Talk:List of phobias/Archive 3

message: Vandalism?
77.190.160.115 (talk) 09:08, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Luposlipaphobia

message: Arachnophobia (the fear of spiders) is one of the most common phobias today. But nowhere on this list do I see it. I believe that it should definitely be included. Combsf (talk) 16:49, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Arachnophobia

message: Just wondering if there was any need to list the examples of content spammers in the article? Surely by acknowledging their existence in the first place we're inadvertently giving them free advertising eg: 'call 1-800 XXXXX'...? londonsista | Prod 03:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Phobia Lists

message: I call vandalism on this. 134.117.254.250 (talk) 23:31, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I wonder if there is a fear of emos? C Teng (talk) 13:31, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You are asking for something that is mathematically imposible, to fear emos one shall be of less value than one... Misemia (hatred against emos) and misemos exsit, but not phobia of them.Undead Herle King (talk) 04:46, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: "Emophobia"

message: I read somewhere that "Apocolocynposis" is the fear of turning into a pumkin. I also saw the same thing when I search it on Google. Is the word accually real? C Teng (talk) 13:33, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. Cinderella's carriage has that fear. -- megA (talk) 11:06, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fear of turning into a pumkin (Apocolocynposis) 

message: I read somewhere that it was fear of either a one legged person, or a person with one arm, or something. Anyone want to elaborate and add it to the page? I'm afraid I might accidentally kill the article. Dragana666 (talk) 18:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Apotemnophobia 

message: I've tried to research this, it's the fear of Nails (hands and feet), I was wondering if this could be verified before it's put in. Pureferret (talk) 17:02, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Onychophobia

message: I think it's reasonably obvious that the definition given for hippopot... pretty much axiomatically shows itself to be a falsified word. I vote that it be replaced by Sesquipedaliophobia (which the definition of hippopot... actually recognises as being the fear of words longer than one-and-a-half feet) with a reference to the fact that -hippopoto- and -monstrose- both mean the same thing and were almost irrefutably appended to make the word seem longer for the sake of irony.
TheDefiniteArticle (talk) 00:30, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia vs. Sesquipedaliophobia

message: Right now, phobophobia is listed in the "fictional phobias," with no citations or examples of its "fictional" usage, as opposed to all the other words in the section. However, according to Merriam-Webster's medical dictionary, phobophobia is an actual word meaning "excessive fear of acquiring a phobia."
Therefore, I'm moving phobophobia to the "psychological conditions" section with this citation.
SnoKoneManiac (talk) 06:00, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry,  am deleting it at all, because wikipedia is not a dictionary: the dictionary is wiktionary. We are not listing dictionary definitions here, we are listing wikipedia articles about notable phobias. Mukadderat (talk) 04:26, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Phobophobia 

message: Agoraphobia is a fear of open or public places.
It is a valid word used by psychiatrists.  
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.167.223.170 (talk) 19:43, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Agoraphobia 

message: Is there a word/name for the fear of Bites or being Bitten? For every phobia list (medical, psychological, or even fictional), I have yet to find any suggested words/names for this. I read once (a couple years ago) that it doesn't exist, but instead becomes referred to more specific phobia, such as the fear of dogs, fear of insects, fear of teeth, fear of blood or fear of pain (forgive me for not being able to remember the names of these phobia off the top of my head). Even so, asking teachers and other students at several UK colleges and universities that I have visited, most agree that it is a valid psychological fear, which is moderately common (albeit not so much as Arachnophobia), and is also treated with the same psychological therapies as most phobias. If so, why is it that it does not have a name? Signed by 90.45.71.90 (talk) 11:24, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fear of Bites 

message: In one of the archives of this "talk page", I see that someone has mentioned gossyphobia, the fear of cotton balls. I'm just wondering why it hasn't been included in the main list, in some capacity.
: if you find a serious reference, according to wikipedian rules: WP:CITE and "reliable sources", then you may add it. `'Míkka>t 20:28, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fear of Cotton Balls 

message: In a similar list of phobias somewhere, I remember hearing included a word that means "fear of morning" or "fear of sunrise". Obviously, a Dracula-type vampire might be said to have "fear of sunrise", but I believe there was a more practical usage, such as the dread that a person suffering from insomnia might feel as he realizes that the dawn light is appearing and he still hasn't managed to have any decent sleep for the entire night. Anyone know what this word is?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.224.153.118 (talk) 01:09, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fear of morning, or fear of sunrise? 

message: I feel that in the best intrest of other Wikipedians, there should be a thorough list of phobias, separate from the one given on this page. Niteman555 (talk) 01:56, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think only really reported phobias mst be collected in an encyclopedia, not various smart or stupid word coinages, like "fear of buttons", and "Prostitute Phobia" Timurite (talk) 22:06, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: "Fear of buttons" had an ITV one-time show dedicated to it, a woman who had a fear of buttons. She overcome the fear through therapy. So it has been reported and isn't a "stupid word coinage". TigerTails (talk) 21:11, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Creating a separate list of Phobias 

message: I have a very bad case of storm phobia and I think it should be included here.
Crazyla112 (talk) 03:48, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you know any reliable medical sources which discuss this disease? Timurite (talk)  —Preceding undated comment was added at 02:14, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Storm Phobia 

message: Why is sociophobia linked to the Social Anxiety rather than the Social Phobia page, and why is it followed by "see also sociopath"?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.242.189 (talk) 00:49, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Why are you asking these questions? `'Míkka>t 00:19, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with OP.  Sociophobia may be more similar to Social anxiety and social phobia so I understand that link.  But sociophobia is definitely not related to sociopathy or antisocial personality disorder.  Shame on Mikkalai for being a total jerk and not answering a valid question.  Can someone please edit sociophobia because I can't. Validargue (talk) 03:22, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sociophobia 

message: Do we really need that sub-section? Most have only been mentioned once. Wise dude321 (talk) 17:20, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This section was added as an outlet for some jokes persistently added into this page when no one was watching. Please feel free to delete the ones which fail minimal notability criteria, i.e., the ones without serious independent coverage or references (usually as redirects here) from other pages in wikipedia. If you delete some, please do not forget to delete the corresponding redirects. Phobias I would not regret are luposlipaphobia, Anatidaephobia, Aibohphobia. The remaining ones seem marginally notable.  `'Míkka>t 00:18, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that more serious pruning is needed than that. I move that we delete the following: All the above, Aibohphobia, Arachnophobiaphobia, Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. Those other ones either became a sort of big thing, but these ones only seem to be mentioned once. Wise dude321 (talk) 04:35, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: "Hippo...phobia" has historically been added to wikipedia a huge number of times, in different spellings, even a separate  article was written. Also "fear of long words" has 43,200 google hits, way more than some other dubious and nonnotable phobias. So I guess we can keep it, if only for the peace of mind. Aibohphobia is a socially notable joke, found in quite a few books (not as an illness but as a joke) at least since the 1981 The Devil's DP Dictionary; I am adding references in 1-2 minutes. I (reluctantly) agree to delete Arachnophobiaphobia after moving its content into the article talk page. I wasted quite some time fighting with bullshit added to wikipedia about this phobia, so I finally wasted some extra time for tracing the coinage of the word and added the findings here to kill the issue in its roots.  `'Míkka>t 19:18, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I could live with that. If anyone has any objections speak now, or it shall be deleted. Wise dude321 (talk) 20:07, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

text: The ones that we decided to keep seem to be notable enough. I'm willing to keep these.Wise dude321 (talk) 20:37, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Notable? By what standards? Certainly not by Wikipedia's. DreamGuy (talk) 22:36, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: They seem to be notable jokes. I mean, all of them have been talked by Google or Dr. Who, or BBC. All of which are pretty oh I don't know... notable.Wise dude321 (talk) 01:24, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

text: Only one of hi 4,000+ cartoons. If you can find, one instance where anatidaephobia is mentioned outside Far Side, I'd be willing to let it in.Wise dude321 (talk) 15:53, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Joke Phobias 

message: Someone vandalized the Zoophobia section with an invisible "Partyphobia" entry which I cannot edit away. Can someone fix this? Cid SilverWing  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.166.178.16 (talk) 17:07, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: Please put cathisophobia, the fear of sitting
112.198.77.167 (talk) 12:06, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. —  (e • t • c) 12:12, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. A medical source is required to establish that this is a real medical condition.--Srleffler (talk) 05:35, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2015 

message: Peregrinphobia: fear of strangers; a feeling danger around unfamiliar people, thus creating a fear.
Doveheartmypeasants (talk) 20:25, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 00:48, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 7 May 2015 

message: Gamophobia-fear of marriage or commitmentU-T San Diego, p. E3, may 12, 2015
68.8.93.217 (talk) 16:52, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Amortias (T)(C) 17:52, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 12 May 2015 

message: corporaphobia - The fear of passing faeces or going to a public restroom.
2.103.96.36 (talk) 17:20, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 14 May 2015 

message: I would like to add three phobias to the list. They are Chelonaphobia: the fear of turtles; Lepidopterophobia or Mottephobia: the fear of moths and or butterflies; and Ovinaphobia: the fear of sheep and or goats.
MichealRavyn (talk) 18:31, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 21:14, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2015 

message: Astihophobia - Fear of all things rubber and latex.
112.79.38.33 (talk) 04:40, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Furthermore this article only lists phobias with their own Wikipedia article. Thanks,  Stickee (talk) 07:48, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 14 June 2015 

message: Ethismosophobia - the fear of addiction
142.196.156.192 (talk) 11:21, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --ElHef (Meep?) 14:50, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 19 June 2015 

message: podophobia the fear of feet
72.2.87.3 (talk) 13:04, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 13:17, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 23 July 2015 

message: under M in the list of phobias I noticed that mycophobia is not listed (I myself have it) and mycophobia is the fear of mushrooms. For proof I looked up mycophobia.
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https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=mycophobia
the pictures are very scary... don't say I didn't warn you! (Please DO NOT include pictures/images)
Aidenrobo (talk) 18:48, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 20:31, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2015 

message: links:
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12212
http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-depths-phobia-bathophobia/  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.164.195.25 (talk) 00:51, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Neither of those websites is a reliable source of medical information.--Srleffler (talk) 04:09, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing Phobia - Bathophobia: Fear of Depths 

message: I know a phobia called Antiturbanophobia meaning the fear of people not wearing turbans
5.70.52.73 (talk) 20:13, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. TrueCRaysball | #RaysUp 22:57, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 8 August 2015 

message: Please let mah add a phobia
Its a good one (funny as well)
SebTheGeniusUnicorn (talk) 00:08, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format.--Srleffler (talk) 04:42, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 10 September 2015 

message: The section entitled "Prejudices and discrimination" is prejudicial itself. A given phobia in the section may not necessarily be prejudicially anti-ethnic, but may be a strong, abnormal aversion to the culture, or even simply be delusional. In fact, the labeller, as opposed to the labelled may be the one prejudicial. I would prefer to see abnormal aversion to prejudice in the text, as it more accurately describes the phobias.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.29.74.137 (talk) 17:20, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The articles in that section are about various forms of discrimination and prejudice. A non-prejudicial abnormal aversion to a particular group would be a separate thing. Per Wikipedia policy, that phenomenon would, if notable, require its own separate article.--Srleffler (talk) 01:24, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Abnormal aversion vs. prejudice 

message: Aibohphobia .. fear of palyndromes
14.139.160.236 (talk) 04:12, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.--Srleffler (talk) 05:29, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2015 

message: it exists  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.197.17.212 (talk) 19:39, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Serbophobia 

message: You can add hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - fear of long words
77.239.66.248 (talk) 19:34, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 20:09, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 October 2015 

message: Editors are invited to participate in this discussion, which concerns the potential restoration of the "Jocular and fictional phobias" section of this article. Deryck C. 14:23, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I oppose restoration of the section, for the reasons I raised here.--Srleffler (talk) 16:33, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relevant discussion at RfD 

message: Francophobia-the fear of going to france or french culture.
23.124.232.49 (talk) 02:01, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 20 November 2015 

message: I want to add another phobia, 'Soceraphobia' which means fear of parents-in-law
42.0.7.48 (talk) 03:22, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 03:32, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 22 November 2015 

message: Entomophobia - the fear of insects (also known as "insectophobia") 
223.219.135.113 (talk) 04:10, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Sir Joseph (talk) 04:18, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 14 December 2015 

message: Fear of the Internet exists - I have encountered it.  In regard to recogniitation you can cite me, an IP. - 173.30.4.237 (talk) 19:44, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Internetphobia 

message: hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia should be added into the list, its a fear of long words. 
88.1.28.169 (talk) 15:58, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Sir Joseph (talk) 16:09, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 26 May 2016 

message: Add the phobia hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, fear of long words
Notice: there is an alternate spelling to
hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, where an extra 'p' is added, like so:
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
It is a common misspelling, perhaps on purpose, to make the word longer (lol)
Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
2602:30A:C050:8130:FD07:535D:BF59:4ABE (talk) 15:43, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: I've just checked the edit history of the page and it appears that this phobia was already added to the list, but it was subsequently removed by an editor who believed it to be a false phobia. Since its addition proved contentious, I'm not adding this phobia in. You may wish to seek consensus on the talk page, although I don't believe it's worth adding. st170etalk 15:55, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2016 

message: Please add a section for "K" phobias.  Under this section, please add:
Kosmemophobia - Fear of Jewelry
Dcar2353 (talk) 21:11, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. RudolfRed (talk) 21:32, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 August 2016 

message: According to its summary Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary is widely recognized as the definitive dictionary of psychiatry--up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative. Distinguished by its clarity and scholarship, it is unique among dictionaries in providing nearly encyclopedic discussions of many of the most important entries. Group29 (talk) 14:32, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: It is still a dictionary. Arguably, if there is a significant coverage of encyclopedic detail, it may be used as an argument in favor of notability. Otherwise a dicdef is a dicdef is a dicdef. Staszek Lem (talk) 21:29, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary 

message: Please add fear of long words : hippomonstrosequidaliphobia in the h section
86.8.186.126 (talk) 16:30, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: We do cover notable hoaxes in wikipedia. BTW it is not a hoax, it is a joke. Staszek Lem (talk) 21:31, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 27 August 2016 

message: === K ===
* Kosmemophobia – fear of jewelry
P0t4t05P4ndA (talk) 15:57, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Favonian (talk) 16:03, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 25 September 2016 

message: * Kosmemophobia – fear of jewelry
P0t4t05P4ndA (talk) 15:57, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Favonian (talk) 16:03, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  K 

message: IFESTIOPHOBIA-Fear of volcanoes
80.194.190.81 (talk) 09:10, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Topher385 (talk) 14:07, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 23 October 2016 

message: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chorophobia (2nd nomination) Staszek Lem (talk) 20:31, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  AFD 

message: Anuptaphobia- the fear of being single Firestorm888 (talk) 06:34, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: No source brought for this, so cannot add.  Need source per WP:MEDRS. Jytdog (talk) 18:04, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2017 

message: After I removed the unreliable Cram101, barophobia is sourced to Campbell's Dictionary - which I gather from the discussion above is not considered sufficient. Barophobia appears in lists of phobias dating back at least to the 1970s, but as a real name for a real phobia in medicine I'm not finding much. PubMed draws a blank. Google Scholar tells us "Most bacteria are barophobic in that their growth is inhibited by pressure" - quite a different meaning. I did find G. Stanley Hall: A Study of Fears. The American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jan., 1897), pp. 147-249, which says "without any suggestion of a new morbid entity, it would be convenient to have a term like barophobia for the gravity fears". Full text available at http://www.jstor.org/stable/1410940, though I've not accessed it. Is this entry sufficiently attested? Fences&Windows 08:29, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: are there any good MEDRS refs for that? an 1897 article speculating that it would be useful and the school of visual arts, are not acceptable.... Jytdog (talk) 00:18, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  That source was for the entire entry and describes the phobia very well.  As far as the unofficial "barophobia", that can be removed if it causes problems; however, the 1897 source found by Fences and windows shows that the phobia has been recognized and written about for a very long time.  Paine Ellsworth  put'r there  00:43, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: That source proposes "barophobia" as i noted in my edit note, and the only reference I found to the term in pubmed was to make fun of engineers' worries about injection devices (search result).  Things get proposed from time to time in the history of medicine.  This one clearly went no where and you are not bringing any refs to show it did.  Jytdog (talk) 00:52, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

text: This no way an "important phobia". Its presence is only in various phobia lists. Also one lady started wearing bra because of fear of gravity. Also in several cases I see "fear of gravity" is used in contexts  where actually is spoken about fear of falling. Staszek Lem (talk) 00:37, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It's probably very important to those who have it and to those who treat it.  And yes, it does appear to be associated with the fear of falling.  Paine Ellsworth  put'r there  00:43, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:   - no reliable evidence such people exist. Staszek Lem (talk) 23:31, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

text: and note that this quote specifically says : "without any suggestion of a new morbid entity". Jytdog (talk) 01:00, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barophobia 

message: Pittakionaphobia, a fear of stickers, such as one might find on fruits in a supermarket or school as a reward for good work. n.b This fear does not mean a fear of sticky objects, only actual stickers. 86.150.68.236 (talk) 16:58, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Staszek Lem (talk) 19:46, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 8 May 2017 

message: * Shellophobia – fear of powershell scripts
* Scriptophobia – fear of scripts backezeeartgh (talk) 17:31, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Also, these "phobias" appear to be recent non-notable inventions. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:13, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2017 

message: Please add Theophobia, as the fear of religion or gods, to the list. 74.191.67.11 (talk) 18:07, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Nihlus 18:46, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 13 October 2017 

message: It redirects to "Ochlophobia" and does not even mention the 'en' -starting version. I suppose ochlophobia is the right one, but have no proof outside wikipedia. 212.50.203.198 (talk) 12:25, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: The difference is subtle and ought to be mentioned, although the two are mostly confused today and treated as synonyms. Ochlophobia is a fear of crowds (crowds in a general sense, anywhere). Enochlophobia is a more personal fear of being caught within a crowd yourself. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:53, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I am wondering which medical sources say so? Staszek Lem (talk) 02:25, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Enochlophobia? 

message: The redirects Barophobia and Antlophobia are currently being discussed at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2017 November 19#Barophobia. – Uanfala 11:54, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barophobia and Antlophobia 

message: I would like to add Anthrobliviphobia; fear of forgetting people, to the list. Dr.MElAssaad (talk) 08:34, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. A Google search finds no results. Gulumeemee (talk) 09:21, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 17 December 2017 

message: Sideyphobia - Fear of Sideburns 195.94.45.126 (talk) 10:51, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Newslinger talk 11:18, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 August 2018 

message: I feel like Anopheliphobia (fear of mosquitoes) might be a common insect phobia that has a good chance of being added to the 'A' section, despite not having an existing Wikipedia link. I haven't found a source yet, so for now it should be up to consideration. - Theironminer (talk) 14:12, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anopheliphobia 

message: You have missed some phobias such as Arithmophobia (fear of numbers) Miahodge (talk) 06:29, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 14:12, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's a link to Arithmophobia. AltoStev (talk) 16:43, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  Not done: Arithmophobia does not have a Wikipedia articles, apparently.  L293D (☎ • ✎) 13:33, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2017 

message: Anatidaephobia 97.64.60.147 (talk) 12:35, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 12:52, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 30 October 2018 

message: searched for depth on the page... nothing.
this is just a suggestion for its addition.
Vurrath (talk) 14:23, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  fear of depth/s  missing? 

message: We should add "Arachibutyrophobia" to the list of phobias. It means  'the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth' AltoStev (talk) 16:28, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: light years away from being notable, sorry. Go to uncyclopedia instead, it will be much better there.  L293D (☎ • ✎) 20:09, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

text: Note - i trimmed the verywellmind.com spammy link. Jytdog (talk) 23:04, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 23 September 2018 

message: Add Rhabdophobia- defined as being the fear of magic, criticism or being beaten by a rod. Memes of dank (talk) 12:01, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: Since no Wikipedia page exists for Rhabdophobia, a reliable source would be required to prove that it is a real medical condition for it to be added.  Jiten talk contribs 12:14, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 17 December 2018 

message: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words RedMastermind49 (talk) 01:19, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: see no reason why this would be excluded from the list. --Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 01:22, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2019 

message: Kinemortophobia - Fear of zombies
https://wordinquiry.wordpress.com/tag/kinemortophobia/  — Preceding unsigned comment added by RedMastermind49 (talk • contribs) 16:43, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Partly done: Glossophobia is already in the article. Kinemortophobia, since it does not have an article, needs to be supported by a reliable source, like a dictionary.  – Jonesey95 (talk) 07:17, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2019 

message: Rhabdophobia - fear of magic          https://www.fearof.net/fear-magic-phobia-rhabdophobia/ RedMastermind49 (talk) 15:24, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: Entries in this list should have an existing Wikipedia article based on multiple independent sources. If not, they need to be supported by a reliable source such as a medical text or dictionary. A personal website does not qualify as a reliable source unless the author is a recognized, published expert in the subject matter. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 16:14, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 January 2019 

message: Nomophobia - fear of being without a mobile phone.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-study-nomophobia-mdash-fear-of-being-without-a-mobile-phone/ RedMastermind49 (talk) 15:28, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Breawycker (talk to me!) 17:40, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 5 February 2019 

message: Discospinster reverted (diff) my addition of sidonglobophobia, on the basis of my given reference not being a reliable source. I frankly can't be bothered going any further with it but if anyone else wants to, here are some additional references:
* https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/sidonglobophobia-sufferer-dismissed-over-collegiate-banter-wins-9-000-payout
* https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/worker-teased-over-phobia-of-cotton-wool-wins-payout-xttzlfrf3
* https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the-science-behind-the-world-s-most-rare-and-weird-phobias
* https://www.thecut.com/2017/07/investigating-my-lifelong-phobia-of-cotton-balls.html
Oska (talk) 13:39, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sidonglobophobia (fear of cotton balls) 

message: Hi, I´d like to suggest a neologism as I could not find it in your list of phobias; "atavismphobia" is not in your list and I´m currently writing a book which calls for this term. Oikophobia is the only term that comes close to it, but it´s not quite the same. Fear of one´s genealogical past is what I was looking for. I deem this fear to be, surreptitiously, behind racism as its cause. 
Thank you. 77.172.150.38 (talk) 09:42, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia tries not to include neologisms until they've become widespread. If you can point to reliable medical sources using a term, we can add it.  – Þjarkur (talk) 14:56, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 17 May 2019 

message: Ommetaphobia- fear of eyes or eye care (https://valleyeyecareaz.com/fear-and-avoidance-of-eyes/) 107.15.20.234 (talk) 00:40, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Ommetaphobia does not presently exist and it seems pretty obvious to me that it is not an actual phobia per this scholar.google.com search. Izno (talk) 20:52, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 2 June 2019 

message: I want to add hippomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia, or the unofficial fear of long words. 2A02:C7D:BD5:BB00:B441:C332:454F:DFAC (talk) 20:44, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: .  See the big note about sources at the top of the page.  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 02:50, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 10 August 2019 

message: Just a little nitpick here:
Arachnophobia - Fear of Arachnids (scorpions are arachnids, not just spiders) BlazingOrb (talk) 12:48, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Done RudolfRed (talk) 17:44, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2019 

message: barophobia-fear of gravity 100.40.97.199 (talk) 19:43, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. NiciVampireHeart 19:56, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 23 October 2019 

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Turophobia. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  ... discospinster talk 21:57, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Turophobia" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: Is there any way to distinguish between the widely held phobias and the ones that have been had by 5 people? Koopinator (talk) 14:07, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Common phobias vs uncommon phobias 

message: would this help? http://cariocaconfessions.blogspot.com/2007/01/episcophobia.html Besides, Queen Victoria had it herself when she was a child. Just as well she got over it before she was crowned, or her coronation would have been even sillier, eh? Visokor (talk) 10:36, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not in the least: blogs are not reliable sources. Looking at the paucity of scholarly sources, it would be an unequivocal no. BiologicalMe (talk) 12:34, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  episcophobia 

message: It is listed in the wiktionary : https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ablutophobia
--Wisdood (talk) 10:17, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Entry in Wiktionary shows that it is a word, not a significant phobia. Its closest approach to notability is that it is often alphabetically first on lists run by content spammers (see Talk:List of phobias/sources). BiologicalMe (talk) 12:48, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  ablutophobia 

message: Request to add to the list under section P the following three phobias (two seperate, yet related phobias, one of which has two names), which are not represented on Wikipedia:
* pediophobia - the fear of dolls and/or plushes
* plastodermaphobia, plastozoephobia - the fear of stuffed animals, of taxidermy, or generally of dead things that appear alive 80.162.26.181 (talk) 16:56, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 December 2019 

message: I suggest Trapdoorphobia 119.75.204.218 (talk) 00:57, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. JTP (talk • contribs) 03:40, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 13 February 2020 

message: If u don't mind Wikipedia, I need to add another phobia, which is phobia of cockroaches. 92.96.230.221 (talk) 11:54, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 14:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  Maybe you can add that to Entomophobia?  I don't see enough evidence that it should be a standalone article yet, which is what most of the other entries are. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 15:53, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2020 

message: An interesting phobia I found is arachibutyrophobia - the fear of peanut butter Vsarca (talk) 21:41, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Needs some coverage in reliable medical sources. – Thjarkur (talk) 22:49, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2020 

message: Allodoxaphobia-fear of opinions. 2409:4064:249D:FE8F:99AB:6FA6:CF1C:1DB (talk) 13:41, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Reliable medical sources unavailable. BiologicalMe (talk) 13:55, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 25 April 2020