Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Butler dustpan


 * 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. Tone 18:48, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Butler dustpan

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The prod was contested. I found zero sources for this. Joe Chill (talk) 23:38, 15 September 2009 (UTC) Why not leave it be. I have worked in the food service industry for most of my life and it is a commoon term. one that many people may not associate. it is worth the little bit of webspace, for the moments enlightment. Let the Butler stay. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pirate888 (talk • contribs) 00:28, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as seemingly pure nonsense. Sure, if you try hard enough the sentences work, but there are no sources to back up what little it says. Regards, --— Cyclonenim | Chat  00:02, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete under G1. This is nonsense if I've ever seen it. Alex finds herself awake at night  ( Talk ·  What keeps her up ) 00:17, 16 September 2009 (UTC) OK, actually not nonsense, but not much of anything either. So how 'bout A1 instead of G1, then?  Alex finds herself awake at night  ( Talk ·  What keeps her up ) 06:34, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * There seem to be sources to substantiate the use of the term "silent butler" to refer to a dustpan with a hinged lid; but I don't see the value of a redirect to Dustpan here, and there's clearly no material in the article suitable for merging there, so delete. Deor (talk) 00:23, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Note. The account commenting above (User:Pirate888) would seem to be a sockpuppet of this article's creator (User:Kevo282), since he/she just created a user page for the latter account. Deor (talk) 00:56, 16 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete The comments on the talk page suggest the intended direction of the article is towards a dictionary definition rather than an encyclopaedia article, but I can't find any sources that meet Wiktionary's criteria for inclusion (i.e. durably archived uses (see use-mention distinction) of the word with this meaning), so a transwiki is not appropriate. What I have found however is that there is a company called "Butler Home Products", frequently referred to as just "Butler", that make various cleaning products, including the type of dustpan referred to here. All the uses I can find of the word "butler" in relation to a dustpan turn out to be referring to a dustpan made by Butler Home Products. Other than the promised (but not yet extant) picture, I cannot see any value in merging the content here to dustpan, nor a value in redirecting to there. If Butler Home Products is notable enough for an article (I have not checked) then a redirect to there would not, imo, be inappropriate. Thryduulf (talk) 10:31, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - A "dustpan on a stick" is just a long handled dustpan, isn't it? The "silent butler" mentioned earlier doesn't seem to relate to the description on the page. MorganaFiolett (talk) 11:42, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Unsourced at best, sources not only aren't listed, they don't seem to exist. Edward321 (talk) 02:29, 22 September 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.