Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Automatic voltage control


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The result was   redirect to Voltage regulator. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:18, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Automatic voltage control

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An essay/technical guide with no assertion of notability. Link does not work - no other citations Greedyhalibut (talk) 03:01, 5 May 2009 (UTC) Additional comment: after categorizing it, it may be similar to existing articles, someone with expertise in this area will have to judge. Drawn Some (talk) 03:45, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment That the article is in poor shape is not a call to delete, but to improve the article. The author appears to be coming back and working on it.  I fixed the external link and put a noreferences template.  The problem is not lack of notability or verifiability but context, I'll label it for that, too. My inclination is to give it a chance. Drawn Some (talk) 03:21, 5 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep - I disagree with the nominator that this article is written as an essay. I also don't see this as reading like a technical manual either.  As for notability, a quick search shows it to be notable.  For example, it is a section in this book.  There is no doubt the article needs a dose of cleanup, but deletion is not the answer. -- Whpq (talk) 14:17, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Voltage regulator. Given the current article's lack of sourcing, I'm not comfortable with a merge, and per NVO, redirect is more appropriate. -- Whpq (talk) 16:25, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Voltage regulator. Which, surprise! is automatic by definition. NVO (talk) 15:57, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - According to the article, this device is something used by electrostatic precipitators. Is this sufficiently different from a voltage regulator? -- Whpq (talk) 18:18, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Not really. There are thousands of applications employing voltage regulation and probably a dozen or so notable subtypes of the genre. One type will fit numerous applications. We have an article on a Wrench and its derivative, Pipe wrench but not the Pipe wrench to carry in a Ford Pinto. NVO (talk) 15:08, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect per NVO. Drawn Some (talk) 17:57, 5 May 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.