Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mother of the House

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The result was redirect to Father of the House. (non-admin closure) wumbolo ^^^ 10:59, 28 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Mother of the House

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WP:OR. The article creates a title which didn't exist before, creates theoretical rules for it and applies it after the fact to people from the past. There could be an article for a list of most senior woman in the HoC but not one that makes up rules for a title that didn't exist then and doesn't formally exist now. May and Corbyn praised Harman with this term but that doesn't mean it's a real thing. Also, there is nothing that could theoretically stop a woman from assuming the position that is now called "Father of the House", at which point one would expect the title to change to suit the gender. Anarcho-authoritarian (talk) 19:29, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Father of the House. I understand the sentiment the article is trying to get across, but the term will change when a woman takes the office. If necessary, I'm sure the page could be changed to Dean of the House, as is the term in Canada. Bkissin (talk) 19:38, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 22:44, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 13:35, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 13:35, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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.