Talk:Placebopathy

I thought I'd invented this term but there are a few prior instances of its use. :( Genghis   15:01, 22 July 2008 (EDT)
 * I say, junk, kill, unless it has some rich precedents - those prior incidents you speak of?  ħ uman  01:34, 3 September 2008 (EDT)

This:
 *  have a good broadband internet connection help a lot.

pretty much leaves all of northern New Mexico out. &mdash; Unsigned, by: Carptrash / talk / contribs
 * Bummer. Our local philanthropists monopolists have done a pretty good job of running fiberoptics into our wallets.  Nice, but I'd like to see competition.  My condolences for your plight.  ħ uman  02:27, 3 September 2008 (EDT)

delete
OK, we are now the #1 of twelve google hits for this word. I move for speedy deletion of the silly. Unless someone wants to actually write what it "means" to the anti-allopaths?  ħ uman  02:35, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
 * We are not ones to avoid the creation of a neologism, we do it all the time. Google hits is not exactly an important measure for inclusivity on our site. I think deletion would be hasty. It is an interesting concept. 02:38, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
 * But we need to address it competently. If at all. At least make the friggin' article funny!  ħ uman  03:02, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
 * It reminds me of the "nullopathy" article some troll added to the CAMwiki. Maybe we should port it over, it was more amusing...  ħ uman  03:03, 3 September 2008 (EDT)

This doesn't really make sense in serious terms. Is it about doctors prescribing alternative remedies? It's a bit vague. If it's satire or parody, I didn't crack a smile once. It strikes me as a word that someone thought of and wrote up here because it sounded cool. Improve or delete - right now it's neither use nor ornament. Totnesmartin 04:37, 17 September 2008 (EDT)
 * Sadly, camwiki deleted nullopathy. It was funnier and a better name.  Anyway, I see no reason to keep this article.  ħ uman  15:08, 17 September 2008 (EDT)

At the risk of exposing the fact, I don't believe I have sysop powers to delete this page, but I think it is fairly clear that this should be deleted. Smyth 13:13, 9 October 2008 (EDT)
 * I have given you the powerz to wield the knife. But with power comes responsibility, do you really want to delete this page? :-) --Bobbing up 13:22, 9 October 2008 (EDT)
 * See, now that I have the power, I can't decide. I'll leave the question linger for a while longer in case anyone feels strongly one way or the other. Smyth 13:28, 9 October 2008 (EDT)
 * Yes, that's how I feel. Something good could come of it .... but ...--Bobbing up 13:33, 9 October 2008 (EDT)

Either delete or merge into placebo effect. 19:59, 22 January 2009 (EST)
 * I think we should keep this. It has its own little home in the pantheon of medical snarticles, and I even added a "null" reference for those who feel better if a topic is footnoted.  ħ uman  15:58, 23 January 2009 (EST)
 * I'm expanding the article a little and mentioning the fact that it's a made up term.  A rmondiko V  User_Talk:Armondikov 16:08, 23 January 2009 (EST)

Placebopathy is real
How dare you even contemplate the deletion of the word Placebopathy. I am the world's only Placebopath and take exception to your attempts to limit my ability to earn a living. Placebopathy is a real, harmless but effective treatment for a wide range of illnesses. It has no side effects and is compatible with all other therapies.

O. None Dip Plac. (Hons)
 * So true.  ħ uman  02:35, 17 September 2008 (EDT)

Re-nominating for deletion.
After a couple years of silence, I'd like to re-nominate this for deletion. There are only 518 hits on Google for the word "placebopathy", and this article is on the very top. I've never heard this word anywhere besides this article. Is there any evidence that this is ever actually practiced? If so, why isn't it in this article? If not, why do we even have this article.

Keep and rewrite/expand
By choosing this option, I recognize that I am stating I am going to find a source of somebody who practices placebopathy and add it to the article.
 * 1) Just because it's another article that HK wants to delete. 17:05, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Delete this made-up shit

 * 1) The Heidelberg Kid (talk) 16:51, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) The Google hits are mostly puns on homeopathy. There's enough woo in the world -- we don't need to invent our own. Nebuchadnezzar (talk) 16:55, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) yupTielec01 (talk) 16:58, 11 February 2012 (UTC)