Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pferdekamper's Paradox


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The result was   delete. Fabrictramp |  talk to me  22:15, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

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This paradox, although interesting and possibly discussed in legal literature somewhere, appears to be a neologism - the cited reference does not mention it, and I couldn't find any other references to it on the web. It doesn't even mention who "Pferdekamper" is - I could find no reference to such a person in the field of law, and I suspect it to be a name or alias of the article creator. Nevertheless it may be legitimate, as the creator appears to be a legitimate, although inexperienced editor, and if they can give a reference I would consider merging instead of deleting (I don't think there's enough to say about this for it to stand on its own, unless it's been a subject of detailed academic legal debate). Dcoetzee 03:17, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Google only comes up with Wikipedia mirror sites. I would say its a hoax, but considering the creator's semi-legit history I would say its an unnotable neologism. -- brew  crewer  (yada, yada) 03:34, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, a real enough paradox that someone has almost certainly mentioned at some point, though I couldn't find one. More important, however, is that there seems to be nobody significant named Pferdekamper who has defined such a paradox and been noted for having done so. More WP:NFT than WP:HOAX, perhaps, but still not a proper basis for an article. --Dhartung | Talk 03:44, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete this as an unnotable neologism. However, the concept itself is definitely notable and I'm sure has come up throughout legal history. Perhaps merging the content into rape? (obviously removing reference to the neologism). The DominatorTalkEdits 05:47, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Silly, hoaxy, and not even close to a paradox. The gist of the "paradox" is that if a juvenile delinquent attacks and rapes someone, the victim is "guilty" of statutory rape. One might as well say that a stabbing victim is guilty of vandalism. A good indicator of a hoax is the lack of a first name for "Pferdekamper" Mandsford (talk) 19:46, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Law-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 20:32, 22 May 2008 (UTC)


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