RationalWiki:Articles for deletion/The Red Pill

The Red Pill | Result: deleted


This is a poorly-written stub and unless we can add sources to where this has been used in the ways this article asserts, it's not even something that can be backed by sources and is not even anything worth keeping. Reddit is a fun site, but unless it is used elsewhere, I think creating articles about internet insanity that is limited to one social media website is a silly idea. I'd re-direct the article to Kool-Aid drinker, because I not only have seen this comparison argument used before, I've also seen it used outside of the gender-issues sphere in a similar fashion to the old meme "Drinking the Kool-aid." Reckless Noise Symphony (talk) 08:15, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Delete

 * 1) Delete it or redirect it per my post at the top of the page. Reckless Noise Symphony (talk) 08:18, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * 2) Anyway, don't we already have a glossary or something for terms like this used around the MRA-verse? What purpose does an entire article on this serve? DØØM MĖSSIÅH   Unite with thy oracle Dolan.png 08:25, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * 3) Delete. Using the metaphor is not limited to the manosphere, the CT subculture got there first as soon as The Matrix went out. --ZooGuard (talk) 08:30, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * 4) Redirect the term somewhere useful - David Gerard (talk) 10:20, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * 5) Manosphere glossary already covers it. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 19:02, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

Goat

 * (Note that I've voted for deletion in its current incarnation) This would be a viable article if instead it was about /r/theredpill (which now has only a subsection in Reddit) and related sub-reddits, such as RedPillWomen (or whatever it's called).--ZooGuard (talk) 13:20, 7 July 2014 (UTC) P.S. And of course, this means that it should be under a different title. Though the name of the subreddit will be a problem because of the slashes.--ZooGuard (talk) 13:22, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * "Red pill" and "blue pill" are covered in basic detail within the manosphere glossary. There may be scope for a longer (non-stub) article on these terms, but until someone feels like writing that, I suggest redirecting both "red pill" and "blue pill" (without "the" which is redundant) to the manosphere glossary page.  /r/theredpill is covered within the Reddit and Manosphere articles; I don't think we need whole articles about subreddits.  18:47, 7 July 2014 (UTC)