Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AKAI Stereo Cassette Deck


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete.  So Why  09:24, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

AKAI Stereo Cassette Deck

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Non notable product, unreferenced Falcon8765 (talk) 01:33, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong Delete Totally unnotable; no sources cited.  Uncategorized bit of rubbish.  Its not even close, folks. KevinOKeeffe (talk) 04:48, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. Akai must have produced dozens of models of stereo cassette decks.  This article conflates features of some unspecified model with features common to most units of this type.  As such, it's insufficiently well-defined to serve as a starting point for building a better article.  ReverendWayne (talk) 22:54, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete non notable. Jeni  ( talk ) 00:16, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Deleteas an unsourced article non-notable product. Alexius08 (talk) 22:14, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong delete as uncategorized and completely lacking in information. Not even good as a redirect.  --PMDrive1061 (talk) 18:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Did anyone actually look? The UK Science Museum has one in their historical collection. All that is necessary to do is to expand the article to cover the different models (If I remember correctly, they were much better known for their reel-to-reel recorders, but they sold a full line of products)  AfD is not cleanup. BTW, the source for this is the Scien e Museum website, which has a compatible license--it seems like it could be widely used at Wikipedia. DGG (talk) 03:32, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Take a look at the Science Museum's picture. That unit has level meters in the center at the top.  Our article talks about the level meters being at top left.  So we're talking about two different models, apparently, but we have no idea which model either article refers to.  Next, consider the WP article's title.  'Akai cassette decks' could be an encyclopedic subject, but there is no single 'AKAI Stereo Cassette Deck' that we can point to as notable.  So, if we need to change the title and gut the contents, what's left to keep?  Hey, I love this vintage gear.  Someone with access to good sources (didn't one of the American hi-fi mags do a yearly equipment issue, with model numbers and specs?) could create a new article on the various Akai models, and the same concept can be used for other manufacturers and other categories of audio equipment.  But the present article doesn't get us any closer to that goal.  ReverendWayne (talk) 00:09, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.