Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harpaxophobia

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 speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn in a comment within the discussion. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:14, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Harpaxophobia

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It's not clear that this is an actual medical condition, and the article does not cite any reliable sources. As noted at List of phobias, "A large number of -phobia lists circulate on the Internet, with words collected from indiscriminate sources, often copying each other. Also, a number of psychiatric websites exist that at the first glance cover a huge number of phobias, but in fact use a standard text to fit any phobia and reuse it for all unusual phobias by merely changing the name." Srleffler (talk) 04:24, 30 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Behavioral science-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:43, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 19:34, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - mentioned in medical handbooks and dictionaries since at least 1973. VMS Mosaic (talk) 06:21, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Snow keep per VMS Mosaic, easily sourcable, "the article does not cite any reliable sources" is not a valid argument for deletion, we have WP:BEFORE to avoid such type of arguments. Cavarrone 12:20, 9 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- No objection. It's not clear to me that the topic is notable, but the edits to the article have addressed the concern I raised so I have no objection to keeping it. My goal is removal of links to content-spam sites, and removal of articles on supposed medical conditions that exist only on such sites and internet word lists.--Srleffler (talk) 13:13, 9 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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.