Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elektrophile

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The result of the debate was DELETE. Of the "keep" voters, only two have contributed to anything else than this AfD, and even one of them has only contributed to other AfD's. A clear case of sockpuppets. — JIP | Talk 15:16, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Elektrophile

Neologism. A Google search brings up lots of German pages; electrophile is a chemistry-related. Delete--Shanel 01:29, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

• delete vanity protologism / website promotion. — brighterorange (talk) 03:39, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. When (and if) the word gets "out there in the public" then it might be worthy of an article (and in Wikitionary for that matter), but for the moment it is a nn-neologism. --Daveb 06:33, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Not merely nn-neologism, but also vanity for author's The Elektrofile blog. -- MCB 07:54, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete nn-neologism as listed above by others. Also, Wikipedia is not the place to promote the use of a word made up by the owner of the blog listed in the article. In addition, urbandictionary.com allows ANYONE to add words and meanings, so it's not as if that's a definitive source to back your ideas up with. Wikipedia_is_not_a_publisher_of_original_thought Nezu Chiza 07:59, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete I'd always thought Electronite more apt, I accidently stuck my fingers in a live socket once, I'm certainly no electrophile, with or without a K. Alf ^melmac 08:46, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• KEEP I don't understand how aggressive this community has gotten, true there are aspects of this particular post that need to be edited as even admitted by the author. But to banish it from the Wikipedia is absolutely ridiculous, as a high school teacher of language for over 15 years it is just makes me mad how language development is effectively inhibited by an ignorant public. Seattle, Washington (preceding unsigned comment by 165.228.128.11 (talk · contribs) )
• KEEP A neologism? Doesn't that refer to words that schizophrenic people make up...haha You've got to be kidding me. Perhaps you should excommunicate the author of the word like they excommunicated Galileo. 09:12, 17 September 2005 (UTC) (preceding unsigned comment by 144.140.53.41 (talk · contribs) )
• KEEP I speak German and I don't recognize the word Elektrophile, I do know that there is a chemical aspect to the word when spelled with a c. In terms of the meaning of the word I think it's actually a great way to describe people that don't like to refer to themselves as geeks, the English language has audiophile I don't think it hurts anyone to add elektrophile. P.S. Isn't Wiki technically a neologism too...I don't think anyone I know has heard of a wiki except me. Perhaps I know about emerging technology because I'm indeed an Elektrophile :) (preceding unsigned comment by 213.225.62.90 (talk · contribs) )
• Delete Even the blog its promoting only has about 7 posts. I suspect the last four comments here were by the same person. Astrokey44 09:29, 17 September 2005 (UTC) (Restored by Nezu Chiza due to deletion by 209.17.141.220. Please don't delete other peoples votes to try and sway the vote your way)
• KEEP The blog is pretty new, but the word makes sense. In fact everyone in her typing and actively participating is an Elektrophile. How about that huh? I've erased the author's links from the article (he was okay with it so why not?) but otherwise the word is fine with me 209.17.141.220 09:44, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete A non-notable, essentially meaningless neologism, unused by anyone but its creator ➥the Epopt 12:09, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete neologism. Urban Dictionary is an extremely unreliable source. Anyone can edit it, but unline Wiki projects, there don't seem to be any principles on content (just on website legal self-protection). And if the supporting editors keep violating our principles trying to rig this vote, they should be blocked. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 13:42, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, nn neo. This word makes no sense, and using "k" in place of a "c" kould hardly be called klever. I kan't understand what kould kause sukh konfusion over kases like these.  RasputinAXP  talk * contribs 18:16, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per nominator. -- DS1953 19:43, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete shameless self-promotion. Velvetsmog 19:51, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

• Delete NN, neo. The user who created this article (User:69.233.94.76) is an anon vandal who deleted the neologism section from Wikipedia:Guide to deletion ([1]diff). Not to mention the puppets on this vote. - orioneight (talk) 21:13, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. No claim to notability. Neo. --A D Monroe III 22:54, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Neologism. What's wrong with the already-long-since-established technophile? Chick Bowen 04:14, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

• Keep and rewrite. 81.96.254.129 09:23, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. If it is indeed a German word, this article will mislead readers. --Vsion 11:46, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

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