Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Xiphoid


 * 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   delete. BJ Talk 23:41, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Xiphoid

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There is no actual term called "Xiphoid" to reference wirstblades and its variations. The term is simply an idea of a few people in a forum and thus is not widespread enough to have an article of its own. In the dictionary, Xiphoid appears as: 1. "Shaped like a sword, ensiform." and 2. "Of, or relating to the xiphisternum."

The article provides interesting, even useful, details about a pop-culture phenomenon. Currently, there is no wikipedia article for "Wristblades". If the only objection is the name, then I'd suggest simply retitling the current article as "Wristblade", with a possible redirect from "Xiphoid" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.99.4.152 (talk) 17:06, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 12:07, 9 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - Two of the three sources are fictional movies; they're not reliable sources for the notability or alleged significance of this word, and the items it is purported to describe. While there may be a valid subject for an article here, it needs to be written from an academic perspective by someone with a grounding in the history of armaments, using terminology which can be shown to have a wider usage, and without the present focus on fiction and amateur projects of dubious safety and legality. AlexTiefling (talk) 15:59, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 03:11, 14 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Move to wristblade. If anything... ViperSnake151 03:19, 14 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Strong delete - What's that shortcut? WP:NOTSHITWEMADEUPIN7THGRADE ?  / Blaxthos ( t / c ) 03:47, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as original research via synthesis of various fictional works which involve wrist-mounted blades, then create as a redirect to xiphoid process (as a plausible misunderstanding of the term). Zetawoof(&zeta;) 10:49, 14 September 2008 (UTC)


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