Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rectology

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Redirected to Proctology. NawlinWiki 18:50, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rectology

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I am unable to confirm that 'rectology' is a legitimate scientific term; my googling reveals the word used only in a slang sense. Prod removed without comment. FisherQueen (Talk) 14:06, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

  • The medical specialty is called Proctology, to which Rectology should be redirected. —AldeBaer (c) 14:16, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge and redirect per Aldebaer. Shalom Hello 14:58, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
  • (edit conflict) Delete unless legitimate medical usage of the term can be shown; no need for a redirect. I've removed two paragraphs of copyvio from the article, so there's not much left. Deor 15:00, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
    • That works for me. I "merged" the image into Proctology, and the text is redundant. Shalom Hello 16:07, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
  • What the sh*t? Thank you for saving the image of the rectum.
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 14:07, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge any usable content and redirect. Not a medical word to my knowledge -- no hits on Medline & no entry in Mosby's Medical Dictionary tend to support that view. However, if it is a slang usage, a simple redirect to proctology wouldn't seem unreasonable. Espresso Addict 08:54, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect Only 275 Google hits so it's not widely used even as slang, but it's just about possible that someone who doesn't know the correct medical term might search for it anyway. Iain99 20:12, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect misspelling ¿SFGiДnts! ¿Complain! ¿Analyze! ¿Review! 21:18, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.