Talk:Delusions of grandeur

Delete
No article links to this one except Conservapedia:Andy Schlafly's delusions of grandeur.--ZooGuard (talk) 13:52, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

keep
I see us linking to this article left and right in future. Lots of cranks, authoritarians, and fundamentalists have delusions of grandeur-- 14:03, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * keep. There's an article on personality disorders and this coincides with Schlafly's article. king of the rats do you wanna kick it in the backseat? 04:45, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep, for the reason cited by Brxbrx. This article relates only tangentially to Mr. Schlafly's particular case. 04:47, 1 June 2011 (UTC)


 * One might want to cite the work leading to the recognition of the D-K effect here... 82.2.75.224 (talk) 18:49, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

Question
Does the phrase 'a self-made man for which God was duly grateful' apply in this case.

'Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them, some take greatness upon themselves - and some make claims to greatness.' 82.44.143.26 (talk) 16:21, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Uh... those are sayings that are vaguely related to the concept, but I think neither make particularly fun snarky quotes to include. Ikanreed (talk) 16:22, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * '...and some have claims to Rational Wiki deconstructionist fame' :) 82.44.143.26 (talk) 15:25, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Question
What overlap is there with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

As the phrase is used in the text, what was sliced bread the greatest thing since? Anna Livia (talk) 16:27, 20 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Possibly powdered milk, at least according to Welsh rockers Budgie. Mr Larrington (talk) 18:48, 26 October 2022 (UTC)