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The result was Redirect to Charlatan. Tikiwont (talk) 09:37, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mountebank[edit]

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Non-notable neologism. This article was originally a redirect to Charlatan, but it has been recently edited to illustrate "the richness of language," except that there is not much of a distinction between the two terms, nor is there an indication of notability for this term. Delete. Blanchardb-^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}-timed 23:32, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Neologism??? 1577 is hardly "recent". That said, it's essentially a synonym, so it should redirect. - Revolving Bugbear 23:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect per Bug.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 23:44, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect per Bug. The word remains bolded in charlatan per WP:MOS recommendations. But please don't abuse the word "neologism"; it doesn't mean slang. --Dhartung | Talk 06:26, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: If montebank is a neologism, then this William Shakespeare chap is a johnny-come-lately who may have some promise but has yet to demonstrate his lasting notability. Dates from the 1570s. —Quasirandom (talk) 16:14, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• comment should Charlatan not redirect to Quackery? --Paularblaster (talk) 23:14, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The term "charlatan" is not limited only to medical practice -- it's used to refer to confidence men more broadly, particularly self-styled occultists. - Revolving Bugbear 21:02, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect - Whpq (talk) 16:11, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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