Talk:Stim
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[edit] merge proposal
What say we move this to Made-up words in The Simpsons. Then you could refer to it with the link [[Made-up words in The Simpsons#Stim]] -Fitch 09:55, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
- Someone already copied it there. I have converted the page into a disambiguation.
[edit] stim/stimming
What about the definition of stim and stimming that is used in autism and asperger's?
Stimming is doing something that comforts a person - anything that is done on a fairly regular basis, I think - could be normal or completely different.
Ex. Knitting is normal, tying things in knots is not normal, but they could both be comforting and the activity that these people do to help them have comfort.
KagomeShuko 06:10, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Punding
Any readers happen to know of correlations between autism/asperger's-style stimming and punding? And if so, maybe make note of it in this article? Talec 05:35, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Disambiguation
How about turning this into a disambiguation page and moving the autistic definition to Stim (autism)? --OGoncho 07:47, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
Note that Wikipedia is not a dictionary. An article may not consist merely of a definition of a word. If there is enough material, it is fine to have an article about stimming, but it is not permitted to have an article about the word stim. Note that the same rule applies to entries in disambiguation pages. Each entry must be an encyclopedia article, not a dictionary definition.--Srleffler 22:49, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
OK, now that I've looked into this a bit more, I'm just going to delete everything but the Asperger's material, and move that to stimming, per Wikipedia:Naming conventions#Use gerund of verbs. None of the other uses mentioned here are sufficiently notable to qualify for an article, or even for listing on a disambiguation page. The Simpsons neologism is already covered at List of neologisms on The Simpsons.--Srleffler 05:11, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
