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The result was delete. joe decker ^{talk to me} 18:51, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Finch Effect[edit]

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I can find no relevant GHits for "Finch effect" or "Steven J Finch", and no hits at all when I add "nutmeg" to the search terms, so it appears to be at best non-notable and possibly a hoax -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 11:53, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Nutmeg toxicity is a real thing, and it's adequately covered in Nutmeg. Kate (talk) 12:03, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes indeed, nutmeg toxicity is real, but the "Finch" stuff doesn't appear to be -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:27, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, agreed. Kate (talk) 19:34, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:51, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:52, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Cannot confirm that the term finds any use. The only news hit for "Finch effect" applied the term to the sale of Irish harps! Google Books finds only split sentences, as in "CA Finch: Effect of...." --MelanieN (talk) 22:13, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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