Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dude
the current article is not well written, but I contend it is possible to build a reasonable article about the word "dude" from |proper soucres. For example http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010621 this article from Random House would seem to be a promising starting point for an editor interested in creating a good article on the subject, particularly how the term has evolved and its impact on society and culture. Or how about http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/16256721.html this interesting article on the "dude vote" which may also warrant inclusion? http://books.google.com/books?id=diYUhkO9V8wC&printsec=frontcover&dq=dude&ei=Q4zUR_XGBJXUzAT02PGABA&sig=R2ylXBDqQr6Ti4n7e_8jT39Zo1c#PPR19,M1 Here is a book on dude ranches, another rich source of material and http://books.google.com/books?id=yOsTAAAAYAAJ&q=dude&dq=dude&lr=&ei=oozUR4_IIZy8zATpg_CABA&pgis=1 here is another. I'm sure with a bit of digging a plethora of books and articles could be found to write a really interesting and well researched article here. The fact that the current article is below standard should encourage us to improve it, not delete it, as long as we can find good sources to work from, which I think we can here
— User:Gwernol, 01:22, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:V (Wikipedia:Verifiability)