Talk:T. Rex

RFD discussion: June–July 2014

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T. Rex

1. A British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan.

Not dictionary material. — Ungoliant ^(falai) 16:32, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Was speedily redirected to T. rex. I support this course of action, but let’s see what other people think first. — Ungoliant ^(falai) 17:29, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

• I did that. I support it, because that is the likely thing people are searching for when they type "T. Rex". Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 17:33, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

• Delete band name sense, but keep entry as an alternative spelling of T. rex. There are enough citations to support this capitalization:
• 2004, Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper, p. 374:

  I mean, not only are they found on Australia alone, like some kind of mutant evolutionary strain—they have the eyes of deer and the useless paws of a T. Rex.

• 2007, Douglas Preston, Tyrannosaur Canyon, p. 105:

  In this body of water lived a predator even bigger than she, the fifty-foot-long crocodilian known as Deinosuchus, the only animal capable of killing a T. Rex unwise enough to venture into the wrong body of water in pursuit of prey.

• 2008, Victoria Minnich, Question Reality: An Investigation of Self-Humans-Environment, Part 2, p. 454:

  [I]f Terra introduced some T. Rexes from Cocos island in Jurassic Park, that would be considered kind of “unethical,” so might as well do it through government.

Cheers! bd2412 T 12:56, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Since the creator linked "1967" and "Marc Bolan" from the definition, he apparently thought he was on Wikipedia. Strong delete: rock bands are not dictionary material. Equinox ◑ 20:13, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

delete before I go ahead and add Scooter. -- Liliana • 20:16, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Are you OK with it being recreated as a hard-redirect to T. rex, or having the alt of T. Rex definition added instead? Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 20:25, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Of course that's what she means, pbp, the alt sense didn't even exist until I just now added it. I have converted this to an RfV-sense with respect to the band, which should be deleted. bd2412 T 14:16, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Contested sense deleted. bd2412 T 13:22, 23 July 2014 (UTC)