Talk:Soldier Boy

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Requested move 24 June 2026

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: No consensus. Participants were split and neither side offered substantially stronger arguments, with editors disagreeing on what constitutes 'recent'. (non-admin closure) —Myceteae‍🍄‍🟫 (talk) 19:46, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

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• Soldier Boy → Soldier Boy (The Boys)
• Soldier Boy (disambiguation) → Soldier Boy

– Per WP:RECENTISM, I do not think Soldier Boy from The Boys should be WP:PRIMARY as the idea of a "Soldier Boy" dates back long before The Boys was ever created, and is probably how the character got his name in the first place. Soldier Boy from The Boys might currently be what most people think of when they hear "Soldier Boy", but this may not be the case in the future (again going back to how "Soldier Boy" is a historical term/phrase/idea/something). ThePoggingEditor (talk) 17:00, 24 June 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Destinyokhiria _{(talk / cont)} 17:51, 1 July 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Squawk7700 (talk) 18:06, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Not recentism. Soldier Boy's pageviews have been incredibly high since late 2022. Unless you are Rip Van Winkle, that is not recent. Clear primary topic. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 18:41, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

  View count =/= primary topic, and the spike in 2022 was caused by Soldier Boy's first appearance on TV. 4 years of high view counts for a page called "Solider Boy", a fairly widely spoken phrase prior, isn't enough to determine PT. While "Soldier Boy" might be associated with The Boys for the next 10-20 years (especially with his spin-off), this won't be the case forever, and we should consider that. ThePoggingEditor (talk) 19:05, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

  I don't know how widely used it is, as it's not even listed on List of military slang terms. But even if we directed soldier boy to that list instead and made an entry about it, the capitalized version would still have the Boys character as the primary topic per WP:DIFFCAPS. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 21:14, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

• Support per nom. Halbared (talk) 08:40, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose per Zxcvbnm. The pageviews dwarf the others. Frost 16:26, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
• Support. No primary topic by long-term significance. Pure recentism (yes, 2022 is recent!). -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:48, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.