Talk:British Broadcasting Corporation
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RFD discussion: February–March 2022
The following information has failed Wiktionary's deletion process (permalink).
It should not be re-entered without careful consideration.
Name of a corporation. Cable News Network is a redlink. ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 21:54, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
- Delete (and defund... haha). Equinox ◑ 22:12, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
- Careful... I'm listening to Auntie Beeb right now, don't knock it. Experience has taught me if you mention a term like this, some b****r will want to delete it. DonnanZ (talk) 23:21, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
- Delete, delete, delete. --Rishabhbhat (talk) 06:26, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
- Delete, though to be precise, this is an RFV issue: WT:COMPANY. — Fytcha〈 T | L | C 〉 11:02, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
- The British Broadcasting Corporation is not a commercial broadcaster, having no advertising in its broadcasts, although it can sell programmes to other broadcasters. DonnanZ (talk) 11:11, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, it is a corporation in sense 1 of the term. The most common kind of corporation (by far) is a company, but they're by no means the only kind. Theknightwho (talk) 23:41, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
- The British Broadcasting Corporation is not a commercial broadcaster, having no advertising in its broadcasts, although it can sell programmes to other broadcasters. DonnanZ (talk) 11:11, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
- Delete: not dictionary material; more suitable for Wikipedia. — SGconlaw (talk) 09:44, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
- Keep SemperBlotto (talk) 09:19, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
- @SemperBlotto: Could you give us your reasoning for your vote? — Fytcha〈 T | L | C 〉 09:26, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- He is not obliged to give a reason. DonnanZ (talk) 14:48, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
- @SemperBlotto: Could you give us your reasoning for your vote? — Fytcha〈 T | L | C 〉 09:26, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- I would like to keep this too, but probably not much hope. Sigh... DonnanZ (talk) 10:12, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
- I'm interested in hearing your reasoning. Theknightwho (talk) 17:18, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
- Delete, but keep Auntie Beeb. Vininn126 (talk) 10:35, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
- Send to RFV for figurative usages. AG202 (talk) 17:57, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
- @AG202: what sort of figurative uses? — SGconlaw (talk) 20:56, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw I'm not sure if there are any figurative uses, but per WT:COMPANY, as Fytcha mentioned, it should be sent to RFV to see if there are any to begin with. AG202 (talk) 21:38, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- @AG202: right. It just seems rather unlikely that a term like “British Broadcasting Corporation” has any figurative senses. — SGconlaw (talk) 05:07, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw I'm not sure if there are any figurative uses, but per WT:COMPANY, as Fytcha mentioned, it should be sent to RFV to see if there are any to begin with. AG202 (talk) 21:38, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- @AG202: what sort of figurative uses? — SGconlaw (talk) 20:56, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- Delete, proper noun. DTLHS (talk) 02:18, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- Delete. Have they done anything worthwhile since Yes, (Prime) Minister and House of Cards? Vox Sciurorum (talk) 13:44, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- I'm a regular listener of World Service broadcasts and podcasts. They do a great job with current affairs and documentaries. However, that isn't relevant to whether Wiktionary should have an entry or not. — SGconlaw (talk) 20:58, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- I remember hearing the BBC World Service news broadcast by NZBC, complete with short wave radio sound effects... DonnanZ (talk) 14:57, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
- I'm a regular listener of World Service broadcasts and podcasts. They do a great job with current affairs and documentaries. However, that isn't relevant to whether Wiktionary should have an entry or not. — SGconlaw (talk) 20:58, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- Delete. Not dictionary material. DAVilla 09:06, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
- Delete. Encyclopedia material. Old Man Consequences (talk) 22:03, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
- Delete —Fish bowl (talk) 22:06, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
- RFD-deleted. ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 16:08, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
Further reading
- “British Broadcasting Corporation”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “British Broadcasting Corporation”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.