Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nyctohylophobia (2nd nomination)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was   transwiki. to wiktionary (non-admin closure) Atmoz (talk) 13:30, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

Nyctohylophobia
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Nothing more than a citation less dicdef. A dicdef of a word that I can find no MEDRS references to. AFD result in 09 was to keep, but no progress in 2 yr. Dbrodbeck (talk) 14:34, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Transwiki per below. This is nothing more than a dictionary entry and I haven't even found it in any dictionary yet (besides Urbandictionary, which really shouldn't be a reliable source for anything, much less WP.)  Several Times (talk) 16:22, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, the sources provided by Cullen328 are helpful, but without content beyond a definition of the term (i.e., related phobias, known connections to specific medical conditions, or known mentions of the phobia in culture) it's still just a dictionary definition and I'd support a transwiki.
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Behavioural science-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 20:23, 3 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Transwiki To Wiktionary That's where this really belongs. I have no doubt that it's a real phobia, but it just does not belong on Wikipedia. The Undead Never Die (talk) 21:01, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep I am not sure how much coverage a phobia needs in order to be on Wikipedia as opposed to Wictionary, but I found this reference. There's more coverage here. I'm open to being convinced that this coverage is insufficient.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  04:25, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Your source by professor Vogt makes a good case for the fact that once again Wikipedia writers have concentrated more upon writing up every word ending in -phobia and less upon giving us an encyclopaedia article on the single encyclopaedia subject that both nyctohylophobia and hylophobia are parts of. That subject's ordinary English name is, of course, fear of forests, and of course it is a redlink.  &#9786; Uncle G (talk) 23:53, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * weak keep - based on the second ref mentioned by Cullen328. Article needs work, but I see no WP:Deadline for it to be done by. Exit2DOS • Ctrl • Alt • Del 08:41, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Smerge into Hylophobia as is usually done. Also redirect fear of forests, to the same, which I can do if I feel bold. Bearian (talk) 15:45, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Transwiki to Dictionary dictionary definitionCurb Chain (talk) 08:31, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, causa sui (talk) 23:28, 12 August 2011 (UTC)


 * 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.