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The result was delete. NW (Talk) 00:39, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Monstrophy[edit]

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Elaborate but obvious hoax; the topic has zero pertinent Google hits. I recommend deletion and a block of the author, new user 123fsdfd34 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log).  Sandstein  22:37, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I'm not convinced it's a hoax - the cited sources back it up - but more pertinent is the fact that Wikipedia isn't a dictionary. The fact the term may exist doesn't entitle it to an article, and nothing in the article asserts (or cites sources for) the notability of the term. - DustFormsWords (talk) 23:13, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you positive that the cited sources do contain this word? If yes, I'd have expected it to show up in at least one Google Books or Scholar search.  Sandstein  06:08, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This site certainly uses it and isn't on its face created to support this article. Don't know why Google doesn't collect it. So I say it's not an obvious hoax. A quick sampling of some of the cited hardcopy texts in Google Books doesn't return hits for the word, but obviously Google Books only samples small parts of them. But it doesn't matter - as above, Wikipedia isn't a dictionary and there's no evidence the term is notable. - DustFormsWords (talk) 03:42, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Agree with Sandstein. The bulk of the article is an attempt to prove that the word exists; beyond that, it's a dictdef. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 15:44, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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