Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Omphalophobia (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   delete. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 11:58, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Omphalophobia
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In the three years since this article was first deleted, the subject seems to have gained only a tiny amount of traction; it does seem to exist but its notability is questionable at best. Still no coverage evident in reliable sources in a search of Google News. I can be convinced, but the refs that are currently in the article don't do it for me. If the best we can come up with are a web list, a snippet of a scholarly paper talking about a "borderline psychotic", and a blog entry, this probably belongs in Wiktionary and not here. Possibly if such an entry is created there, we can link to it from here. (As always, I have no prejudice against keeping the article if notability can actually be shown; I looked and I can't find it myself.) Frank  |  talk  12:50, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete I have been going back an forth with the author of this article over his use of blogs and forums as references. Since no legitimate references can be found other than a dictionary entry that indicates the word might exist, I agree with the nominator that the article should be included at Wiktionary at best.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:59, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 11:17, 17 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete, if the only reliable source on this subject is a dictionary, we can't possibly have an actual encyclopedia article about it. Nyttend (talk) 12:13, 17 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment. If I didn't suspect this comment was intended as irony, I'd say this could be speedily deleted as an author request. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 16:35, 17 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete as provided by the nominator. Crafty (talk) 13:39, 17 July 2009 (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.