Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pentalogy

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The result was delete. Tony Fox (arf!) 05:42, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pentalogy

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This is a piece of original research about an obscure neology/ nonce word formed on a predictable numeric system with no obvious authority in published material. It contains a dictionary definition and a list compiled by original research. It apparently means "five of something" by analogy with "trilogy" but, just like the deleted article on heptalogy, (see here) the term has never been applied to any of the "pentalogies" named. Lo2u ^{(T • C)} 19:01, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Keep. WP:CBALL does not apply, since that policy is meant to prevent speculation. As for this term never having been applied, it actually has been used to describe the five Omen movies, for example. Or to name what the "Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" became after "book five in the trilogy of four". So to me, it makes sense to have that article. Tierlieb (talk) 20:08, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

• On the first point, see point two of WP:CBALL: "Similarly, articles about words formed on a predictable numeric system... are not encyclopedic unless they are defined on good authority, or genuinely in use." On the second point, the fact that there exist books and films that have had four sequels is not relevant. An example of how a word might be used isn't a citation. It's a bit like defending the made up word beeophobia on the grounds that lots of people are scared of bees. Yes it's been used on the internet to describe "Omen" - but the word is basically marginal. Wikipedia is not a dictionary and not every made up compound ("tricentenary", for example, for which there is far more precedent) deserves an article.--Lo2u ^{(T • C)} 21:22, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Actually, on the subject of Omen, it seems "pentology" (rather than the correct "pentalogy") is a word made up specifically to describe the Omen series, much like "Quadrilogy" (rather than tetralogy) was invented to describe Alien. --Lo2u ^{(T • C)} 22:48, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. It doesn't appear this term is actually used anywhere reliable or to refer to any of the listed examples. Doctorfluffy (talk) 20:52, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
• Delete per above. JJL (talk) 22:07, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
• Delete per nomination. Mh29255 (talk) 01:19, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

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