Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Geek Answer Syndrome

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The result of the debate was Delete.  (aeropagitica)  12:58, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Geek Answer Syndrome

The phrase may have originated at Usenet, but the paucity of Google hits indicates that it hasn't become widespread enough for inclusion here, so I'm nominating for deletion as a neologism. Joyous | Talk 15:12, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

You're right, Google only finds about 100 hits on "Geek Answer Syndrome" - but I notice that it does find about 9780 hits on "Male Answer Syndrome". Perhaps the article should be retitled to the latter, and the focus shifted to be more about the Male Answer Syndrome? - Brian Kendig 15:45, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

• keep perhaps it could be redirected, but google does demonstrate that there is at least some validity to this topic. not a protologism. Niffweed17, Destroyer of Chickens 16:00, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. The term Geek Answer Syndrome yielded 0 results on the PsycArticles and PsycINFO scholarly journal databases on psychology. So unless I malformed my query, this is completely non-notable in the medical community. --BWD ^(talk) 16:43, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as lacking a any reliable source (i.e. unverifiable / original research). And anyway, it's male answer syndrome. Just zis Guy you know? 16:58, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
• Comment If it is a legitimate psychological phenomena under a different name, why not rename it? "Male answer syndrome" gets plenty of valid googles for me, but only one in google scholar[1]. kotepho 20:45, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
  • It's popular culture, not a psychological phenomena. - Brian Kendig 16:30, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom.Eivind^speak! 23:09, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as neologism. --Terence Ong 02:17, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per terence ong --Khoikhoi 08:36, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
• Merge. I created this article, and I can accept if it's deleted because it's not really a widespread thing; but I think it could be merged into some other article which talks about the ways that people help each other or give advice. I believe it's common for people to give advice when they're being approached for sympathy - what would be a good article which already covers this topic? - Brian Kendig 16:33, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. (Arundhati Bakshi (talk • contribs)) 12:26, 17 March 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.