Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oz Factor


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The result was merge to Jenny Randles. Conscious 21:31, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Oz Factor

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This would be a neologism, if terms coined over 23 years ago can comfortably be called such a thing. But given that in 23 years Google has barely heard of it (most of the hits are for the music album by the same name &mdash; buy it from Amazon, download mp3s, read lyrics, etc.), I really don't think we need an article about what, to all intents and purposes, amounts to Ms Randle's original research which never really caught on. Rosenkreuz 12:00, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Merge to Jenny Randles or Delete for dictdef. It's not OR if it's a term from a published work, but doesn't assert notability beyond that work so should be given back to the author's article.  If editors of that article don't feel it's important enough to keep there, that would answer notability right there. -Markeer 13:38, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge to Jenny Randles. A few other paranormal researchers mention her idea in their works (I know Jerome Clark discusses it in Unexplained!), but I don't think this concept can support an entire article. Zagalejo 00:58, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * KeepIn this case Google is not representative. The Phrase pre-dates the modern internet and has since fallen out of favor, but it was a significant term when first introduced, and is used or referenced by a number of UFO books and articles. Try Reading The Oz Factor: Entering The Magical Realm in V1#7 of Journal of Alternative Realities by the ASPR perfectblue 08:04, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge either with Altered state of consciousness, or a more specific article that discusses such things in a wider context that just ufology. Totnesmartin 12:26, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge with Altered state of consciousness, as ghits may be irrelevant, but as there is nothing current, does need a passing mention somewhere.  SkierRMH, 23:54, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep "Google has barely heard of it" just isn't true. My google search on the terms '"oz factor" -australia -album -lyrics -unwritten -wikipedia' returned 762 results, roughly half of the first few pages of which seem relevant. This is respectable as per perfectblue for pre-internet terms. However the article is 2 years old and hasn't grown beyond a stub so it really ought to be merged into something, but I can't find an appropriate article. UFO seems cluttered enough as it is. If I had to choose, I would go for merging it with Jenny Randles. Ireneshusband 12:40, 28 December 2006 (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.