I have deleted an article you created, Neuroracism. The word is, as you admitted in the article, a non-notable neologism. If you want to learn about contributing to Wikipedia, you may wish to read our help pages, our manual of style and our tutorial. AecisBrievenbus 11:51, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
- Another problem with the article you contributed, is the fact that it was original research, which is not allowed on Wikipedia. AecisBrievenbus 11:56, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
I'll try to keep the explanation of my deletion of the article succinct. If it is too succinct, or if I'm not completely clear, please let me know, so I can elaborate. Like any encyclopedia, Wikipedia is a publisher of second or third instance, we collect and publish only that which others have published before us. Take the theory of relativity. We write about Einstein's role in that theory, and we write about criticism by people like Minkowski and Dingle. That criticism took place in scientific literature and magazines, not in encyclopedias. Nothing has changed since. Wikipedia collects notable views and notable criticisms, but does not take part in the debate itself. We are not a research institute, we only process the research done by others. That as far as our stance on original research is concerned. The second aspect to the deletion of your article is the notability of the term neuroracism. There are many ways in which you can "establish such concepts in public discourse", to use your words. Peer-reviewed journals, newspapers, magazines, television, etcetera. When the term becomes notable and common, it can be added to Wikipedia. But only then. Wikipedia only describes that which is already notable, Wikipedia is not the place to bring unknown and/or concepts to the attention of others. AecisBrievenbus 23:04, 6 October 2007 (UTC)