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This article does not meet the standards of relevancy and it seems that it only has two sources that are not covering the recent wave of the popularity of mewing as a meme. There is also only one source has any type of reputability. The article is clearly not on a notable subject.
Polargrizbear (
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03:21, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I think the article sits in a weird spot between fringe medical theory-thing & popular culture. Orthodontic medical sources would be appreciated and likely necessary for the article, though I'm not sure where to find those.
Schrödinger's jellyfish✉03:40, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Forgive my quick Google and Google Scholar search (I can't access the Wikipedia Library on my phone):
Just speculation - I wouldn't be shocked in the next few years some more scholarly research comes out about the negative effects of mewing. I stand by my earlier statement that mewing sits at a strange crossroads of fringe medical topic and fad. I hope more scholarly research comes out, since this article is probably prone to fringe POV hijacking.
Phönedinger's jellyfish II (
talk)
17:55, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Keep – I am the creator of this article. It might be worthy to note that this was originally a redirect to
John Mew. Per the above keep votes. There is an entire documentary about mewing coming out (cool to know), so I believe this is
WP:SUSTAINED. Another thing to note is that a redirect/merge back to
John Mew would certainly not make sense as this topic is known far beyond the person who coined it, and I don't think a redirect to
List of Generation Z slang would make much sense as it's not exactly a slang dictionary word. TLAtlak12:51, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
It sits at a strange intersection. I'm not sure which would be more appropriate, but it'd likely be Mew. Striking out my prior comment about adding it to the list of Generation Z slang.
Phönedinger's jellyfish II (
talk)
02:04, 24 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I know that pageviews should not contribute to notability, however,
it's clear that wherever this Mewing title leads to gets the views. I personally think it would be irresponsible for us to redirect it to a lesser known person with limited information about the technique. Gen Z slang is so complicated and strange 😞 TLAtlak13:42, 24 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Weak keep. We may lament its notability but it is notable albeit in a fairly minor way. It joins the long list of notable pseudo medical fads that encrust the sordid history of quackery. --
DanielRigal (
talk)
12:54, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Mewing is not “generation Z slang”, though. It’s a facial technique, and it should be treated as so. I feel there is too much information about it to be placed in a sub-article.
GP22248 (
talk)
13:25, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Weak keep This technique is probably nonsense, but unfortunately it is still present in numerous sources. However, it should be made clear that it is not scientific but an internet phenomenon.
Killarnee (
talk)
08:07, 25 March 2024 (UTC)reply
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
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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.
This article does not meet the standards of relevancy and it seems that it only has two sources that are not covering the recent wave of the popularity of mewing as a meme. There is also only one source has any type of reputability. The article is clearly not on a notable subject.
Polargrizbear (
talk)
03:21, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I think the article sits in a weird spot between fringe medical theory-thing & popular culture. Orthodontic medical sources would be appreciated and likely necessary for the article, though I'm not sure where to find those.
Schrödinger's jellyfish✉03:40, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Forgive my quick Google and Google Scholar search (I can't access the Wikipedia Library on my phone):
Just speculation - I wouldn't be shocked in the next few years some more scholarly research comes out about the negative effects of mewing. I stand by my earlier statement that mewing sits at a strange crossroads of fringe medical topic and fad. I hope more scholarly research comes out, since this article is probably prone to fringe POV hijacking.
Phönedinger's jellyfish II (
talk)
17:55, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Keep – I am the creator of this article. It might be worthy to note that this was originally a redirect to
John Mew. Per the above keep votes. There is an entire documentary about mewing coming out (cool to know), so I believe this is
WP:SUSTAINED. Another thing to note is that a redirect/merge back to
John Mew would certainly not make sense as this topic is known far beyond the person who coined it, and I don't think a redirect to
List of Generation Z slang would make much sense as it's not exactly a slang dictionary word. TLAtlak12:51, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
It sits at a strange intersection. I'm not sure which would be more appropriate, but it'd likely be Mew. Striking out my prior comment about adding it to the list of Generation Z slang.
Phönedinger's jellyfish II (
talk)
02:04, 24 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I know that pageviews should not contribute to notability, however,
it's clear that wherever this Mewing title leads to gets the views. I personally think it would be irresponsible for us to redirect it to a lesser known person with limited information about the technique. Gen Z slang is so complicated and strange 😞 TLAtlak13:42, 24 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Weak keep. We may lament its notability but it is notable albeit in a fairly minor way. It joins the long list of notable pseudo medical fads that encrust the sordid history of quackery. --
DanielRigal (
talk)
12:54, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Mewing is not “generation Z slang”, though. It’s a facial technique, and it should be treated as so. I feel there is too much information about it to be placed in a sub-article.
GP22248 (
talk)
13:25, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Weak keep This technique is probably nonsense, but unfortunately it is still present in numerous sources. However, it should be made clear that it is not scientific but an internet phenomenon.
Killarnee (
talk)
08:07, 25 March 2024 (UTC)reply
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