Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eyology

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The result of the debate was keep. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 04:58, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Eyology

  • Delete Possible neologism (not found in any dictionary). Revolución 03:03, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. I thought so too, but then I googled it. Also a dictionary entry. Seems legit. - Barfooz (talk) 03:06, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
    • "Explore-dictionary" is not really a dictionary. It's a mirror of Wikipedia. Revolución 03:34, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Also this seems to describe the same thing as sclerology and iridology, both of which get many more hits than this. Revolución 03:36, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
      • Your first point is valid. However, if your second point is true, then this page is doing exactly what it should be doing because it can't be a redirect. - Barfooz (talk) 03:54, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
  • If this is a valid term, then mention Eyology on iridology. If that doesn't prompt complaints then keep. Cannot be a redirect if eyology can refer to either iridology and sclerology--Absurdist 03:48, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete: Utterly ugly neologism. Sciences don't form their names with half English and half Greek roots. Geogre 11:34, 23 May 2005 (UTC)


  • Delete - Understanding someone's personality by scrutinising their eyes? That's about as much a science as astrology. And it seems to be a neologism. AlexTiefling 13:31, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Wikipedia is not a science publication. It's a publication about everything, so everything from chemistry to alchemy belongs here. And the google searches prove that it's not a neologism. --Barfooz (talk) 04:08, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep, can't be redirected. Google results indicate notable use. Ugliness is not a reaon for deletionKappa 20:59, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep and expand. Borderline. Could do with more peer reviewed sources. Megan1967 05:13, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep "Uglines" and "Prettyness" are inherently Point-of-View. Who says that sciences have to adhere to some archaic notion of linguistic purity ? The term 'eyology' is on target to encompass disciplines of study that have to do with the eyes. 68.107.99.243 15:34, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
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