Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Okrent's law

Okrent's law - Neologism, 19 or less google hits, many from mirrors. --Tagishsimon


 * Delete. The stub also doesn't explain what this maxim is supposed to imply. It sounds terribly philosophical, but its consequences are not developed. JFW | T@lk  14:56, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Abstain: The NYT is a heck of a platform from which to launch a law. Okrent's law is about the NYT's desire to "balance" stories that don't have two sides and about journalism's non-stop effort to get the other side, when the other side really doesn't have adherents.  (E.g. someone proposes that we need to treat the mentally ill.  The reporter thinks he or she simply has to go find someone who disagrees.  Consequently, an "expert" from some Nietzschean-influenced organization gets ink to say that the mentally ill should be sterilized.)  Geogre 15:33, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep, or at least find someplace to merge it with; a bon mot that is in the process of becoming famous, or deserves to. If nothing else, it's something worthwhile to keep in mind when writing here.  Smerdis of Tlön 22:03, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Neologism, no context, and the actual meaning of the term is very poorly explained. However, the topic of the "law" is something worth discussing. Delete if not expanded or renamed. -Sean Curtin 02:43, Aug 30, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete neologism. If it spreads, it can come back later. -- Cyrius|&#9998; 04:29, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Add Geogre's analysis to the article. This does deserve to be famous. Key45 21:52, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * It is not our purpose to seek to, or assist in, coining neologisms, deserving or not. Merge it into journalism, if you will; and even then, I'd lose the law tag as being neologistic. --Tagishsimon


 * Keep, although the article clearly needs more context. ··gracefool |&#9786; 09:55, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: neologism with no currency. Wile E. Heresiarch 17:12, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. If this becomes known, an article can be added later. Andris 19:57, Sep 4, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete and redirect to article on Okrent. Ellsworth 23:33, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)