Talk:Doctor (game)

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I find this a very peculiar article (and in fact I originally tagged it for speedy delete). It doesn't in fact refer to a game in any formal sense; children play doctors and nurses, mothers and fathers, cowboys and indians, shopkeeper and customer, and who knows what else — they're all varieties of role-play, not distinct games deserving of encyclopædia articles. I'm inclined to go for VfD on this. Does anyone have a defence? Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 11:59, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• None of the other games you mention involve taboo activities. Also it seems possible that "doctors and nurses" plays a role in pyscho-sexual development, rather than just social. But actually it's disappointing that we don't have Cowboys and Indians. Kappa 12:08, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Well actually 'mothers and fathers' can do (and I don't know what a Freudian would make of cowboys and indians...). But why should sexual content make it article-worthy? Mind you, I can see a place for an article on children's role-playing games, just not for individual articles like this one. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 13:04, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• If such an article existed, this could be merged there, but deleting this would just create a gap in wikipedia's coverage when there doesn't need to be one. But take it to Vfd if you'd like. Kappa 13:32, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I don't want to VfD if there's a useful alternative. How about moving this to Children's games (role play), and adding a brief account of the type and the varieties? Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 13:38, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)