Talk:helikoptercrash
Latest comment: 9 years ago by Renard Migrant
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The word is a simple sum of parts. Morgengave (talk) 20:59, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
- It's a compound word written together. There is longstanding consensus that those meet CFI. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 21:48, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
- In Dutch, unlike in English, all compound words are always written together... Is every possible self-explanatory compound word in Dutch abiding the CFI? Morgengave (talk) 21:55, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
- If it's attested in three independent permanently archived sources over the space of more than a year, yes. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 22:58, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
- Indeed. I've never understood why compound words like this are nominated for deletion, it's not as if we'll run out of paper any time soon. And we shouldn't assume that every non-native speaker could easily figure out the components that make up these compounds. ---> Tooironic (talk) 04:25, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- Ok, I have withdrawn the RFD. I thought it was policy due to the almost endless compound possibilities available in languages that easily form compound words. Morgengave (talk) 11:47, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- I think it would be good practice, even if CFI is not enforceable, to say that single words don't have to be idiomatic. Renard Migrant (talk) 13:55, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- No copying off my paper, Renard. For everyone unaware of it: There were several discussions in the beer parlour abut CFI, including this very topic. Please stop by and have a look. _Korn (talk) 16:18, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- I think it would be good practice, even if CFI is not enforceable, to say that single words don't have to be idiomatic. Renard Migrant (talk) 13:55, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- Ok, I have withdrawn the RFD. I thought it was policy due to the almost endless compound possibilities available in languages that easily form compound words. Morgengave (talk) 11:47, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- Indeed. I've never understood why compound words like this are nominated for deletion, it's not as if we'll run out of paper any time soon. And we shouldn't assume that every non-native speaker could easily figure out the components that make up these compounds. ---> Tooironic (talk) 04:25, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- If it's attested in three independent permanently archived sources over the space of more than a year, yes. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 22:58, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
- In Dutch, unlike in English, all compound words are always written together... Is every possible self-explanatory compound word in Dutch abiding the CFI? Morgengave (talk) 21:55, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
RFD withdrawn > striking. --Hekaheka (talk) 20:58, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- I don't think this is quite what you proposed, Korn, is it? I asked you if it was what you were proposing and you said no. Renard Migrant (talk) 21:03, 24 May 2015 (UTC)