Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rectal desalination


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The result was   delete. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  00:08, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Rectal desalination

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Lacks sufficient coverage in reliable sources. I stongly susspect that the term was directly taken from this newspaper article whose author, Cecil Adams, I believe coined the term "Rectal desalination" specifically for use in his commentary on the survival of Dougal and Lynn Robertson. I don't believe this term is widely known or accepted outside of this individual newspaper article. Nrswanson (talk) 19:38, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
 * delete is my vote, with good explanation from Nrswanson  making the reason clear. --Fremte (talk) 20:09, 15 March 2009 (UTC)


 * weak keep google search suggests it is a valid topic — Ched ~ (yes?)/© 21:16, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Reply. That's faulty logic. A google search does not establish notability. Please see WP:Notability for an explanation on wikipedia's notability policy.Nrswanson (talk) 21:28, 15 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete per nrswanson. In my view this is a clear case of WP:Neologism.Broadweighbabe (talk) 22:01, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete The Straight Dope generally does not give its sources (it prefers to perpetuate the image of Cecil Adams as genius) and does not, in and of itself qualify as a reliable source. Eauhomme (talk) 06:24, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. I found this entry entertaining but I agree with nrswanson's assessment of things.Inmysolitude (talk) 06:59, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - I, too, find this amusing, but the citation does not even claim it is notable. Bearian (talk) 17:48, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete I know I heard of this elsewhere, and since it appears to be dangerous, I hate losing the warning. However, I can't find any decent citation.  Paul Studier (talk) 02:41, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. The author of the source used in this page mentions a book that he found the term used in (Surviving the Extremes: A Doctor’s Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance), and I don't find any other mention of it besides that.  Matt (talk) 07:18, 18 March 2009 (UTC)


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