Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Testicular Akathisia


 * 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 castrate. DS 01:25, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Testicular akathisia
This article appears to be a hoax; the cited references I am able to access contain no reference to the subject, and the two major contributers to the article have made no other Wikipedia contributions. Besha 17:23, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak delete I can only find Wikipedia and its mirrors or other spoof sites with this description. However, it does seem like a plausible malady, I just wish I could find a source to verify.  Leebo  T / C  17:34, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete pending further investigation which I am attempting. Having access to a college library, I may be able to see if any of the cited journals actually exist and mention this malady. However, I also can't find anything online but mirrors, which isn't a very good sign at all. If I do find a written reference, I'll make a note here. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 18:19, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment on the research: The University System of Maryland does have the first text listed, but I'd have to request it from another campus, which would probably take too long. Continuing... Hers fold  (t/a/c) 18:38, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Found another 3, again at different campuses. I also located another text that's by one of the authors cited, but it's not cited in the article. Fortunately, it does happen to be where I am, so I can try to find it later today and see if it's got any mention. Probably not, but worth a shot. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 18:50, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Found no mention in the textbook. Unable to verify sources, delete as hoax. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 20:31, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * CommentNice job running down the reference. Edison 06:01, 31 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete pending verifiable reference as suspect hoax. There's no mention of the disorder at the NIH page on testicular disorders or the support page for akathisia. It's extremely unlikely that a disorder that has purportedly been around since at least 1992 (as per reference list) would have no references online--especially one with such a colorful "common name." If it's that rare, who is giving it this common name? (The two common names together merit 4 google hits) --Moonriddengirl 18:22, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete looks to be a hoax/joke. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  18:30, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Webmd.com contains no mention of Testicular Akathisia. --דניאל - Dantheman531 18:52, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as hoax, fails WP:V. Ten Pound Hammer  • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?) 19:00, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom -ScotchMB 19:02, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd call it bollocks but, well... Delete as nonexistent. The sources don't seem to check out, and I'm sure that considering my upbringing in various locales I'd have heard one of the "commonly known" names of this particular syndrome somewhere along the way. Must be real, though, it's on Urban Dictionary... Tony Fox (arf!) 19:57, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as a blatant hoax; upon confirmation from a physician editor that turns the 99.9% likelihood of hoaxhood to 100%, it should be speedied as nonsense. On top of all the other matters already raised, the fact that this article is the creator's only contribution is strong confirmation of hoaxhood. Newyorkbrad 22:20, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as hoax. Have search through academic database available online to the University of Edinburgh, only 3 results returned, none of which related to the term "Testicular Akathisia". No result returned on Google Scholar. No relevant none-Wikipedia-ripoff result on general Google search. KTC 02:01, 31 August 2007 (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.