Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Code Fairy

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I am fairly confident that the Code Fairy is a figment of the original writer's imagination, and so is not encyclopedic. It fails the Google test (the "code fairy" is occasionally mentioned but appears to be made up on the spot) and none of the professionals I've spoken to are familiar with the Code Fairy. It should of course live on in Wikipedia:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense, since it's rather entertaining. Derrick Coetzee 03:17, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)

  • I have heard this term used by various coder/hackers - possibly should be entered into Hacker folklore or a subsection of Hacker culture? It is also an interesting example of Anthropomorphism. I vote to merge with an appropriate and broader wikipedia entry. SkArcher 05:13, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete: It's cute. The Jargon file will probably have it soon. It's just ephemeral, dictdef, and in use in such a small group as not not qualify for significance. US Engl is currently using -fairy as a joke term in all sorts of fields. A dictionary wouldn't include the term. Geogre 17:23, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • Should be merged and redirected to Gremlin. Davodd 19:03, Jun 28, 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete. Cute, but still. -- pne 11:41, 29 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • Let the jargon file handle it, if it's real. -- Cyrius| 22:03, 29 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep (take another look at it) and link it to BJAODN. - Tεxτurε 22:11, 29 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Hey, it's a lot funnier now. Absolutely send it to BJAODN now. Geogre 12:38, 30 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • Now this is funny. Delete it here, but grant it immortality at BJAODN. - Lucky 6.9 18:19, 30 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • BJAODN for sure, keep if possible. Denni 23:21, 2004 Jul 3 (UTC)
  • Since this is deadlocked (almost), I'll cast my vote to delete and BJAODN it, so we can get this over with. I don't see much, if any merit in this as an encylopedia article. Johnleemk | Talk 10:42, 4 Jul 2004 (UTC)