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Fails the
general notability guideline as it lacks significant coverage in reliable sources. The sourcing currently here is pretty shoddy, with most of the content coming from unreliable blogs and Urban Dictionary(!!!). Several sources used here, including in the sections "Fan bases of stans" (the bulk of the article) and "Celebrity reaction", do not mention the term "stan". That leaves coverage in one New York Times article and passing mentions in ESPN and MTV blogs. –Chase (
talk /
contribs) 20:07, 17 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Comment. From a spot check of sources, they really don't seem to be discussing a fan called a "stan", though they are tangentially related. The parts that are actually about a phenomenon that references Eminem's song can probably be merged to that article. Otherwise, the rest of it could probably be merged to
fandom or
cult following. Honestly, I'd rather nothing get added to
cult following, though, because that article doesn't need any more rambling, poorly-sourced content. I swear, some day in the next few years, I'll get around to rewriting it. Some day.
NinjaRobotPirate (
talk) 02:21, 20 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Keep it's a close call, though I found a decent piece from
The Wire, which is connected to
The Atlantic. With that and
The New York Times, it can warrant a separate article. However, I do agree that more sources should explicitly mention stans. Snuggums (
talk /
edits) 02:39, 20 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Those are pretty good. I still think it could be merged, but a keep vote seems reasonable, too.
NinjaRobotPirate (
talk) 06:06, 20 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Rcsprinter123(inform) @ 20:53, 23 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,
WifioneMessage 10:44, 31 December 2014 (UTC)reply
As written, this isn't really an encyclopedia article about a phenomenon — it's just a dictionary definition of a term, whose most substantive content is a list of the various subterms that particular fandoms use for themselves. That's not something that belongs in an encyclopedia, and the referencing here is for crap, to boot. No prejudice against recreation in the future if somebody can write a good article about this, but this version isn't a good article. Delete.
Bearcat (
talk) 19:47, 31 December 2014 (UTC)reply
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