Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stygiophobia (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  07:14, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Stygiophobia
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Even by the standard of other so-called phobias this one has no significant trace. In the first go-'round people pointed to Hadephobia as a synonym but even if it gets three more GScholar hits, they aren't any more medical. Besides, there's nothing irrational about fearing hell, if it exists. Mangoe (talk) 22:06, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. Although I acknowledge that the sources for the term are lackluster, anyone with a minimal amount of engagement in social media will notice that the concept, even without a widespread standard term for it, is prominently discussed as a phenomenon. Laatmedaar (talk) 08:35, 16 August 2016 (UTC) Struck !vote by blocked sockpuppet &mdash;  Rhododendrites  talk  \\ 13:43, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
 * delete nonnotable coinage. Staszek Lem (talk) 20:37, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 11:33, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 11:33, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 07:31, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Nothing to elevate this above a WP:DICTDEF. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 13:55, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
 * delete and salt This is gobbledegook (see here) "fun with greek" and is only one one primary source in PUBMED  - a pop culture "historical psychoanalysis of the poet Samuel Coleridge.  No reviews in pubmed.  There is one (!) ref from an Encyclopedia of Phobias, about which its editors  say clearly: "...we wanted to be inclusive rather than restrictive, and thus we were quite liberal in choosing entries. For example, some entries (such as fear of voodoo, magic, etc) are sociological in emphasis rather than psychological, in order to present a broad perspective.... The [book] is intended for lay readers and health care professionals."  In other words, "we included a lot of garbage that circulates on the internet so we could sell more books."     Per our current List of phobias article which will hopefully soon be deleted, "A large number of -phobia lists circulate on the Internet, with words collected from indiscriminate sources, often copying each other. Also, a number of psychiatric websites exist that at the first glance cover a huge number of phobias, but in fact use a standard text to fit any phobia and reuse it for all unusual phobias by merely changing the name. Sometimes it leads to bizarre results, such as suggestions to cure "prostitute phobia". Such practice is known as content spamming and is used to attract search engines."

- Jytdog (talk) 19:10, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete. I have nothing new to add that hasn't already been said. —PermStrump  ( talk )  22:57, 25 August 2016 (UTC)


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