Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Enslaver Fungi

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 of the debate was delete as unverifiable. – Mysekurity^{(have you seen this?)} 09:45, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Enslaver Fungi

Delete. Unverifiable, only 4 hits on Google, one of which is self referencing and the other three all quote the same (unverified) source. The article is also bordering on nonsensical with the references to psionic abilities in fungi. Arkyan 08:44, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

• Delete per WP:V as probably hoax. A fungus that enslaves? Zordrac (talk) Wishy Washy Darwikinian Eventualist 08:52, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
• Comment. Googling "Psionic Fungi" returns many hits, all based around the content of various RPGs. Delete is probably the right choice here, but might a merge to RPG or a sub-page be appropriate? It may be worthwhile to note that similar(ish) content, viz. Araumycos and Xenofungus in Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, already exists in Wikipedia. Of course, the above examples make it clear that they are fantasy / game based, which Enslaver Fungi does not. Colonel Tom 10:32, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Nah, too minor. This isn't a beholder or a mind flayer...Delete. -- Grev 10:50, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment: Yeah, I was thinking of that when I looked at it. Mind flayers and beholders are used all the time in fantasy. But this is presented as a fact, and its also the wrong name for a fantasy creation. Zordrac (talk) Wishy Washy Darwikinian Eventualist 01:06, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
• Comment. The entry needs someone with more expertise, but there are parasites/fungi/pathogens that affect the brain activity and behaviors of their hosts in order to facilitate their own reproduction. Rabies is a well-known example (aggression being an excellent way to transfer saliva from one host to another). Perhaps it should be a list/category containing articles on the pathogens that have this property.

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.