Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/19--

Both seem completely pointless references to "ways you can get away without actually writing a year". Something that might belong in a manual of style, but certainly not in an encyclopedia. I've never seen or heard of "19--" as reference to "some year in C20, but we don't know which" in sf. I'd also question the opening of the second article: "???? is a series of four question marks." I don't think there's any potential to expand beyond what they are now. 82.6.10.139 01:38, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC) (registered user to sponsor this, please) --Samuel J. Howard 02:16, Aug 23, 2004 (UTC)

I give in :) I (finally) registered a user account, after some 3 months.</OT> The User Formerly Known As 82.6.10.139 02:22, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Delete. Completely pointless. -- Necrothesp 12:47, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Agh. Delete. Rick K 05:31, Aug 24, 2004 (UTC)
Delete - um... if you change your user name will you be "the user formerly know as the user formerly known as..."? - Tεxτurε 20:49, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- Only if you insist :o) The User Formerly Known As 82.6.10.139
Delete. (And edit out the links to these pages, if any) Davodd 13:18, Aug 26, 2004 (UTC)
I disagree. I think this topic crops enough to merit an article, but not as 19--, rather as 19XX, or 20XX. I've seen that in countless video games and movies, so I think that's fine. Lockeownzj00 18:26, 28 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- References please?
  - "200X" and later "20XX", "21XX" etc are the stated dates in the Mega Man games, and have spread into other games and become an in-joke in the gaming community. 20XX might have potential for an amusing article, but neither article up for VfD here does. 19-- might be better placed in an article on names and words that have the first letter/number given followed by a series of hyphens ("f---", "Mr. D------" etc) - is there an actual name for that phenomenon? -Sean Curtin 23:56, Aug 28, 2004 (UTC)