Talk:Man flu

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This article was nominated for deletion on 21 February 2007. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

This article was nominated for deletion on 4 December 2007. The result of the discussion was keep.

[edit] Sources

It does seem however that men do suffer for longer periods when they catch a common cold, and take longer to recover

Citation please!

(M4rk 15:28, 11 January 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Deletion Proposition

There is absolutely no need to delete this. The term does exist, and I have heard it used in real-life situations by completely unrelated parties; in addition, the information in the article is pretty much what those who used the term described it as. Clearly it's a phrase growing in popularity and as such is worthy of an article to discuss its meaning and origins; indeed, I came here looking for exactly that! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.4.158.215 (talk • contribs) 18:57, February 8, 2007

I agree with the above comment. I visited Wikepedia in search for a definition of the term, as the phrase has been used on several occassions and I have never fully understood what it meant. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.106.171.142 (talk) 17:57, 24 February 2007 (UTC).

Though it may exist in common speech, the article says that some say it exists then gives stronger evidence that it does not exist. Worthless. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.236.232 (talk) 01:17, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Makes no sense in the context of factitious disorders (real personality disorders attributable to individuals). Rather, something more akin to something between slang and a gender-based generalizations. Delete. Psinu 18:38, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

If you think it should be deleted, try listing it for deletion through WP:AFD. ^anemoneI_projectors 00:36, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Definition of man-flu, never includes influenza.

"Man-flu" never refers to influenza, only to a cold or unspecified rhinovirus. The assertion is that "men don't get colds, they get flu". The symptoms of cold and flu are similar but not identical, man-flu is used to refer to the condition of one who purports to be suffering from influenza, whilst exhibiting the symptoms of a cold and nothing that would render the only diagnosis as influenza.

In my experience, when someone has the energy to argue vehemently that they have flu, they don't! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.107.182.109 (talk) 11:16, 9 March 2008 (UTC)