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Foot shape

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Not a notable topic. Cites a couple of weird fringe websites and that's it. Seems to be doing some kind of phrenology-through-feet thing. — Moriwen (talk) 17:24, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. — Moriwen (talk) 17:24, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Strong keep: Could everybody please not delete this Wikipedia page? It could come in handy for when foot-related and other medical topics are discussed. In other words: Could everybody here on this Wikipedia give this article about the foot shapes a chance to bloom and prosper here? Angela Kate Maureen Pears 17:30, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or redirect to Comparative foot morphology. The sourcing is just not acceptable. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:44, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd prefer the redirecting to the Comparative foot pages rather than deleting because this foot-related Wikipedia page is too precious, important and highly priority to just delete outright. Can we please either redirect or improve this page right here on Wikipedia? Everybody that are willing to do any of these can you please do so? I'll do my actual parts for improving the Foot shape page on these Wikipedia projects. Angela Kate Maureen Pears 13:44, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - non-notable fringe theory. We are not a free web host, and we do not publish original research. We assess articles based on present evidence, not potentially future sources. Bearian (talk) 04:40, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Can we please keep the article or merge instead of deleting outright? We can merge to already existing toe or foot page on this Wikipedia; deletion will not be always the answer or the real way of solution for problems like these. Angela Kate Maureen Pears 13:16, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A redirect is almost always an acceptable outcome. I'm ok with that here. I've been busy with saving a bunch of articles - more than my fair share. It's someone else's turn. Bearian (talk) 16:17, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Foot, which looks better to me than Comparative foot morphology, although that is also plausible. As others have said, this is a very badly constructed page with duplicate sources (some broken) and most sources are non-Rs blogs or similar. Fringe without doubt, and not what should be on a reputable encyclopedia. Ldm1954 (talk) 15:19, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I pledge doing anything for page improvement as required should anybody please give me some examples for better sources. Redirecting is also an option but could everybody please help me with this article instead of erasing? Angela Kate Maureen Pears 15:25, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Morton's toe, which is another term for Greek foot; Egyptian foot is also mentioned in one of the sources. The sources in this current article are not reliable, and the notion that personality is related to foot shape is entirely WP:FRINGE. There is some literature related to foot shape (e.g. Ogilvie-Harris, D. J.; Carr, M. M.; Fleming, P. J. (1995). "The Foot in Ballet Dancers: The Importance of Second Toe Length". Foot & Ankle International. 16 (3): 144–147. doi:10.1177/107110079501600307. ISSN 1071-1007.), but if the topic is to be included in enwiki, I'd suggest developing it in a section in an existing article first. Cheers, SunloungerFrog (talk) 17:30, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry if they're not reliable. But I had the most questionable information sources removed from the article. Would, however, the six other sources be better or more reliable for Wikipedia standards? Why or why not? Angela Kate Maureen Pears 17:37, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or redirect - Reeks of fringe theories if not downright fetishism. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:18, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't create Foot shape based on any ways in the relation to foot fetishes, but with human health in general and in mind. I'm in support of keeping or merging this page to other articles about feet and toes on this English Wikipedia. Angela Kate Maureen Pears 23:58, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Foot. This article as it is currently is a pretty big violation of WP:FRINGE and WP:RS, but the title is a plausible search term. ApexParagon (talk) 02:20, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]