Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reality shifting


 * 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 keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Seraphimblade Talk to me 04:53, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Reality shifting

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The reality shifting article should be considered for deletion on Wikipedia due to its lack of substantial scientific evidence and its reliance on pseudoscientific and unsubstantiated claims. While the article mentions the popularity of reality shifting on social media platforms, such as TikTok and YouTube, it fails to establish a solid foundation based on credible research or empirical evidence. Wikipedia's guidelines require that articles provide reliable sources to support their claims and assertions. In the case of reality shifting, there is a lack of scientific studies or academic research supporting its validity. The article references the involvement of the CIA in studying Robert Monroe's research on altered states of consciousness, but it fails to demonstrate any direct link between this research and the practice of reality shifting as described. IceStar12 (talk) 23:13, 11 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 20:09, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep, passes WP:GNG due to significant coverage in reliable sources, The Washington Post, The Michigan Daily & Cosmopolitan. Pseudoscientific topics can still be notable. SailingInABathTub 🛁 23:20, 12 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Keep per sources from User:SailingInABathTub. All Wikipedia's guidelines require is that the reliable sources cover the subject. They don't have to support it. However, I do believe that the article should better clarify the pseudoscientific aspect of this. I'll take a go at it when I get the time. ARandomName123 (talk) 20:36, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Another source I found is this: Reality shifting: psychological features of an emergent online daydreaming culture - PMC (nih.gov), which was on the first draft of the article, but seems to have been removed for some reason ARandomName123 (talk) 00:44, 19 July 2023 (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.