Talk:wolfaboo
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Generally only used in very, very specific contexts on the Internet. I have never seen the term used on sites besides Deviantart and Youtube. --Corsicanwarrah (talk) 20:02, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
- Is this one for RFV? DonnanZ (talk) 23:12, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
- I'm not questioning the existence of the term. However, I'm requesting its deletion because of the reason I mentioned. The term is used in only very, very specific situations, namely complaining about how many people overestimate the physical capabilities of wolves and about how many cliches are used in works of art depicting/glorifying wolves. --Corsicanwarrah (talk) 09:03, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
- Being used in specific situations is not a reason for deletion. Equinox ◑ 18:27, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
- It seems like it could survive an RfV, possibly. I see no reason for an RfD, though.--Prosfilaes (talk) 06:02, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
- Speedily kept. No rationale for deletion — if you doubt existence outside of DA and YT (which wouldn't count per WT:ATTEST), feel free to send it to RFV. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 23:19, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
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Originally posted as an RFD. My reasoning was that the term is not used much (if at all) outside of Deviantart and Youtube. The term's meaning is also oddly specific: "wolfaboos" believe it is never justifiable for a human to kill a wolf (and consequently favour the extinction of humans), that healthy, unprovoked wild wolves could never harm a human, and that wolves could defeat every other land predator in a fight. "Wolfaboos" as defined on Deviantart also tend to make art featuring "wolves" with cliched backstories (e.g. parents killed by hunters) and with unnatural colours and markings, and with a body plan unlike a real wolf.
Apparently having an oddly specific definition is not enough to get a term deleted. The term is labelled 'chiefly Internet' but does not seem to be used outside of DA and YT, and even so 'wolfaboo' is largely confined to Deviantart. --Corsicanwarrah (talk) 09:15, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
- cited Kiwima (talk) 21:07, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
- Not cited. 2012 is an indisputable mention; 2019 is good, but suggests that the current definition might need to be tweaked a bit. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 21:16, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
- Ok, I added some more. cited Kiwima (talk) 22:30, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
- Not cited. 2012 is an indisputable mention; 2019 is good, but suggests that the current definition might need to be tweaked a bit. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 21:16, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 22:41, 5 July 2019 (UTC)