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[edit] Beemobile
>>That's like saying "e-mail" and "thingamagig" is NOT the name of something
Exactly? You proved your own point. Email is not the NAME of something. "I've named this program Microsoft Email". No. Email is a thing, not the name of a specific entity. "Word Processor": neologism - "Microsoft Word": Product name. Microsoft Word isn't a neologism. Word Perfect isn't a neologism. Photoshop could be seen in a neologism in so far as people use it as a generic term for any image editing software, but that would have to be shown that people use it that way (same way Kleenex is a brand name that has become generic). "The Beemobile" is the NAME this guy gave to his Chevy. It is NOT a term used for any car owned by a beekeeper. The difference you don't seem to see is between a "name" and a "term". Email is a term.
Most people with a computer can bring up a file on their computer that can be classified as "an email"; "There's a difference between a message that is "AN email" and a message that is titled "Hey there!". email is descriptive of the type of message you have. "Hey There!" is the title of the message, and can't be used to title any other message unless someone decides "I will also title my message 'Hey there!'". Sure, someone could CALL their car "The beemobile", but that doesn't make it a generic term. It's the specific name of Beekeper guy's chevy, as your own description states "It is the NAME the guy gives his Chevy". Santa's Little Helper is the NAME given to the dog. That doesn't make it a neologism, even if someone else says that they want to call their troublesome greyhound "Santa's Little Helper" as well. You can't point to any one object or entity and say "this is email, and nothing else is". But you can point to the Beekeeper's Chevy and say "This is the beemobile. It is the only thing named that", and therefore it is a name, not a word used to describe the car. On King of the Hill, I believe if I recall correctly, Dale calls his exterminator van the "Bug-ebago" (a play on Winnebago). That isn't a neologism. It's simply a play on a name and the name of his particular vehicle (not a model of vehicle).
Just because a name is BASED on a prior name (Batmobile) doesn't mean it's a neologism. It just makes it a parody or homage. Additionally, look at the policy implications. If you define names like Beemobile as a neologism, the list could justifiably have virtually any made-up word in the entire series. And that simply is counterproductive to an effective useful list which is what wikipedia's goal is to create. TheHYPO 03:39, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
