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Talk:Dub (wheel)

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I agree that this article should probably either be deleted or merged with another article. It's an article about a slang term and, while the term might be worth mentioning in articles relating to automobile modification, or articles relating to its cultural origins, it is in no way, in my opinion, a
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Wow.... I wish someone would rewrite this article... Especially the first paragraph. It makes no sense... It says that a wheel is a dub if it's 20", then it says it's a dub if its 22" Also, it says that the term "dub" originated from the marijuana industry, because some people refer to a 20 sack of
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song earlier today), this article has zero sources to support it, which means it falls into the realm of original research. I found this article through an editor's attempt to contest my tagging of an article he wrote on "skrilla" for deletion on similar grounds by pointing out that other slang
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marijuana as a "dove" or "dove sack". I've never heard that term used before, but I've frequently heard people refer to "dub sacks"... so it would make more sense that the term "dub" for wheels would be based on "dub sacks" and not "dove sacks"
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I put up was removed, so I thought I'd just put down some of the issues I have with the article here in the hopes that they get improved. Basically, I have serious concerns that this article fails
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So the short version is that this article is dangerously close to being nominated for
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Articles for deletion
deletion
the discussion
209.191.166.202
18:46, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
prod
WP:V
WP:NOR
WP:N
Chamillionaire
AfD
jonny-mt
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c
06:01, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Kronos o
talk
14:36, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

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