Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Massacre chaser

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 delete. --Coredesat 01:15, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Massacre chaser

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Nonnotable neologism applied to only one person. Prod tag was removed with the following edit summary: Objection. Massacre chaser may only **currently** apply to one person, but it CAN apply to many, and eventually might. The term was only recently coined. Give it some time. That's not how it works. Maxamegalon2000 03:42, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

• Delete - comments clear show it violates WP:NEO --Haemo 04:06, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

• Delete - Used only once. At this stage, it's obvious that it's a spinoff of ambulance chaser. --Sigma 7 08:18, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
• Delete without prejudice to recreation if the term is still in active use in more than a couple of months' time. JulesH 14:09, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Although I disagree with the objection raised by another user against the proposed deletion, the basis of your current argument is false for the following reasons; however, I agree that the phrase does not presently satisfy the criteria for the inclusion of neologisms in Wikipedia. The phrase is a rising star, so to speak, with thousands of new instances appearing on the Web every day, but there are no secondary sources—other than noncredible blogs and forum posts—that discuss the phrase.

1. Notability. The phrase was coined by Jason Della Rocca, executive director at International Game Developers Association, in response to an inquiry by MSNBC reporter Winda Benedetti. The phrase was spoken by MSNBC anchor Alex Witt in a live interview with Jack Thompson. The phrase was debated on MSNBC by Jack Thompson, too.
2. Application. The phrase was coined for general use, not limited application to "only one person".

Adraeus 05:03, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, a neologism is a neologism - if it's a "rising star", then we can write an article about it when finally reaches the heavens - and gets some more reliable sources --Haemo 21:40, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Why would you argue with someone who agrees with you? /boggle Adraeus 23:08, 28 April 2007 (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.