Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Metaphorical language

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 no consensus. - Mailer Diablo 12:31, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Metaphorical language

This page is quite old, but it looks like OR. I liked Darmok too, but that doesn't make it a genuine linguistic concept. Google search gives hits, but they're not about this. Staecker 16:32, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

• Keep - The river Temarc, in winter. ;).--Kross^Talk 22:04, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - this is a generalised phrase that is not solely linked to the rather specific example given in the article. I do not think this article is reliable enough to be kept. BlueValour 03:52, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, Mailer Diablo 19:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

• Keep, but move to science fiction categories and clearly state in the article that it's fictional. It's not original research, but it is a fictional concept that shouldn't be listed like it's a linguistic concept. MrTroy 15:57, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
  • There are no existing analyses (either cited by the article or to be found) of the concept described, which tries to be an umbrella for a plot device in a single episode of television show, the Tao te ching, and Christianese. The only place where these three are brought together under a single umbrella and given a name is Wikipedia, as far as I can find. The concept is a novel synthesis of these three and a novel analysis of something which hasn't been analysed, or even named, outside of Wikipedia. It seems to be exactly original research. Delete. Uncle G 19:21, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, I agree with MrTroy. Alternately, somewhere within the dark recesses of my brain I seem to recall a popular management book (maybe it was How to Make Friends and Influence People or Seven Habits of Highly Effective People I'm not sure) that talked about the necessity of having common metaphors (ex., baseball-speak, bible-speak) to establish common frames of reference. If this has a more accepted name as a linguistic/social concept, perhaps this article could redirect there? --Vees 19:16, 8 August 2006 (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.