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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Supersize

:The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. -- Cirt (talk) 00:24, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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No need for for a seperate article for this. could be just a paragraph in the McDonalds page. ton of original research with very little sourcing. Also could apply to just about anything made big. its goes on to burger king and wendys which didn't even call it supersize. Tracer9999 (talk) 07:03, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Delete or possibly Merge with Upselling and/or McDonalds. Nom is right that the article appears to be mostly WP:OR. YardsGreen (talk) 10:20, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep the history of supersizing in McDonald's is notable in its own right.Borock (talk) 22:10, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete, perhaps the information may be added to a McDonalds menu article or section, but in its current form it seems to be a collection of OR. — fcsuper (How's That?, That's How!) ([http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Exclusionism Exclusionistic] [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Immediatism Immediatist] ) — 05:24, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete Much original research with only one sourced statement. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 05:53, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 03:31, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 03:31, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep Article needs cleanup, but this is a highly encyclopedic topic that has been studied and discussed in numerous published sources as part of modern food culture. Shoot, there's even an entire documentary named after it. It's also not unique to McDonalds's; it's really a general fast food topic. Steven Walling 22:07, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

:Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Keep notable and controversial food-industry concept. I see it's already expanded beyond just McDonalds (like Wendys' "Biggie" line) and could probably be expanded further still to cover the marketing trend towards very large portions in general. But even as it is it's no deletion candiate. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 01:53, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Supersized keep: notable, documentary made out of it, huge cultural influence, and can also be used in everyday conversation. AerobicFox (talk) 02:08, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep. The article needs to be expanded, and additional sources surely are available. The film Supersize Me used sources, so surely we can find them as well. Turning the article into a discussion of business practices of McDonalds and other fast-food/quick-serve chains would make this fad article worth keeping. Η936631 (talk) 03:10, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Weak keep. Mostly original research, but I feel its notability could be established with more sources. That said, I flagged it for rescue. Erpert Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it? 07:58, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Note: This article has been nominated for rescue. Erpert Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it? 07:58, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep Google news archive search shows "12,900" results. The news media uses this term a lot. From American President Bush wanting to "supersize" the military, to everything else imaginable. The word started with McDonalds but is now mainstream and used often and easily recognized. Dream Focus 08:05, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Merge to Super Size Me (or alternately Diet and obesity#Portion size), per WP:MERGE rationale 'context'. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 09:08, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep Encyclopedic topic.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:39, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep: Has found its way into the American cultural vernacular. Purplebackpack89 23:03, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

:The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.