- ... in fact I will. Nice job. --Malleus Fatuorum 03:46, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong keep - Mackan79 has done a great job redoing this article, should definitely be kept now, as is. Coffee // have a cup // ark // 17:54, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - per the ironclad arguments that Malleus so eloquently set out at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pissing contest. Tarc (talk) 01:21, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Anyone who wants to expand the article further has plenty of source material to play with: [1]. Warrah (talk) 03:12, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. Rather than go through the convolutions of a non-admin closure and probably get it all wrong, I'll just say here that Macken79's excellent work has changed my mind about this article, and I'd like this AfD closed as a keep. --Malleus Fatuorum 03:46, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - Jazz hands is an extremely common gesture used in show choirs, dance choirs. It's often seen in pop culture and musicals, and the characters even address it by name. The latest media to show off jazz hands is the season premiere episode of Glee, on Fox television.--Stevevance (talk) 04:52, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm not even sure it's a "gesture," actually, as the article frames it. Basically it's just the term for when you splay your fingers, palms out. It's a little silly to call it a "gesture," or even a "move" or "position," really. I think that's what's amusing about it: "Look Ma, I'm doing jazz hands!" I just tried to clear that up a little. Mackan79 (talk) 05:35, 15 November 2009 (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.