Talk:Dook

message: Just because fans of Duke athletic teams may not like the use of the term "Dook" does not mean that they should be allowed to remove that definition.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.88.64.5 (talk) 20:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No, the reason for not including it has already been discussed at length and a decision was made to leave it out. Cheers.Duke53 | Talk 21:06, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

text: Report away: <I>reverting <B>vandalism</B> is exempt</I>. Cheers. Duke53 | Talk 02:15, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

text: Not quite, my reversions are <I><U>legitimate deletions of vandalism</U></I> ... but go right ahead and do what you think you should do, and I will do what I have to do. Good Luck. Cheers. Duke53 | Talk 14:36, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reversions from Duke fans 

message: *FWIW, here are a few book references for "dook" referring to Duke University... as found in Google Book search.
*: How we talk, by Allan A. Metcalf, page 12
*:: "From a Southern point of view, the North talks funny by leaving out the necessary "y." Those who think North Carolina's Duke University lacks Southernness mock it with the spelling dook."
*: More than a game, by Thad Williamson, pages 214 and 268
*: Slang & sociability, by Connie C. Eble, page 41
*: Tobacco Road, by Alwyn Featherston, page 189
Enjoy,
—Noah 05:12, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: * Another reference, this time from a sports article in a newspaper: "Duke is a four-letter word to me, he said, joking. Is it D-U-K-E or D-O-O-K?" From the article "2003 N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: WEST; Chasing Title, Kansas Coach Returns to Proving Ground," by JACK CURRY, Thursday, March 27, 2003. linked here. —Noah 18:19, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: * A reference from a (the?) leading sports magazine: "But before we submerge ourselves in the whole "Dook vs. the Tar Holes" rhetoric let's take a second to debunk the myth that this game is the best of the year." From the article "Mythbusters: Duke vs. UNC rarely lives up to the hype" by Jacob Osterhout, linked here. —Noah 18:31, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

text: *63.88.64.5, it is here, here, and at the old UNC-Duke rivalry talk page.  According to those pages, User:Bottesini concluded "Compromise had been reached."  User:Remember (a UNC fan) stated, "we already came up with a compromise."  User:Dubc0724, also a UNC fan, stated, "I've removed the offending passage from Dook. Please see my note at the UNC-Duke Rivalry page. I believe the mediation can be dropped at this time?"  Based on those pages, it seems that a Wikipedia:Consensus and "compromise" was reached by User:Remember, User:Dubc0724, User:DukeEgr93, and User:Duke53; that is, to not include pejorative terms for either school.  I agree with you that's it's not as clear as it should be, but in the end, they all agreed and the discussion was closed relatively quickly.  That is why there isn't a discussion at length - instead, there was a short discussion that quickly resulted in a resolution. Cheers, -Bluedog423Talk 14:42, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

text: *Looks like this should head back to mediation of some sort.  I've opened a MEDCAB Request for this issue.  DukeEGR93 15:19, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

text: * OK... I'll keep an eye on that page. Thanks, —Noah 15:47, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

text: *Bejinhan (talk) has volunteered to act as mediator - which would certainly be fine with me.  I know of no biases that would preclude such a thing.  If other folks interested in this issue could go over to MEDCAB Request and check in that would be most helpful. I know the semi-pro runs out today, and I am really hoping to avoid disruptive editorial oscillations :)  DukeEGR93 14:40, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  References for dook as slang term for Duke University 

message: One overarching question I have is whether this page is done correctly at all.  It is supposedly a disambiguation page, but seems more like a definition list - there are no pages with titles Dook (blah) for example.  Which is not quite right, since the Wikipedia:Disambiguation page says not to include dictionary definitions.  Perhaps this should be linked over to Wiktionary?  DukeEGR93 17:28, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overarching Question 

message: Bejinhan brought up a good point on the Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2009-08-02/Dook page about where the conversation should be.  My recommendation is that anything relative to the specific issue of adding a definition related to Duke University be placed on the MEDCAB page.  That'll make sure the history of the discussion is maintained in a meaningful way relative to the purpose of mediation.  DukeEGR93 02:38, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion Regarding Current Dook / Slang Term for Duke Threads