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I have archived all threads from when this was an article. -- Tamzin cetacean needed (she/they) 10:19, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
Tamzin, thanks for cleaning up the page. Grandiose delusions seems out of place, as neither the title nor the description is connecting it to the subject of Megalomania. Jay (talk) 10:06, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
Done All article space incoming links have been dealt with, mostly by Wiktionary links. Project space links are rarely worth the effort, so if anyone wants to, have at it. 😉 Happy editing, Paradoctor ( talk) 07:06, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
Gentlemen Tamzin Paradoctor, I'm not going to edit war on this disambiguation or this topic, but I will share the reasons you should reconsider the reverts that were made.
1. Megalomania was not the historic name of NPD. Yes, I have read on Wikipedia that Megalomania from time to time that Megalomania was in the earlier versions of the DSM but its simply not true. I know it would be WP:ORIGINAL to look at the 5 versions of the DSM (which I have electronically and have word searched to confirm), but if someone knew this was not true, they should discourage editors from posting a myth.
But more importantly, the "Megalomania" most often used at Wikipedia and in the media is to describe supervillains, and tyrants. Editors (and their sources) are mostly referring to something more akin to the Dark triad or Malignant narcissism (a poorly written wiki-article) - diseases of multiple, extreme disorders.
2. Grandiose delusion is the closest psychology term Wikipedia has to megalomania (psychology). Megalo means grand and mania means madness. Read most the authoritative RS (not Huntington Post or a blog) behind the articles quoted throughout Wikipedia about megalomania and you will conclude the same. Wade through a Google Scholar search and read a 20 articles - you will find the same.
Lastly, as an average readers might find "A concept in omnipotence (psychoanalysis)" as stained and confusing wording.
Wiki-psyc ( talk) 22:22, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
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The contents of the Megalomania page were merged into Narcissistic Personality Disorder on 17 July 2016. For the contribution history and old versions of the merged article please see its history. |
The contents of the Megalomania (disambiguation) page were merged into Megalomania on 3 November 2021. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page. |
I have archived all threads from when this was an article. -- Tamzin cetacean needed (she/they) 10:19, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
Tamzin, thanks for cleaning up the page. Grandiose delusions seems out of place, as neither the title nor the description is connecting it to the subject of Megalomania. Jay (talk) 10:06, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
Done All article space incoming links have been dealt with, mostly by Wiktionary links. Project space links are rarely worth the effort, so if anyone wants to, have at it. 😉 Happy editing, Paradoctor ( talk) 07:06, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
Gentlemen Tamzin Paradoctor, I'm not going to edit war on this disambiguation or this topic, but I will share the reasons you should reconsider the reverts that were made.
1. Megalomania was not the historic name of NPD. Yes, I have read on Wikipedia that Megalomania from time to time that Megalomania was in the earlier versions of the DSM but its simply not true. I know it would be WP:ORIGINAL to look at the 5 versions of the DSM (which I have electronically and have word searched to confirm), but if someone knew this was not true, they should discourage editors from posting a myth.
But more importantly, the "Megalomania" most often used at Wikipedia and in the media is to describe supervillains, and tyrants. Editors (and their sources) are mostly referring to something more akin to the Dark triad or Malignant narcissism (a poorly written wiki-article) - diseases of multiple, extreme disorders.
2. Grandiose delusion is the closest psychology term Wikipedia has to megalomania (psychology). Megalo means grand and mania means madness. Read most the authoritative RS (not Huntington Post or a blog) behind the articles quoted throughout Wikipedia about megalomania and you will conclude the same. Wade through a Google Scholar search and read a 20 articles - you will find the same.
Lastly, as an average readers might find "A concept in omnipotence (psychoanalysis)" as stained and confusing wording.
Wiki-psyc ( talk) 22:22, 11 December 2021 (UTC)