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The result was '''merge'''‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ to [[Blessing in disguise]]. There is clear consensus against keeping this as a standalone article, and broad support for a merge as an ATD. Among the two targets proposed, [[Blessing in disguise]] received marginally more support than [[Silver lining (idiom)]], but the choice between the two can be discussed editorially on the Talk page, and changed if there's consensus there to do so. If no merger takes place within two months, any editor may blank and redirect the page to the target, or renominate. [[User:OwenX|Owen&times;]] [[User talk:OwenX|<big>&#9742;</big>]] 23:37, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
===[[:Burnt toast theory]]===
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Unremarkable non-notable ephemeral Tik-Tok dreck.  Perhaps worth a sentence  elsewhere…maybe a slang ''dictionary''. [[User:Qwirkle|Qwirkle]] ([[User talk:Qwirkle|talk]]) 15:06, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
*'''Keep... regretfully'''. It has multiple sources with [[WP:SIGCOV]] extending across months of coverage. Not seeing a policy based rationale for deleting this. Unfortunately social media trends often create articles of this type.[[User:4meter4|4meter4]] ([[User talk:4meter4|talk]]) 15:16, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
*'''Merge''': I was intending to nominate it to AfD, saw it was already done. [[WP:10YT]] and [[WP:NOPAGE]] apply here. Significant coverage, specially in short news articles about a flash-in-pan phenomenon doesn't necessarily mean that a subject must have a page. It can be better covered in a sentence in any of the many articles on very similar cultural concepts, already listed in the "see also" section or at the top. regards, [[User:TryKid|TryKid]]&thinsp;<sup style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[[Special:Contributions/TryKid|dubious]] – [[User talk:TryKid|discuss]]'']</sup> 15:28, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
*<small class="delsort-notice">Note:  This discussion has been included in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting|deletion sorting]] lists for the following topics: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Popular culture|Popular culture]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Behavioural science|Behavioural science]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Engineering|Engineering]],  and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Internet|Internet]]. [[User:Skynxnex|Skynxnex]] ([[User talk:Skynxnex|talk]]) 16:52, 10 September 2024 (UTC)</small>
*'''Delete''': I have doubts about the topic's notability. It really looks to me like there was just one TikTok post that managed to inspire several copycat pop psychology articles on various websites for a couple of months. [[User:Clarinetguy097|Clarinetguy097]] ([[User talk:Clarinetguy097|talk]]) 17:15, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
*:Unless you make a case that all of these articles are from content farms, you are essentially just reaffirming the subject's notability. [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 17:36, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
*::So would the article in ''The Indian Express'' negate my whole argument? [[User:Clarinetguy097|Clarinetguy097]] ([[User talk:Clarinetguy097|talk]]) 17:53, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
*:::Combined with Glamour, HuffPost, Grazia, and a local station, yes. [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 18:12, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
*::::Ok, I'll admit I don't actually know how the news cycle operates in those publications. [[User:Clarinetguy097|Clarinetguy097]] ([[User talk:Clarinetguy097|talk]]) 15:42, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
*:::::All that matters is that we believe major publications until shown evidence of lack of editorial oversight. [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 16:47, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
*::::::Now I'm confused. What are they saying that we're supposed to believe? That there've been a handful of posts on social media about burnt toast? [[User:Clarinetguy097|Clarinetguy097]] ([[User talk:Clarinetguy097|talk]]) 18:03, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
*:::::::Please read [[WP:GNG]]. [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 18:10, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
*::::::::I have, and it says that "Brief bursts of news coverage may not sufficiently demonstrate notability." [[User:Clarinetguy097|Clarinetguy097]] ([[User talk:Clarinetguy097|talk]]) 15:10, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
*:::::::::Now <em>that's </em> a valid  argument. [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 15:26, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
*'''Merge''' to [[Blessing in disguise]] per TryK. Meets SIGCOV, though. [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 12:27, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

:'''Delete''' I don't think that this is notable enough to warrant its own Wikipedia page, and like I mentioned in the discussion to merge it into [[Blessing in disguise]], I don't think that it belongs there either. [[User:Feed Me Your Skin|Feed Me Your Skin]] ([[User talk:Feed Me Your Skin|talk]]) 20:12, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
::You have only discussed why it does not belong on the Silver lining page, which I agree with; you haven't argued why Blessing in disguise is unsuitable.{{pb}}(@[[User:Feed Me Your Skin|Feed Me Your Skin]], welcome to AfD! In case you didn't know, these discussions don't give you notifications. Click on the star on the top of the page and install [[User:Aaron Liu/Watchlyst Greybar Unsin]].) [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 23:56, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
*'''Delete''' Seems like nonsensical mysticism, while burning my toast might prevent me from being hit by a falling meteor, it's equally possible that not burning my toast would also save me, so this theory could be punctured by someone with two brain cells of common sense to rub together. It has only been circulated in clickbait publications, and doesn't feel similar enough to "blessing in disguise". [[User:Zxcvbnm|ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ]] ([[User talk:Zxcvbnm|ᴛ]]) 23:30, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
*:There are valid arguments against retaining here, but as said above, there are many RSs that SIGCOV the subject. Also, while I sympathize with criticism of the idea, the idea is not a deletion argument and goes under [[WP:NOTFORUM]]. [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 23:58, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
*::As I said, the articles are clearly clickbait so I would disagree that they are "reliable sources".  [[User:Zxcvbnm|ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ]] ([[User talk:Zxcvbnm|ᴛ]]) 16:32, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
*:::Okay, so you don't like the headlines. How does that have any bearing on the fact that The Indian Express, {{tq|Glamour, HuffPost, Grazia<s>, and a local station</s>}} (actually, maybe scratch the local station that did not fact check a sponsorship, but what about the rest?) are reliable sources? [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 01:46, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
*'''Keep''' - Has [[WP:SIGCOV]].[[User:KatoKungLee|KatoKungLee]] ([[User talk:KatoKungLee|talk]]) 01:36, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
*:Would you like to comment on the Merge argument? [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 02:13, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
*::I think that user just wants to keep it. [[User:Clarinetguy097|Clarinetguy097]] ([[User talk:Clarinetguy097|talk]]) 17:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
*::@[[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] - I agree that it's a type of sliver lining. I can't say I agree with merging it though. It has enough coverage to stay. [[User:KatoKungLee|KatoKungLee]] ([[User talk:KatoKungLee|talk]]) 00:51, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
*'''Keep''' or in the alternative, merge to [[Blessing in disguise]]. [[User:Bearian|Bearian]] ([[User talk:Bearian|talk]]) 03:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
*'''Delete''' Sigcov is not achieved. [[User:TrangaBellam|TrangaBellam]] ([[User talk:TrangaBellam|talk]]) 16:40, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
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* '''Merge''' It seems that the topic does strictly satisfy SigCov, but per @[[User:TryKid|TryKid]] and @[[User:Clarinetguy097|Clarinetguy097]]'s arguments I do not believe it is suitable for its own article. I think merger would be the best way to maintain the core information without puffing a topic out of proportion. [[User:Lenny Marks|Lenny Marks]] ([[User talk:Lenny Marks|talk]]) 14:21, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
*<del>'''Weak delete'''</del> As another user noted, it's an ephemeral TikTok trend, and I don't believe the evidence for notability is very strong. Most of the sources just assert that the original post went viral (or something to that effect), with a few referencing other isolated social media posts or making similar vague claims about "people" applying the burnt toast theory to an aviation accident. Also, I don't see a reason for merging into "Silver lining" or "Blessing in disguise." [[User:Clarinetguy097|Clarinetguy097]] ([[User talk:Clarinetguy097|talk]]) 22:13, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
*:Blessing in disguise covers basically the same thing, and [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/burnt-toast-theory-explained_l_65a6c9cce4b038181f076a8f some sources also connect the two]. I don't see how the secondary sources' covering the same primary source has any bearing on the notability, though your argument above of this being a brief burst is still valid. [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 23:08, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
*::If it's not notable, there's no good reason to move the content into another article. [[User:Clarinetguy097|Clarinetguy097]] ([[User talk:Clarinetguy097|talk]]) 00:18, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
*:::[[Wikipedia:Deletion policy#Merging|Merging is one of the alternatives to deletion]]. Not every part of a page has to be notable; only the main subject has to be. [[User:Aaron Liu|<span style="color:#0645ad">Aaron Liu</span>]] ([[User talk:Aaron Liu#top|talk]]) 02:21, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
*'''Merge''' two or three sentences with [[Blessing in disguise#Related phrases]]. It's the same concept, there's really not much of substance in [[Burnt toast theory]], and no-one will talk about this in 10 years ([[WP:10YT]]). &ndash; [[User:Sgeureka|sgeureka]] <sup>[[User_talk:Sgeureka|t]]•[[Special:Contributions/Sgeureka|c]]</sup> 08:45, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
* '''Weak delete, but oppose merge'''. I would normally say that coverage over 5 months would probably make for a [[WP:NEVENT]] pass, but in this case it just looks like a slower-moving version of the same flash in the pan – continued coverage seems unlikely, but I do see the case for a keep given the amount and duration of the coverage. That said, there really isn't a suitable merge target for this per [[WP:COATRACK]] – if [[blessing in disguise]] or [[silver lining (idiom)]] were ever taken to GA or FA, any content writer worth their salt would probably remove a one-off viral phenomenon as basically irrelevant. So a merge seems like a bad solution. [[user:theleekycauldron|theleekycauldron]] ([[User talk:Theleekycauldron|talk]] • she/her) 09:47, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
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