User talk:Mighty monkey

Deleted, all from one news story about (apparently) one web site; your entry is a copyright violation. We enter words when they have entered common use in the language, with multiple independent citations over a period of time (~ 2 years). See WT:CFI Robert Ullmann 21:03, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Should the word also be deleted? Is it not purpose of the protologism to suggest new words that may make it into common usage? These sources indicated show two examples of it being used in two different contexts. One suggesting the mistreatment of civilians by police (Jesse Jackson march in North Charleston) and another one from CNN transcripts talking about photo red light cameras. I guess I am wondering if this word falls somewhere in the abyss between protologism and a real word?--Mighty monkey 22:04, 16 November 2006 (UTC)


 * You can add it to WT:LOP (and probably should, as it has been used by CNN ;-) but it doesn't get to be a dictionary word until it is in "general use" for some time. (Note that "general" is modulo the field it applies to; a word used in, say, quantum mechanics, just has to be in use in that field.) Dictionaries are the last to get the word, describing its use. (And it is a big abyss ;-) See what happens over time. Robert Ullmann 22:48, 16 November 2006 (UTC)