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*'''Comment''' - Alternatively, it could fit into ] with Polandball being a redirect. --] (]) 05:17, 26 March 2012 (UTC) *'''Comment''' - Alternatively, it could fit into ] with Polandball being a redirect. --] (]) 05:17, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
**Probably not, because there is enough details already for a stand alone article. But thanks for that list, I'll add Polandball to it with a link to the article. ] <sup>]</sup> 05:24, 26 March 2012 (UTC) **Probably not, because there is enough details already for a stand alone article. But thanks for that list, I'll add Polandball to it with a link to the article. ] <sup>]</sup> 05:24, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
*'''Speedy Delete'''. There is not a single reliable source in the article. Just click the " news · books · scholar · JSTOR " links above. News: barely '''3''' results, which are forum comments or unrelated. Books: '''zero''' relevant links. Scholar '''zero''': . JSTOR: '''zero'''. The article itself has some sources but none of these are reliable or notable, though that may not be obvious to non-Polish speakers. First source is an essay by a first year undergraduate student at a Polish university or something (I'm not even sure why this stuff is up on the internet) - clearly not a reliable source. Second source is simply a Polish blog. Who the hell cares? Third source (Przeglad) is another blog/opinion piece. Next source is also a blog which mentions the subject in passing. is an opinion piece in a newspaper. Opinion pieces are not reliable sources nor are they sufficient to establish notability.
:Now, if Misplaced Pages was ] or ] then yeah, sure, the inclusion of a racist internet memes would be justifiable. But last I checked this is an encyclopedia not a troll site - let the troll sites do what they do, and let the online encyclopedia be an encyclopedia. There's no indication that this particular internet meme has achieved sufficient status to have been picked up by reliable sources, much less any reason why the Misplaced Pages needs to suffer any kind of embarrassment by featuring bigotry on its front page (the article has been nominated for DYK). There's been enough embarrassing SNAFUs with respect to DYK lately. This article should be deleted, never mind being featured on the front page.
:(For the sake of clarification: I happen to think that some of the Polandball cartoons are actually pretty funny. At the same time, the few and in between funny versions of the joke are much outnumbered by the fact that it's a kind of medium which easily lends itself to 13 year old internet morons giving vent to their racist and xenophobic stupidity. Unfortunetly most of the cartoons out there reflect that. What's next, racist offensive on Misplaced Pages's front page, simply because they may or may not be an "internet meme" and some users find them humorous? Whole thing is a disgrace.] 05:56, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

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Non-notable internet injoke or meme. Misplaced Pages is not knowyourmeme. We do not have to document each and every one. Harizotoh9 (talk) 04:53, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

I was unaware of any DYK nominations. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 05:13, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Fair enough. But did you check any of the sources which show that the meme is notable? It is more than notable, and I have even used the Polish sources to establish this notability. Russavia 05:24, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment - Alternatively, it could fit into List of Internet phenomena with Polandball being a redirect. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 05:17, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
    • Probably not, because there is enough details already for a stand alone article. But thanks for that list, I'll add Polandball to it with a link to the article. Russavia 05:24, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Speedy Delete. There is not a single reliable source in the article. Just click the " news · books · scholar · JSTOR " links above. News: barely 3 results, which are forum comments or unrelated. Books: zero relevant links. Scholar zero: . JSTOR: zero. The article itself has some sources but none of these are reliable or notable, though that may not be obvious to non-Polish speakers. First source is an essay by a first year undergraduate student at a Polish university or something (I'm not even sure why this stuff is up on the internet) - clearly not a reliable source. Second source is simply a Polish blog. Who the hell cares? Third source (Przeglad) is another blog/opinion piece. Next source is also a blog which mentions the subject in passing. is an opinion piece in a newspaper. Opinion pieces are not reliable sources nor are they sufficient to establish notability.
Now, if Misplaced Pages was oh internet or Encyclopedia Dramatica then yeah, sure, the inclusion of a racist internet memes would be justifiable. But last I checked this is an encyclopedia not a troll site - let the troll sites do what they do, and let the online encyclopedia be an encyclopedia. There's no indication that this particular internet meme has achieved sufficient status to have been picked up by reliable sources, much less any reason why the Misplaced Pages needs to suffer any kind of embarrassment by featuring bigotry on its front page (the article has been nominated for DYK). There's been enough embarrassing SNAFUs with respect to DYK lately. This article should be deleted, never mind being featured on the front page.
(For the sake of clarification: I happen to think that some of the Polandball cartoons are actually pretty funny. At the same time, the few and in between funny versions of the joke are much outnumbered by the fact that it's a kind of medium which easily lends itself to 13 year old internet morons giving vent to their racist and xenophobic stupidity. Unfortunetly most of the cartoons out there reflect that. What's next, racist offensive "Negro jokes" on Misplaced Pages's front page, simply because they may or may not be an "internet meme" and some users find them humorous? Whole thing is a disgrace.VolunteerMarek 05:56, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
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