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The result was delete. total agreement. DGG ( talk ) 02:33, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Levantaphobia[edit]

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I cannot find reliable sources proving the existence of this phobia (either as levantaphobia or levantophobia). Links given do not mention the word. Contested prod. ... discospinster _talk 01:16, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• delete No independent evidence that this exists. The only online reference is a "comment" on a magazine story that was added yeasterday (9 March) by a reader who references this wp article. Possible hoax.  Tigerboy1966  01:50, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
• Delete no indication of wp:notability or even that it exists. Confirming previous comment, the only online reference is a "comment" on a magazine story that was added yesterday (9 March) by a reader who references this wp article. Term is not mentioned in the article. Adding the name as a comment there and adding it as a reference here were only hours apart. Single article editor. Zero google hits except this article and mirrors of it. Possible hoax. North8000 (talk) 02:10, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy delete as a hoax or something made up in one day. Google is a big empty zero on this one. Carrite (talk) 03:54, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as lacking any verifiable sources - eg hoax or made up. Whilst it is possible to have a term in English formed by a combination of Spanish or Portugese and 'phobia' it is unlikely and there would need to be some clear and identifiable reason why this had occurred. 'Levant' has specific and well known historical associations which have nothing to do with lifting. If somebody tried to argue that it referred to a fear of things or people associated with the eastern Mediterranean it would be more plausible as a word though improbable as a notable condition.--AJHingston (talk) 12:58, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Behavioural science-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:41, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete A neologism that doesn't seem to discussed in reliable, independent sources. You know you've got problems when one of the "references" in an article about a claimed psychiatric condition is an article in Teen Vogue about an actress who is afraid to be lifted over people's heads, especially when that "reliable source" doesn't even use the word in question. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 21:20, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• This is a mental disease that is identifiably different from acrophobia. Whereas acrophobia sufferers fear heights, levantaphobics are comfortable in high places but are extremely uncomfortable with the mechanical movement and sensation involved in being lifted. I believe the first such cases appeared in a church in South America in the ouskirts of Rio de Janeiro. The church dismissed it as a simple fear of heights. I don't remember the outcome but it's worth looking into it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.94.219.226 (talk • contribs)
• Cullen328 has checked out one source. I've done another. Pages 170–173 of the first book cited are nothing to do with this purported subject, but are rather about "Eliminating the Excessive Need for Approval". This article has false sources and appears indeed to be a hoax. And given the edit history of the article, 74.94.219.226 above is the hoaxer editing without logging in. Uncle G (talk) 15:55, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• If this is fake then why is the suffering real? I do not understand why more folks want to shove Levantaphobia sufferers under the rug. The problem here is not a hoax, it is of awareness. A simple Google search reveals numerous people asking what it is called when they are frightened of being lifted. Are these invented people? Without a name, a treatment cannot be properly guided. Please be brave and defend these people. http://levantaphobia.wordpress.com/

• comment site mentioned above is less than 2 weeks old and has attracted zero comments. Can we wrap this one up before April Fools Day?  Tigerboy1966  08:19, 14 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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