Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The dangers of corset

The dangers of corset

Actually the dangers of corsets, or the corset, or a corset. It starts: "Many books write about the damages from corset. But if it all was correct, the European was extinct." By my standards, that's patent nonsense, partly because there's no reason to think that even dangerous corsets would kill a very large percentage of their wearers before childbearing age, or render them unable to bear children (even our silly foremothers would have cottoned on), but mostly because what I regard as everyday knowledge tells me that a great number didn't wear corsets: rugged, sturdy peasant stock would have made up for the febrile city dwellers. Still, somebody might point out that there's a germ of truth in the description of the fears and some merit in the counterargument, and that the article could be rewritten for accuracy. But then it could all be in Corset. Meanwhile, it's unlikely that anybody would look up "The dangers of (a/the) corset(s)", so a redirect seems superfluous. As does this article. -- Hoary 09:38, 2005 Jan 14 (UTC)

• I fail to see how this information would be relevant even in the corset article. It's mostly patent nonsense and somewhat POV. Would say delete. Inter 09:54, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. The author appears to have invented a problem and then argues against it. Unencyclopedic, anyway. — Asbestos | Talk 10:15, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
• Delete this one seems to have been machine-translated from the original Klingon. Although it has no encyclopedic value, it does have quite a bit of amusement value. Examples: "The doctor of vitorian era, do not the reason to many diseases and say in desperation: the corset is the cause of this disease." and "Some been tight in corset in too younge age." Some been write about corset at too younge age as well, it seems. Delete this. I'll find my frog.Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 12:20, Jan 14, 2005 (UTC)
• Indispensable. Google say: Results 1 - 100 of about 30,800 for danger corset. But the most are nonsense and urbanity myths, which will choke the corset artikle. at 12:49, 2005 Jan 14, Haabet forgot to add "~~~~"Haabet 13:50, 2005 Jan 14 (UTC)
• Funny, but far from encyclopædic. Delete. Stombs 14:19, Jan 14, 2005 (UTC)
• Nonsense. Another bogus article by User:Haabet. Delete. - Mike Rosoft 18:58, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as cruft nonsense, gibberish. A cleaned-up version would inevitably duplicate content appropriate only for the main article. Wyss 21:33, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
• Redirect to Tightlacing. The section Tightlacing#Effects of tightlacing on the body cover this in far more than sufficient detail. "in a long-term tightlacer [the liver] might develop ridges where it rests against the ribs" but it is only a Victorian legend that tight corsets can cut the liver in half, etc. Dpbsmith (talk) 00:29, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. The Tightlacing article points this out much better. --Idont Havaname 03:11, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Another rambling, nonsensical piece by Wikipedia's corset-obsessed freak Haabet. Also note that this is yet again another "They won't let me have my way in the main article? Well, then, I'll create my own ..." article. —Morven 07:48, Jan 15, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Another Haabet piece - David Gerard 17:07, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)