Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vitamin T

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The result of the debate was Delete. Mindspillage performed the deletion; I'm just doing the closeout. AиDя01DTALKEMAIL 01:00, May 28, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Vitamin T

The substance seems not to exist. See the discussion and citations on the talk page. Joyous 21:26, May 14, 2005 (UTC)

Delete, certainly not remotely scientific and apparently not notable within pseudoscience or any other field either. Joe D (t) 21:37, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
Delete. Vitamin T is not real unless the scientists say it is. [[User:NazismIsntCool|

Nazism isn't cool]] 22:06, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

Keep. It IS real. Scott Gall 22:08, 2005 May 14 (UTC)
Scott Gall, the article itself says that it's a fictitious substance.EvilPhoenix
  • Comment This link says it's a real vitamin [1] However, this site [2] says that it's status as vitamin is "questionable". Furthermore, this site [3] says this: VITAMIN T was originally isolated from termites as a complex growth factor, and from there found in yeasts, fungi, and egg yolks. Very little is known about Vitamin T, except that it seems to ward off certain forms of anemia and hemophilia by helping the blood coagulation and the formation of blood platelets. It is reported to promote excess growth in insects and improve the protein uptake in rats. However, the accuracy of these sites is questionable. Stancel 23:50, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Having weighed the evidence, I think it's pretty safe to assume that this "Vitamin T" does not exist. Stancel 00:13, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Abstain for now. Scientific consensus points to it as not existing (materially), but there is a chance for notability as such nonetheless. El_C 00:19, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete article about nothing. Gazpacho 04:55, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete NN nutrition-cruft. This does not exist, and "growth factors" can be isolated from virtually any crude animal protein. Klonimus 06:09, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. EvilPhoenix
  • Delete. But do we have a policy on vitamins? Maybe we should, or maybe it will be too hard. It's a fascinating subject, with lots of POVs; Some people seem happy to take drugs if and only if they have an obsolete historical name starting Vitamin (I think you can see my POV), and this is the whole basis of a large and powerful international industry. Andrewa 15:30, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep and Rewrite - I take a bit of a different tack on this; it's not notable as a nutritional factor, as it clearly isn't one, but it is notable as a health food hoax. A Man In Black 07:38, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
    • I'm willing to change my vote if that can be demonstrated. Joe D (t) 12:05, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
      • Ditto. El_C 13:15, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete →Iñgōlemo← talk 03:38, 2005 May 19 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep. "Vitamin T" is mentioned in Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible, which is a standard health-food-store reference on the subject, although Mindell himself says not much is known about the substance. "Vitamin T" seems to be one of those health food hoaxes that gets promoted periodically as a new "vitamin", but it's not a particularly notable one. It may or may not be notable enough for an article; I can think of several "vitamin" hoaxes like Vitamin B17 that are far more notable and don't have articles yet. Kaibabsquirrel 07:33, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
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